Speeches and questions

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Okay, thank you very much. Let's move on to John, with some questions from your side, John. Thanks.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Okay, thanks Joyce. Mark, is your point in relation to that issue in particular? Go on Mark, and I’ll bring John in.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thanks Sally, and I'll bring Darren in. After Darren, John, I know you've got some questions on a similar sort of theme, but I'll bring Darren in next, thanks.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thanks, Darren. Craig, thank you.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thanks, Sally. Do any others want to add anything to that? Darren, then Craig.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Okay, thanks very much. So, we're going to move on—we've got Joyce. Sorry, Joyce, you moved around my screen for a moment there. Joyce Watson on potential barriers to implementation. Joyce.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Okay, no worries. Did you have anything to add, Craig? No, okay, thank you. Gareth, are you happy with that?

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thanks. Darren, did you want to come in?

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thanks, Craig. Gareth, can I bring you in, please?

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thanks, Darren. Craig, and I'll bring Gareth in in a moment. Craig.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Okay. Thanks, Sally. Darren and then Craig.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thanks, Sally. Mark, is there anything you wanted to pick up off the back of those responses?

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thanks, Darren. Does anybody else want to come back in? Sally.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thank you, Mark. Do you want to come back first, Darren, on this point and perhaps the previous one, and then we'll move to others? Over to you, Darren.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thanks, Sally. Darren, could I bring you back in in a moment? Is that all right? Mark Drakeford has got a question. Perhaps if you respond to Mark and tag on some of what you wanted to say there as well, that would be helpful. Mark, over to you, please.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Would you like to respond, Sally?

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thanks, Craig. I'll bring Mabon in, and perhaps a response to Mabon's point, and then Mark Drakeford will come in with his. So, Mabon.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thanks, Darren. Craig.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thanks, Sally. Darren and Craig, and I'll bring Mabon in afterwards. Darren.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thank you. So, I guess the next point is, then: why is the legislation needed? Why don't local authorities just get on with it and set up the services and appropriate children's homes? If it's such an important part, and important direction, why don't you…

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thank you, Darren. Craig, do you want to add to that? You don't have to.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Thanks, Sally. Would anybody else like to add to that at all? Darren.

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru

Welcome back, everyone, to our meeting of the Health and Social Care Committee at Senedd Cymru. We're onto a further evidence session in relation to the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill. This afternoon we have an hour or so in relation to the provision of…

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Motion under Standing Orders 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting

Item 4 on our agenda is a motion under Standing Orders 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 5 and 9 of today's meeting, and also item 1 of our meeting on 10 July as well. Is everybody comfortable with that? There are no objections…

27 June 2024, Health and Social Care Committee

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: provision of social care services to children - evidence session with private and independent providers and representative bodies

Thank you. We've run over. I'm really grateful for everyone's responses and engagement with the committee here today. If there are any points that, perhaps, we weren't able to get to, we may write with questions for possible responses from you, if you don't…