, Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
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, Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
One of the areas where there is significant pressure is orthopaedics, and the need to improve the outcomes is significant. I know we've got an ageing population, but not all people who need orthopaedic treatment are out of the workforce, and then there's a…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
Okay.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
Diolch. You have got a lot of investment up front. It's pretty significant investment in modernising the health service in the way that it delivers. I'm assuming that there has been link-up between that and also the fact that some health boards could be…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
Okay.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
That's good. Thank you. I'm going to come back to the funding, and you quite rightly said that there's a lot of money, there's looking at pay, but you haven't had all those agreements in place yet. There are a number of agreements, for example, like the…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
Okay. I'll keep on this, and then I'll come back to something. So, in light of all of that, what is the Welsh Government doing to ensure that the funding for health and social care are integrated efficiently, and allocated efficiently? Because we know, all of…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
I want to go on to social care reform, and the UK Government has recently announced its plans for a new commission on social care reform, with paying for care reform not being reported on until 2028. The King’s Fund have raised expressions that that is too…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
Because one of the areas, and we've done a lot of work on it, is obesity, particularly childhood obesity, and the growing escalation, really, within communities, and then the long-term impact of that on the social care and health budgets.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
So, have you made provision for additional funding to support 'A Healthier Wales'?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
Yes. So, in light of what you've just said, are you going to commit to publishing the update on that progress on a regular basis?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
Good morning, everybody. I want to move on to policy and priorities. You've already said that a lot of the spending on the priorities is in line with the priorities of the First Minister. So, in what ways particularly has it influenced planned spending for…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: New UK Government's first six months
—whether it's the GMB union. We hear a lot of talk about trade unions here and I welcome all the contributions from all the trade unions, but when you talk about trade unions, you're talking about the trade unions whose membership is for the multiple of…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: New UK Government's first six months
You talk about trade unions and I'm a huge supporter of trade unions, all trade unions, whether it's the farming trade union that you quote repeatedly, whether it's Unite the Union—
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: New UK Government's first six months
Isn't it interesting how short the memory is and how things are being projected? There is £14 million in the budget for farmers. Anyone would think we were giving nothing. I'll move on to looking at some of the decisions that have been taken. We know for…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Again, I also want to emphasise the concern and anxiety, I think it's fair to say, about the proposals, particularly for Bronglais. I understand what you say, that no decision has been taken, but that at the moment isn't allaying the anxiety that is existing…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Cabinet Secretary, we all know that there are a number of very exciting offshore renewable energy projects in the pipeline around the Pembrokeshire coast for the coming years. There is huge scope, of course, and opportunity for skilled, well-paid jobs in this…
, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill on pet abduction
First of all, I want to thank my fellow Member Carolyn for bringing this important issue to the Chamber today, and, unlike the previous speaker, I fully support her legislative proposal to make pet abduction a specific criminal offence. It does bring it in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
The honest answer to your question, Mike, is 'I don't know'. Moving on from that honest answer, I will give you an honest answer of finding out whether that is the case or whether it isn't. We are a fully inclusive institution and elected body, and I would…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
I couldn't agree more that I would rather see young people coming here instead of going to Westminster, but what I would say is that I would like them to be able to go to both, so that they fully understand the nature of politics and that they feel engaged in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
I thank you for your question. We are very aware that the rising costs of travel in recent years have put greater pressure on those arranging trips to the Senedd. During 2024, officials consulted Members to seek views on the subsidy and some expressed support…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
It is.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Just a final note. There are things happening in mid Wales, particularly the 700 hectare site that was formerly Nant Helen opencast mine, which is the Global Centre of Rail Excellence. I think it would be worth it, Cabinet Secretary, if you could give us an…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Okay. That's helpful. Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Good morning, Cabinet Secretary. Your paper includes two similar tables setting out allocations to local capital grants over a number of years, for example one on pages 13 and 14, and then another one on page 15. Can you clarify the purpose of these, given…
