, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session with the Welsh Government: Building Safety in Wales
Now, I don't know whether they have any other competitors. But let me go over to the second question. Are there any other matters relating to the scope and commentary within the auditor general’s report that the Welsh Government would wish to comment on…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session with the Welsh Government: Building Safety in Wales
Thank you very much, Chair. I'm in London; it's very sunny here. It's a joy to join you. My questioning is about the other matters. In the evidence last time, LABC, when the Chair asked them whether LABC considered itself to have a conflict of interest in…
, Plenary
Short Debate: A burning issue: Tackling oesophageal and stomach cancer in Wales
Okay. Thank you. How can the Welsh Government help amplify the messaging and increase symptom awareness, especially since we have the new vague symptom, rapid diagnostic pathways up and running across all health boards? Moving on to the diagnostic phase of…
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Short Debate: A burning issue: Tackling oesophageal and stomach cancer in Wales
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I have agreed to provide a minute of my time to Joyce Watson to contribute to this short debate. I look forward to hearing your thoughts, as well as the response by the Minister. A few weeks after Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day…
, Plenary
Urgent Debate: Job losses at Tata Steel and the future of the steel industry in Wales
When I was here last time, I met Tata directors, and they wanted to have lunch with me. They came here, and I had to do that. At that time, one simple question I asked them, because at that time they were saying again that there would be 8,000 job losses. I…
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Urgent Debate: Job losses at Tata Steel and the future of the steel industry in Wales
What can the Welsh Government do to ensure that Port Talbot can import coke as simply as it can be produced on site? We have to accept that keeping blast furnace 5 running is just a stopgap until the arc furnace is operational. BF5 is end-of-life, and will…
, Plenary
Urgent Debate: Job losses at Tata Steel and the future of the steel industry in Wales
As I said yesterday, the announcement on Friday was widely trailed as a devastating blow for Port Talbot and my wider region. My thoughts are with those steelworkers and subcontractors who face losing their job in the coming months. While there has been much…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you for that, Minister. Sadly, the lessons are not being learned. Thanks to work by Westminster's Public Accounts Committee and analysis by the BBC, we know the staggering levels of debt amassed by councils across the UK. Sadly, Swansea Council has a…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
7. What action does the Welsh Government take to ensure fiscal responsibility in local government? OQ60556
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Tata Steel
Thank you for your statement, Minister. While the announcement on Friday was not a shock, it was still a devastating blow for my constituents. Minister, what is your plan for Port Talbot? Your statement is very critical of the deal struck by the UK…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. However, local authorities across my region are outlining cuts to services provided to those vulnerable groups. It seems that, across all three local authorities, cutbacks are to be made to social services provision, public toilets…
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Questions to the First Minister
4. What steps will the Welsh Government take to ensure that local authority funding cuts don't disproportionately impact vulnerable groups? OQ60582
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2024-25: Ministerial evidence session
Thanks, Chair. I think Jane has a question.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2024-25: Ministerial evidence session
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, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2024-25: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Chair. And can the Minister clarify what progress there has been regarding the completion of the Gypsy and Traveller accommodation assessments, and how much of the Gypsy Traveller sites capital grant was spent in 2023-24? What reassurance can the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2024-25: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Hannah. Minister, you’ve mentioned about disability, and the disability rights action plan is due to be published in March 2024. What impact have the budgetary pressures had on the development of this plan?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2024-25: Ministerial evidence session
Thanks, Minister, and thank you, Chair. This is a question for both of you, Ministers. The actions in the anti-racist Wales and LGBTQ+ action plan sits across the Government, and the spending allocations to progress the actions are therefore taken across…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2024-25: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Minister. Are you able to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding provided by Welsh Government to each of the equalities-based voluntary organisations, and what assessment have you made of the impact cuts will have on the equalities landscape…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2024-25: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Chair, for that. Good afternoon. Minister, given the concerns set out by the Wales Council for Voluntary Action, how is the Welsh Government supporting the voluntary sector, including equality-based organisations, so they can continue to deliver…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Healthcare inspection and funding
I would like to thank Healthcare Inspectorate Wales for not only their annual report, but all the hard work they undertake to ensure patient safety. Sadly, as our motion alludes to, cuts to HIW's budget will undermine this work and add to the growing deficit…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Minister, financial support for higher and further education students is not only vital, but is also an important tool to incentivise students to undertake studies that benefit the nation. For example, the bursaries provided to those studying a career in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
It's great to know about Bridgend; it is on the right track. Minister, Wales is in a housing crisis, with some 100,000 homes completely vacant. Your Government has consistently failed to meet house building targets, currently building less than half the…
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Calling time on child poverty: how Wales can do better'
Firstly, can I put on record my thanks to Jenny Rathbone for her role in chairing and producing today's committee report, 'Calling time on child poverty: how Wales can do better'? Could I also thank my fellow colleagues on the committee and the clerks and the…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Minister. Social care services play a vital role by keeping people well for longer outside of hospital and enabling faster, safer discharges home. Recent research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies found that reductions in social care spending led…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
1. What assessment has the Minister made of the impact that cuts to local authority social services will have on NHS waiting times in 2024? OQ60459
