Welsh Labour

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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

1,027 speeches and questions

13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Yes, of course. We'll let you have those if they are available.
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you very much. Absolutely, in the Government, we recognise the huge pressure that there's been on unpaid carers across Wales. We work very closely with carers and with their representatives, with Carers Trust Wales and Carers Wales and the forum of…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Yes, absolutely. I know about what Hywel Dda has done and I know there have been quite a lot of experiments on ways of working and trying to deal with the extreme shortage that we've had. It's meant really close working together. But whatever happens, as you…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you very much. There's obviously an awful lot in those questions. Just to say that we know that the real living wage by itself will not be enough to support, retain and attract workers to social care, and that we must give urgent attention to terms and…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
I just wanted to say, basically, that we don't want things to stay the same, we want things to change, and we are planning a national care service which, perhaps, we will discuss at another time.
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Yes, because obviously this has been a matter of huge concern to us all, and I know you've asked questions about it in the Chamber on a regular basis, and we're all very concerned about the stability of residential and domiciliary care and getting through…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Yes, we're very pleased that there is this new capital fund, and the aim is to support the development of integrated health and social care hubs across Wales and the rebalancing of social care through investing in the social care estate, which of course, as…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you very much. Thank you, Gareth, and obviously this draft budget is very good news for local authorities and for social care. We all know the huge pressure there’s been on social care services and local government has asked for an increase in resource…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Following on from what Lynne has just said, it's very important, as she says, that we don't medicalise this issue. And we do have a loneliness and isolation strategy, which has a fund, where we give grants to small community groups who work with, perhaps…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Yes, as the Minister said, childcare and early years is a major commitment in the agreement, and the money for this is included in the additional £30 million up to 2024-25. This will include supporting more families who are in education and training, because…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
I think we've been able to respond to most of the things that they've asked, but perhaps it hasn't always been as much as we would want to. Because, as the Minister has said, we are limited by the amount of budget money that we have got.
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
The point that I wanted to make, really, was how extensively wide the consultation is, and, certainly, with regard to social care, there are extensive meetings with the voluntary sector, for example, and I meet personally with groups of carers, for example…
13 January 2022Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
When we indicated a sum of money for this scheme, that was done without having done the intensive work that's been done since. Because since the Act was passed, and waiting for its implementation now in April, there have been a number of strategic…
13 January 2022Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
The £20 million support was an in-year allocation for 2021-22 and that money was part of the response to COVID. So, you'll probably be aware of the £5 million we gave for the summer of fun. And we did evaluate that, and that was published before Christmas…
13 January 2022Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
Yes, thank you. As I said—. I did say earlier that these arrangements are of long standing, and the fact that it's not under the same portfolio—the funding and the policy—doesn't really matter. It doesn't cause a problem. But obviously it is an issue to…
13 January 2022Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
Thank you. Thank you very much, Sioned. And it's very exciting that, in the co-operation agreement, we are planning to expand childcare in the ways you mention. Now, we estimate that extending childcare for parents in education could cost in the region of £15…
13 January 2022Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
Yes, it's very exciting.
13 January 2022Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
There is an additional £20 million for care-experienced children—it's probably that—which is great news. Obviously, we are very committed to improving outcomes for children who are leaving care. One of the most important things we can do, I think, is to help…
13 January 2022Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
Yes, of course. We are absolutely committed to improve the outcomes for care-experienced children. During the last Senedd term, and we'll continue it in this Senedd term, we've been making strenuous efforts to reduce the number of children who are in care…
13 January 2022Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
Thank you very much, Carolyn. Safeguarding children is a key priority for the Welsh Government. During the pandemic we've worked very closely with the stakeholders, all the people involved in this field. We have invested in a public-facing communications…
13 January 2022Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
Thank you very much. Thanks very much, Ken. I think we all know the strain that has been on families with disabled children when day services have stopped. I pay tribute to what families have managed to cope with during the pandemic. I know we were all really…
13 January 2022Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
Thank you. I think I'm taking that. Am I unmuted?
13 January 2022Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
Monitoring and performance management arrangements are in place to ensure that there isn't the duplication that you mentioned. You particularly mentioned the parenting issue, and there are a number of places where parenting takes place across the portfolio…
13 January 2022Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
Thank you. Well, funding for the Flying Start programme is divided through the children and communities grant, and the children and communities grant is made up of funding for seven early intervention and prevention programmes. So, it offers a flexible…
13 January 2022Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
Yes, certainly. Yes, we can do that.