6 June 2024 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Social Care
Thank you very much. I understand what you're saying, but, in terms of CHC, there are some implications, of course, in terms of the significant financial pressures that are on the NHS at the moment, and health boards have raised concerns about the increased…
6 June 2024 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Social Care
Thank you very much, Chair, and thank you to the Minister. This follows on from the comments just now. If we can concentrate on continuing healthcare, what is your understanding as a Minister of how well the system is currently working? Are you aware—perhaps…
5 June 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister
Surely, First Minister, you must understand why, when you continue to defend the decision to accept the money, people question your judgment and your cavalier approach to donations. Either due diligence didn’t take place or you just didn’t care where the…
5 June 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister
Thank you, Llywydd. Some politicians like to attack people from other parties at any opportunity and see politics as a game. I'm not one of those. Since being elected to this Senedd, I have tried to be fair and constructive always, challenging when necessary…
4 June 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport: Transforming Rail: Update on the delivery of the South Wales Metro and the Fleet Upgrade Programme
May I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his statement? Obviously, there's a great deal of excitement in the region that I represent about some of the changes that are coming into play and, obviously, the new fleet is very welcome. But you will know that one of…
4 June 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Culture and Social Justice—Reaffirmation of our values
I'd be grateful if you could please respond to one of Sioned Williams's points in your response to me, just in terms of clarifying what the position of the Government is on the two-child cap—something that is, of course, of huge concern to many of us because…
4 June 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Consultation on the School Year
I thank the Cabinet Secretary for the statement today. Evidently, you did refer to the fact that a lot of this stems from the co-operation agreement, and you mentioned Siân Gwenllian's work on this. Evidently, there will be a number of people that will be…
4 June 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Infected Blood Inquiry Report
You referenced at the beginning, Cabinet Secretary, the Sugar family. And it is important that we do tell the story of Leigh, a much-loved son, husband and father, who was a mild haemophiliac, infected with his first and only treatment at the age of 14…
4 June 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Infected Blood Inquiry Report
Rachel wrote to me, saying, 'My father (who was a haemophiliac) died of AIDS in 1990, after a six-year illness, during which his body and brain wasted away.'
4 June 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Infected Blood Inquiry Report
David shared with me in his own words, 'I was infected with hepatitis C in the early 1980s, likely between the age of nine and 13. I was informed of my diagnosis aged 23 in 1994, and ever since this date have been permanently in a state of worry about my…
4 June 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Infected Blood Inquiry Report
I'd like to associate myself with a number of the comments that have already been made. Sometimes, there is a contact made by a constituent that really strikes you, and I think that we've all received e-mails from families and from those who have suffered and…
4 June 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, in a similar vein, my focus is also on the safety of pedestrians, and I'd like to request a statement, please, from the Cabinet Secretary for transport regarding taking forward the recommendations made in the pavement parking taskforce report…
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Where I do hope we can agree is that there is more that we could be doing to support the tourism sector and to boost the tourism sector, and I think the Welsh Government needs to take ownership of this as an issue, and that we are perhaps missing out on…
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
I don’t agree with your argument. I think you failed the point here. I think you are talking Wales down because I think we have things that attract people. People who come to Wales actually are astounded by the richness of what we have to offer. So, I don’t…
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
If I could finish my point, then I will take your intervention. No, I'm not taking it at the moment—I want to finish my point. I thought that you were going to mention the link between Venice and Rhyl. I'm sure you are aware of all the myths around the Little…
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
I hope we can all agree here. I was disappointed with the contribution made by Gareth Davies, who seemed to suggest that we shouldn't to be proud of promoting Wales and that people don't want to visit Wales. I had expected—
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill for political education
Thank you very much. Would you accept that one of the big challenges is the cost of coming to the Senedd? We have seen cuts and there are challenges facing schools now, and we must look at how we ensure that costs with buses and so on are not a barrier to any…
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill for political education
I'm delighted that Sioned has brought this motion before us today, and I think it's extremely important. It is the most important thing we should be doing, in my view. One of the elements of this role that I enjoy most is visiting schools and colleges…
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
On all steps of the devolution journey, co-operation has played an integral part in the work of the Senedd. Indeed, co-operation has been necessary, because no party has had a majority Government in 25 years. As you said in your response, this is mature…
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
I was half expecting Andrew R.T. Davies to offer to enter into a co-operation agreement with you, given that he has already made that plea on social media, when Vaughan Gething became First Minister. But, obviously, electioneering has started. I'd also ask…
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you very much. Clearly, there is a link between all of these cuts in terms of the broader sector. And, clearly, the culture strategy has been long awaited, but you will be aware too that we had agreed that the resources available should go to mitigating…
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you for that response. You'll appreciate that a number of comments have been made that have been specifically critical of the Welsh Government's approach to culture and the arts to date. The Welsh writer of the play Nye, Tim Price, was vocal in his…
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
What's your assessment of the impact of cuts on our cultural and arts sectors in Wales, and do you understand and share the concerns of people like Michael Sheen?
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
'an attack on culture in Wales'.
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you, Llywydd. May I warmly welcome the comments that you've just made in response to Laura Anne Jones? We were all enchanted yesterday outside of the Senedd, and I think we all sometimes need to be reminded of the importance of those things, in terms of…
