Welsh Labour

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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

2,957 speeches and questions

13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
Very helpful. I'm really conscious of time, Chair, but perhaps one more question to both Sue and Jonathon. With that in mind then, do you think health boards perhaps should be more transparent with their waiting lists? Is there scope to publish monthly…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
Diolch yn fawr, Chair. I'll try not to go over too much of what's already been said today, but in particular, I'd like to just look at solutions. We've already spoken about workforce, and it's not a quick-fix. Sue, you quite strongly put the idea of mandation…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
That would be great, in due course. Thank you.
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
Of course. Thanks for that.
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
Just very briefly. Going back to the point on the one in five in Wales and the one in 25 in England and your first point on workforce, does that match with the workforce in Wales to England? Is there a significant number of more people employed in NHS England…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
I did, Chair, but my question has already been answered following that, so it's fine.
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Diolch. Thanks, Chair.
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you for that very detailed answer, Deputy Minister. I was going to delve into some of the financial assessments behind those decisions in the budget allocation. I don't think we've got too much time for that. Perhaps we can have sight of those in…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Diolch, Cadeirydd. If we can look at unpaid carers, please, and the access to respite and the well-deserved breaks from caring duties, the Welsh Government's budget allocates £3 million for 2022-23. That is the same as this year. It is out there that access…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Diolch, Chair. Thank you, Tracey.
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thanks, Deputy Minister, for that very detailed answer. Just very quickly, you mentioned towards the end of the answer the review with the health boards. When is that review likely to take place and when will we hear the outcome of that?
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Diolch, Chair. If we could focus on mental health and well-being for a short while, Deputy Minister, can I focus my question to you? Obviously, the pandemic has had an enormous impact on all of our mental health and well-being, and including the services as…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Yes, of course. That's all I had, Chair.
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thanks for that, Minister. The budget also—as well as the £170 million, it also includes £20 million a year, and I quote, to support: 'a value-based approach to recovery over the medium term, with a focus on improving outcomes that matter to patients'. Do you…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you, Chair. Minister, if we could look at the issue of addressing waiting times, if we may, obviously, the pre-pandemic level of waiting times was in a situation that was already struggling. Clearly, because of the pandemic, that has significantly grown…
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Diolch, Minister. Diolch, Rhun.
13 January 2022Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Diolch yn fawr, Gadeirydd. Weinidog, the Petitions Committee on Monday took a consideration of a petition calling for the increased funding of women’s health services specifically. Obviously, we didn’t have the detail of the budget on Monday. Can you confirm…
12 January 2022Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Health inequalities
I'm very grateful to be able to speak in today's debate, and I thank Rhun ap Iorwerth for bringing this forward, and I put my comments in line with the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee as well. If I may, I'd like to focus my comments, following a…
12 January 2022Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
I thank the Counsel General for that answer. Counsel General, I am sure that you agree with me, and with Sir Christopher Bellamy, that the legal aid system needs huge investment to nurse it back to some level of health after years of neglect from various…
12 January 2022Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
1. What consideration has the Counsel General given to the recommendations made by Sir Christopher Bellamy's independent review of criminal legal aid? OQ57418
10 January 2022Petitions Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from item 8 of the meeting
Okay, item 7. That does conclude today's public business, a good session for our first session back of 2022, and we look forward to a year of constructive work with Members and members of the public. But we will now go into private session to consider the…
10 January 2022Petitions Committee
Paper to note - P-05-949 SAVE COWBRIDGE OLD GIRLS’ SCHOOL FROM DEMOLITION
Okay, thank you for that, Joel, and for the record, we'll note the correspondence from the Business Committee, and there are ongoing conversations about the next steps of this petition, and, of course, we will keep Members updated and the petitioner updated…
10 January 2022Petitions Committee
Paper to note - P-05-949 SAVE COWBRIDGE OLD GIRLS’ SCHOOL FROM DEMOLITION
Moving on to item 6 on today's agenda, a paper to note. We have a letter from the Senedd Business Committee regarding the petition P-05-949, 'SAVE COWBRIDGE OLD GIRLS' SCHOOL FROM DEMOLITION'. If we could note that. Are Members happy to note? Joel.
10 January 2022Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Luke, and I can see Members in agreement with that proposal. They are. I do, too. So, diolch yn fawr, Luke, for that.
10 January 2022Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
No problem, Joel. Let there be light. [Laughter.] Item 5.5, P-06-1205, 'Invest in flood defences on the Towy in Carmarthen including the Quayside area'. This was submitted by John Aitken, with 740 signatures. And, again, I'd like to invite Members to discuss…