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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
8. What is the Welsh Government doing to improve A&E wait times and ambulance response times for people living in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr? OQ58876
, Plenary
Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
In terms of the position that we are facing, of course, many of the pressures that the Welsh Government faces are also the same pressures that local government themselves are going to be facing, as has already been referred to. And it would be useful, I…
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Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
There can be few more difficult jobs at the moment in politics than being a finance Minister, in any Government in the world, so I do think that Rebecca Evans deserves our understanding in that regard. Because she, like every finance Minister, is facing…
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Questions to the First Minister
I think it's astonishing that you're attacking the Tories in Westminster when you're doing exactly the same in Wales in refusing to talk about pay to the unions. I just disagree philosophically with the First Minister: I do not see that actually investing in…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
They haven't taken £400 million out of the NHS, they've invested it in the NHS workforce and have recognised that, without actually sustaining the morale of that workforce, then there wouldn't be an NHS, because, actually, who is there to deliver it? Now…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Llywydd. Over the last few days, Labour's shadow health Secretary in Westminster, Wes Streeting, has referred to the RCN and Unison's offer to suspend strike action, if the UK health Secretary was prepared to discuss pay. That is an offer that is too…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny sessions—the co-operation agreement
We haven't had those discussions in the context of the agreement, but the First Minister and I, outside of the context of the agreement, have previously had the opportunity to discuss that. Our position as a party is very clear, that we would like to see it…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny sessions—the co-operation agreement
One of the discussions that I've been having with representatives of the sector and people who are active in the sector is how the visitor levy could work positively for communities that decide to avail themselves of this opportunity, but also could benefit…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny sessions—the co-operation agreement
Yes. It is a priority area for us. We do receive regular reports and we've asked for regular reports of the oversight board, because we've identified it as a priority area. We get monitoring in terms of the roll-out and in terms of different aspects of the…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny sessions—the co-operation agreement
Yes. I'm very grateful to do that, and, again, it's another example, I think, of a commitment that was already in place when we signed the co-operation agreement, but, which, given the challenging circumstances that many families find themselves in, has even…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny sessions—the co-operation agreement
Yes. We've set out that we will be producing an implementation plan by the end of next year, and, obviously, as I've said, there are important considerations now, given the changed context, and both myself and the First Minister have talked about, for…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny sessions—the co-operation agreement
Or by the end of next year, I should have said.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny sessions—the co-operation agreement
Yes. We set out, in the co-operation agreement, that we will be producing an implementation plan for the creation of the national care service at the end of next year.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny sessions—the co-operation agreement
I think the commitment to the creation of a national care service is one of the most historic commitments in the entire agreement. It is a radical, progressive commitment, which I think has the potential to have some of the most significant long-term…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny sessions—the co-operation agreement
Shall I respond first, Peter?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny sessions—the co-operation agreement
Yes, of course. The agreement does include a commitment to agree on biodiversity targets and also to create an environmental governance body, and recognises the importance of that role in terms of protecting and restoring biodiversity. So, that's what we have…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny sessions—the co-operation agreement
Yes, the commitments in the co-operation agreement are set out very clearly, aren’t they? And they’re over a course of a three-year agreement, and they remain the commitments that we’re agreed upon. And many of them, of course, are very relevant in the…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Can I turn to—[Interruption.] Yes, I know. Can I turn to constitutional matters? The Labour Party 2017 manifesto included a commitment to devolving policing to Wales. The Silk commission, set up by a Conservative-led administration, recommended it in 2014…
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Questions to the First Minister
I am disappointed with your initial response, First Minister, this afternoon, because there was recognition as the figures were published 10 years ago that we were in a critical situation, and that action was needed. That's what led then to the cross-party…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, Llywydd. You will have seen the census figures that demonstrate a further decline in the number of Welsh speakers in Wales, and a significant fall in terms of young people between the ages of three and 15 who speak the language. Now, this…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
So, you’ve changed your view, then, from the summer, when you said: 'The SNP...won an election on the basis they would seek another referendum. How can that be denied to the Scottish people?' And Anna McMorrin was directly asked whether she was prepared to…
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Questions to the First Minister
In the conversation that you had with Sir Keir Starmer, did he reiterate the comments that he made in an interview earlier this month, which were confirmed by his official spokesperson following the judgment last week, that he would not agree to an…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Llywydd. First Minister, today, Cymru meets England as an equal and independent footballing nation on the field of play in Qatar, and I'm sure that we're all praying for what would be the most famous of victories. But, are we equal nations on the…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
Just to be clear, you're saying—
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
Yes, well, will you tell us what—? Do you have the figures for unallocated spending currently and for the reserve? And can you share them with us?
