, Finance Committee
Welsh Government Second Supplementary Budget 2021-22: Evidence session
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. Minister, if I can focus on some other allocations of the second supplementary budget, starting with the £125 million for businesses with regard to COVID-19 support, and it's worth putting on the record the thanks from businesses…
, Finance Committee
Welsh Government Second Supplementary Budget 2021-22: Evidence session
Thank you, Chair. I think it's worth noting as well—and it's an important point from Mike—80,000 personal independence payments in a recent report were, once reassessed, actually paid out. So, I think it's worth noting that this is a problem from the welfare…
, Plenary
Emergency Question: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Diolch yn fawr, Prif Weinidog, for that answer. Can I also take the opportunity to thank the Llywydd, and extend my thanks to the Llywydd, for allowing us to have this emergency question tabled for this afternoon before First Minister's questions? And I am…
, Plenary
Emergency Question: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Will the First Minister make a statement on the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Welsh citizens and businesses? (EQ0009)
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-05-949 Save Cowbridge Old Girls' School from Demolition
Diolch yn fawr iawn, acting Llywydd. I think that today has been a good and important debate, and I thank all Members for their contributions and the Minister for her response. We started with a powerful contribution from Joel James, who supported the…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-05-949 Save Cowbridge Old Girls' School from Demolition
We also know, from the work the Petitions Committee has done on the petition P-05-1112, 'Help Welsh Communities Buy Community Assets: Implement Part 5 Chapter 3 of the Localism Act 2011', that the Welsh Government is working with other partners to find ways…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-05-949 Save Cowbridge Old Girls' School from Demolition
This petition was submitted in March 2020 by Sara Pedersen, having collected 2,080 signatures online and 3,442 signatures on paper, and I'm sure that budding mathematicians across the Chamber have already calculated the total of 5,522 signatures. Llywydd, the…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-05-949 Save Cowbridge Old Girls' School from Demolition
Thank you very much, Llywydd. On behalf of the Petitions Committee, thank you very much for the opportunity to put forward this debate.
, Plenary
Debate: The Police Settlement 2022-23
I appreciate that, Minister, and I welcome the Welsh Government's work to support additional PCSOs. But do you agree with me it's a bit rich for the Welsh Conservative benches to be claiming that Welsh Government is not doing enough, when Prime Minister…
, Plenary
Debate: The Police Settlement 2022-23
Will the Minister take an intervention?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with the housing sector
Okay, thank you, both, for that. Thanks, Chair.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with the housing sector
Okay. Faye.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with the housing sector
So, this is a real top-down approach—we need to get senior leadership teams and senior management teams on board with this, and perhaps ministerial direction for it.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with the housing sector
Okay. Thank you for that. Just one final question from me, Chair, perhaps to Catherine and Faye. Just your views on how we can better equip the health and care workforce. Catherine, you mentioned perhaps not having the expertise in housing and we know that…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with the housing sector
With regard to the proposed changes, then, would that meeting, all-Wales-wide, go ahead?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with the housing sector
So, in terms of the caseworker, then, and that's the role that the third sector should play in this discharge process, going back to best practice, then, is there standard good practice across Wales, or are there variations across Wales, again? And how do we…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with the housing sector
Thank you, Catherine. Does anyone—? In terms of improvements needed, then, Catherine made a few there, but Chris or Faye, have you got any particular recommendations that the committee could make?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with the housing sector
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. Can I thank Chris for your earlier answer as well? I think you're not alone in feeling that. I'm going to talk about communications now, and avid listeners of the Senedd health committee will know I talk about communications and the…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with the housing sector
Very quickly, Chair. Chris, you said earlier that it's hard to get good practice to travel. I just want to ask simply: why have you made that assessment?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with third sector organisations
Okay. Thank you, Chair. Thanks, Catrin.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with third sector organisations
Just very briefly. We hear in pretty much every evidence session we have, in certainly this inquiry, and perhaps most inquiries, that communication is pretty poor. There are obviously some examples of good pockets of communication, and best practice isn't…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with third sector organisations
Thank you, Kate. That was very useful. Chair, I'll leave it there now.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with third sector organisations
Okay, thank you. And just briefly, Kate, and then I'll finish there, Chair.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with third sector organisations
Thanks, Chair. Just to open the question up—I'm conscious of the Chair and the time—is there a measure that could be implemented really quickly to help take the burden off that, or is that too much of a question to ask? Perhaps, Kate, or, Catrin, you would…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with third sector organisations
Thank you for that. That's very useful, actually. The start of your answer leads me on to my next set of questioning. You said there that the data you collected for us was from August and September, about the availability of support services, and perhaps, on…
