, Petitions Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Can I welcome everybody to today's hybrid meeting of the Senedd's Petitions Committee? As a reminder, this meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and the Record of Proceedings will be published as usual. Aside from the procedural adaptations for…
, Petitions Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
A warm welcome to you all to this meeting of the Petitions Committee.
, Plenary
Petitions Committee and Children, Young People, and Education Committee Joint Debate—Services for care-experienced children and young people
Diolch yn fawr, Deputy Presiding Officer, and it’s a great privilege on behalf of the Senedd Petitions Committee to thank you for the opportunity to introduce our report this afternoon, 'Supporting care experienced parents'. As you've heard already from the…
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Topical Questions
I'm grateful to the Minister for his answer and the vision that he has set out. I share your disappointment, Minister, in the decision from Monmouthshire Building Society. I've had conversations with Members cross-party who share in that disappointment too…
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Topical Questions
3. Will the Minister make a statement on Monmouthshire Building Society's decision to stand down from the community bank project? TQ830
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I'm grateful to the Minister for the work she does under her responsibilities as the Minister for north Wales and for having those conversations with Cabinet colleagues. It's fair to say, Minister, that the Wrexham to Bidston line users are patient…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
5. What discussions has the Minister had with government colleagues about Transport for Wales's recently announced improvement plan for services on the Wrexham to Bidston line? OQ59829
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
I'm grateful for your answer, Minister. As we all know, care leavers are a seriously disadvantaged group. We'll be debating the report from the Petitions Committee and Jayne Bryant’s committee later this afternoon, and we’ll discuss the discrimination and…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
10. What consideration does the Minister give to supporting care leavers when drawing up the Welsh Government's budget? OQ59828
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Nominations for a committee Chair
Diolch, Llywydd. I nominate David Rees.
, Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Just one final question from me, Chair. With regard to the waiting times data that the Welsh Government has been publishing of recent times, do you agree that they should be publishing that data?
, Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Are the targets hampering some of that work?
, Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Thanks for that. On the waiting well aspect, I think the committee agrees—we produced a report on exactly that subject. But there's work to be done. Given the fact the recovery targets have been missed twice before, are we confident we're going to meet the…
, Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. Let's go back to where we started today's session and the Chair's opening questions on the recovery targets. I think, 'The targets have to be realistic' were the words of the Chair, and, Paul and Matthew, you both said the targets…
, Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
There's some uncertainty.
, Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Yes. Diolch, Cadeirydd. Quickly, an integral part of any plan is understanding the current situation of where we are. We've had evidence, not in this inquiry, but I think it was the gynaecological cancers inquiry that we're currently undertaking, to suggest…
, Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Yes, thanks, Russell, and it's just to pick up on that point. I think it's a good opportunity to do so, since we're talking about waiting times and the time-based approach and the risk-based approach. A very simple question: is that a standard approach across…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Sadly, last September, Deeside lost another young person far too soon. If I'm being completely honest, I'm struggling to come to terms with the fact that I lost my best friend Jamie Wynne last September. But Jamie's local grass-roots football team, Connah's…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I want to go back to Wrexham football club, which might not be a surprise, I assume. I agree, First Minister. As the club ambassador for Connah's Quay Nomads, I was very happy to see the co-chair of Wrexham AFC, Rob McElhenney, spend some…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Thank you, First Minister.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
I'm grateful for that. If only it was that easy to announce Welsh Government funding, from questions in this committee, I'd ask the Chair for more time. But just one final question, Chair, on the bus Bill in particular. First Minister, I very much welcome the…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Diolch, Cadeirydd. First Minister, I can see Carolyn Thomas over the shoulder of you. It would be remiss of me not to move on to bus services, but try and do it in the way that Carolyn does so eloquently every week, I think, during First Minister's questions…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
I thank the First Minister again. I will move on shortly to bus services, but just to pick up on, really—. My assumption is the Welsh Government do continue to advocate repeal of section 25 of the Railways Act 1993, which prohibits awarding rail service…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
I thank the First Minister for that. If we move away, perhaps, from the Wrexham to Bidston line into rail services in north Wales in general, the transport commission, and the interim report of the transport commission, notes the importance of the…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. First Minister, you found yourself in the unusual position of agreeing with the Prime Minister earlier today. I find myself today in the unusual position of agreeing with Sam Rowlands. I agree with him that it is good to see you…
