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Covering Teachers' Absence: evidence session with Welsh Government
Croeso, welcome, to witnesses who've now joined us for a session, providing opportunity for Members to scrutinise the Welsh Government on progress made against the actions and recommendations in this committee's report on the inquiry into covering teachers'…
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Paper to note
Yes. I endorse, actually, the views expressed as well, so it's a consensus, I think. I know it's another thing to squeeze into the agenda, but there we are. Well, if we conclude that matter for now—therefore, presumably, we can also still put some questions…
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Paper to note
Okay, thank you.
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Paper to note
Tom, yes.
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Paper to note
Okay. Members, would you prefer to discuss that in private, or do you endorse the proposal by Adam Price that we invite Industry Wales representatives themselves to attend?
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Paper to note
Okay. Thank you. Members, are you content to raise these matters with senior Welsh Government officials during our forthcoming scrutiny session of the Welsh Government accounts taking place on 4 and 12 February, or would you like to take any additional or…
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Paper to note
Okay. Thank you. Tom Giffard, do you have any comments?
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Paper to note
Thank you. Yes, Rhianon Passmore.
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Paper to note
Thank you very much. And Members, do you have any comments? Adam Price.
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Paper to note
So, we will move on to papers to note. We've received a letter from the chief executive and chair of Industry Wales, sent to both me as Chair of this committee and the Chair of the Finance Committee regarding the 2024-25 audit opinion and reflections on the…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning and welcome to this morning's meeting of the Senedd Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee. As always, the meeting is held bilingually. Headsets provide simultaneous translation on channel 1 and sound amplification on channel 2…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning and welcome.
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Short Debate: The need for a national plan to improve Tourette syndrome services
Tourette syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism are distinct lifelong neurodevelopmental conditions that can co-occur, sharing some overlapping symptoms and characteristics. Tourette syndrome, as we've heard, is widely misunderstood…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Hospices
Although hospices remain committed to raising charitable funds, this disparity must be addressed if their essential clinical care is to continue. Diolch yn fawr.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Hospices
The value of hospice care in Wales cannot be overstated. It is a necessity. Across Wales, 15 charitable hospices operate with unwavering dedication, supporting more than 20,000 adults and children living with terminal illness each year. Their work goes far…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you. Well, it's all well and good for the First Minister to have stated yesterday that, after 27 years in power, they recognise that, 'more needs to be done to ensure that we do not see that corridor care that compromises patient privacy and dignity.'…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
4. What action is the Welsh Government taking to reduce accident and emergency waiting times? OQ63680
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Well, it's outcomes that matter. A Wrexham hotelier, Steven Hesketh, was quoted in the media this month warning that the hospitality and hotelier sector is being, I quote, 'completely screwed' and set up to fail due to Government policies—blame the media for…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
3. What action is the Welsh Government taking to support small businesses in North Wales? OQ63681
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
Members, I propose now that in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Thank you. I note Members are content, so if we could go into private session, please.
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COVID-19: evidence session with the Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister of Wales
That brings our questions today to a conclusion. A transcript of today's proceedings will be shared with you for you to check for accuracy before publication. So it just falls for me to again thank you for being with us today and for giving evidence.
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COVID-19: evidence session with the Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister of Wales
In the last minute, a final question, therefore. We heard that voluntary organisations can act as trusted messengers during emergencies, with strong reach into hard-to-engage groups, such as those we've discussed, and proven communication networks from the…
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COVID-19: evidence session with the Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister of Wales
There's also the third sector bodies that have national representation. I know at the time, at their request, I made representations to the Welsh Government for bodies ranging from Welsh Women's Aid to Hourglass on older people's abuse, which went up…
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COVID-19: evidence session with the Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister of Wales
Thank you. Developing the theme further, the Wales Council for Voluntary Action told us there is currently no standing mechanism that allows the Welsh Government to use trusted voluntary partners to distribute emergency funding quickly when emergencies or…
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COVID-19: evidence session with the Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister of Wales
All too often, we hear from voluntary bodies that representation on things like local resilience forums or regional partnership boards is tokenistic. I think the issue is that many of these bodies are providing 24/7 key services in the community, and only…
