, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you very much. I'll bring in Hefin David.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
If possibly, Cabinet Secretary, could you circulate a letter to the Chair?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Yes, certainly. I'm just conscious of time already, but—
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Jenny Rathbone wants to come in on this point.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
In terms of the foundational economy, how will you support it over the coming years and what progress is being made to develop plans for the energy, housing and transport sectors announced by your predecessor?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Are you disappointed, then, with the announcement by the Labour Party in their manifesto in terms of post-Brexit structural funds, and not aligning with what the Welsh Government has asked for in terms of full responsibility of those funds?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Lovely. Thank you, Luke. It's no secret that we're in the middle of a general election campaign now, so what would be your priority areas for joint working with the incoming UK Government, and how do you intend that the joint working will contribute towards…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Okay. Luke Fletcher wanted to come in on this point. Luke.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Okay, thank you. You mentioned those three priorities—how are they going to contribute to the Welsh Government's economic mission?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Excellent. Diolch yn fawr, Ysgrifennydd Cabinet. So, in April, you set out your top three priorities for Wales's economic future. Can you outline the specific actions you will take to achieve these and how you will monitor progress towards achieving your…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
We welcome the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language here today—if he would like to introduce the panel this morning.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Papers to note
We'll move on, then, to papers to note. Any matters arising from these papers? No. If not, I'd like to draw your attention to agenda item 2.4 and propose that Paul, in his capacity as Chair, writes to the red meat levy payers to ask for their views on the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Lovely, thank you very much. Any other declarations of interest? No.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you very much. I'm sure the committee will join me in passing our best wishes on to Paul Davies today as well. That is the only apology. I'd like to ask if there are any declarations of interest as well. Jenny.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge
Okay. Thank you, Minister. Thank you, panel. Diolch, Gadeirydd.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge
Thank you. Sorry.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge
Okay, thank you for that clarification, Minister. And finally from me: section 24 of the Bill, which relates to direct payments for healthcare, provides for regulation-making powers that are subject to the affirmative procedure the first time that they are…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge
Okay. So, even though it's done—. Will that be then, in my understanding, on a case-by-case basis, per an individual child?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge
Okay. And the new section 81B(5)(c) of the 2014 Act, as inserted by section 13(3) of the Bill, gives the Welsh Ministers the power to direct a local authority to reconsider its application to place a child in a supplementary placement, taking into account…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Yes, we are, and forgive me, this is quite a long question, Minister, so bear with me while I recite this. But, through section 4 of the Bill, a new Schedule 1A is being added to the 2016 Act. New paragraph 2(4)(b) of that Schedule gives a…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge
Okay. Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Chair.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge
Thank you. And with regard to Part 2 of the Bill and introducing direct payments for continuing healthcare, can you confirm whether the provisions of the Bill could be used to allow payments to people who have not been assessed as having a primary health need…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge
So, sticking with that theme of dates not being specifically on the face of the Bill and then the regulation-making powers to change them if necessary, why the intention in that flexibility? Can you provide a bit more clarity on that, then? Surely, if you're…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge
Sorry, go ahead.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge
Okay. So, if the intention—
