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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning: Working with local government to deliver more affordable homes
Firstly, I must express disappointment at the lack of new initiatives or strategies outlined in the statement. It appears to reiterate existing commitments without offering any innovative approaches to address the pressing housing affordability crisis in…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Priorities for climate change and rural affairs
Yn sydyn iawn, very briefly, I'd just like to raise the issue of BVD, bovine viral diarrhoea, please. It’s a terrible disease for those animals, and a statement was made back in January 2023, by the previous Minister then, saying that she would look at…
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Business Statement and Announcement
May I ask for a statement in the Chamber from the Cabinet Secretary for health about Government plans to tackle the huge pressures on accident and emergency departments in hospitals? Today, we've heard that the Betsi Cadwaladr health board has issued a red…
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Short Debate: Gaza—A Welsh response
Thank you very much, Peredur, for your wonderful and very powerful contribution to this debate. Those who defend the actions of the state of Israel say that that state is protecting itself, but killing 35,000 people is not an act of defence. It's not an act…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Cap on political donations
You say that there was no wrongdoing, and I accept that according to the rules there was no wrongdoing. Your colleagues have said that they wouldn't have accepted the money; Jeremy Miles, for instance, has said that. Would you have accepted the money?
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Cap on political donations
Will you give way?
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
The Cabinet Secretary said in an interview with the PA news agency recently, 'What we’ve been trying to do is to concentrate on the longest waiters.' Should she be concentrating on the longest waiters or, in fact, should she be concentrating on those in…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Hywel Dda University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Hywel Dda University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you for that response. And so, following on a little from what you've just said, I come from the area myself—I was brought up in Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion, my family still live there—the majority of them—and they're all first-language Welsh…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Hywel Dda University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you, Chair, and thank you very much, Neil, for coming to this interview and for presenting your ideas. I'm going to follow on from something Mark raised earlier, which is about the community. Of course, in any institution or big public body, like Hywel…
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Topical Questions
Thank you for that response. The decision taken yesterday is exceptionally controversial for several reasons, and residents in north west and mid Wales have been left shocked. There are two health board regions that will be impacted by these decisions: the…
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Topical Questions
1. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the final outcome of the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service review into the future provision of air ambulance services in Wales? TQ1050
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you for that response. Of course, we need to see the Government working cross-departmentally. So, as a starting point, I want to know how much collaboration there has been, or will be, between your department and the department for education, in order…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
9. What is the Government's vision for promoting the cultural heritage of Wales? OQ60976
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport: Priorities for Transport: Listening, partnership, making change
There is now a clear impression in rural Wales that this Government has turned its back on our rural communities. In my constituency alone, we've seen significant cutbacks in bus services with the T2, T3, T19 and 32 services being reduced. The result of this…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Creating a smoke-free generation and tackling youth vaping
As I have mentioned many times, the preventative agenda is pivotal to the long-term future of the NHS in Wales, and there are few more pressing issues for this agenda to address than smoking, which continues to impose intolerably high social and economic…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
May I ask for a statement on public transport in our rural communities, please? Last week, we had an understanding that Transport for Wales intends to cut the Cambrian line services, as we've heard. There will be four services fewer a day, with services…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales
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, Health and Social Care Committee
Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales
Thank you. The chief medical officers of the nations of the United Kingdom have written that there is a shortfall in secondary prevention measures, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic. Can you expand on this, please? What steps do you believe should…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales
Thank you very much. There is one final question, if I have time to ask it, Chair.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales
On that point, if I may, briefly, you talk about primary care, and, of course, time is very limited with a doctor and patient, so perhaps that time isn't available for that preventative element. You're talking about secondary care, and, again, the opportunity…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales
Thank you very much. In terms of that preventative element, do you believe that the current health workforce has the capability to do that preventative work, and not just the capability, but also the opportunity and motivation to engage in that essential…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales
May I follow up on that final point that you made—something that Joyce Watson raised earlier? You're talking about local government: do you believe that the alignment of local government with health boards, or the lack of alignment, indeed, between them, is…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales
Yes. In terms of targeting, what do you believe needs to be done in terms of targeting preventative interventions strategically to promote health effectively and diminish health inequalities across the population?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales
Thank you, Chair. I'm going to be asking my questions in Welsh. In terms of primary prevention measures, how do you believe that preventative interventions can be strategically targeted to effectively promote health and diminish health inequalities across the…
