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Topical Questions
I thank Jack Sargeant for raising this important topical question today, as bank closures are apparent in many cities, towns and villages across the UK, and indeed Wales. In my constituency, the rapid closure of banks in Prestatyn and Denbigh has had a…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I'm not going to ask about the Denbigh plum this week. A key component to good-quality food innovation is the food products offered to children across Wales. With the roll-out of free schools meals to primary school children, what steps are the Welsh…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you very much for your response, Minister. The reason I want to raise this question this afternoon is that councils, and in particular my council, Denbighshire County Council, rely heavily on the RSG funding from Welsh Government as it makes up a large…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
11. What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that revenue support grant funding is sustainable for the future? OQ59818
, Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Thank you, Chair.
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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
That's the ambition, isn't it, but how do we make that a reality? That's the question, isn't it?
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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
And some of the biggest issues, from my perspective, is that we've had a sustained agenda of centralisation of health services across Wales, and maybe reinstating some of the community aspects of care, and you look at your cottage hospitals of years gone by…
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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Oh, sorry.
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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
And is there any comment from Paul, specifically, from an obviously executive level, of how that's managed in Cardiff and the Vale?
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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
And do you think there are also some socioeconomic factors in that as well? Because health inequalities were evident way before COVID-19, with people living in less deprived areas getting better access to planned care, and those in more deprived areas having…
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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Thank you very much, Chair. We've focused on it quite a lot already, but I want to just press a little bit more on the key reasons and differences for long waits across the different health boards. I understand, obviously, that health boards do have a degree…
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NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Thanks, Chair. Just to come back on Paul's first comment about staff taking early retirement or taking their pensions, does that then create an opportunity and fluidity within the workforce system to then create opportunities for fellow staff members…
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Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report—Delivering the Government’s priorities and legislative programme
I won't test your patience any further. It's time to grasp the nettle, knuckle down, and learn the realities of the varying and acute challenges that Wales faces in 2023 and beyond. Thank you.
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Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report—Delivering the Government’s priorities and legislative programme
It's a pleasure to take part in this debate this afternoon. I thank the First Minister and the Government for tabling this today, to have the opportunity to discuss the Welsh Government's annual report ahead of summer recess, nearly halfway through this…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Can I ask for a Government statement this afternoon on the use of wildflower meadows by local authorities across Wales, as I've been contacted by many residents in my constituency from Nant Close in Rhuddlan, Fern Way in Rhyl and other areas concerned about…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you for that response, Minister. I recently had a meeting with the head of education for Denbighshire County Council on this very subject, and where the introduction of universal free school meals has been welcomed by the authority, it has also caused a…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
1. What discussions has the Minister had with Denbighshire County Council regarding the provision of adequate kitchen and dining facilities for schools in Denbighshire? OQ59777
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: NHS at 75
Thank you very much for your statement this afternoon, Minister, and for having the opportunity to celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the NHS. I'm personally proud that I have contributed to its history, albeit in a small way, being employed by the…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Can I ask for a statement from the Deputy Minister for Social Services this afternoon on the co-operation agreement's ideology against profit-making looked-after children's services in Wales? I know it was mentioned in the First Minister's statement last…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting
Yes.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: Panel 8
Yes, thanks.
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 8
No, no, I was just trying to broaden the conversation.
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 8
Just if I may, Chair, obviously you can only speak from a Marie Curie perspective, but, looking at how you with work in partnership with maybe smaller hospices as well, because I look at St Kentigern's in my constituency, and there'll be St David's in…
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 8
Yes, thanks, Chair. I just wanted to pick up, because, obviously hearing some of your evidence this morning, we spoke a lot about Cardiff and Vale issues down here, but have you got any data or specifics on different regions across Wales in terms of getting…
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Gynaecological cancers: Panel 8
Yes. Okay, Chair.
