19 January 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 1
Okay. But we have a completely dysfunctional food system: 30 per cent of all food gets thrown away; it doesn't even make it to the plate. So, Chris Nottingham, what what are the key challenges your organisation faces to increase access to healthy, nutritious…
19 January 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 1
To what extent do you think that the Welsh Government's approach to food policy is starting to address these barriers?
19 January 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 1
No, you don't need to touch the microphone.
19 January 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 1
Okay. Chloe, briefly.
19 January 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 1
But we don't, do we? We have it dominated by multinational supermarkets and they decide who gets what. Is that not the case?
19 January 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 1
Thank you. Would you like to come in, Hannah?
19 January 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 1
Come to the question.
19 January 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session 1
I'd like to welcome Pearl Costello from Food Sense Wales, and thank you very much indeed for your written paper—very interesting; Hannah Gibbs from Sustain; Chloe Masefield from Bwyd Powys, which is hosted by Cultivate; and, online, we have got Chris…
19 January 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you very much. I'm also a trustee of Good Food Llanedeyrn, which is in my constituency. Otherwise, we will go straight into the inquiry.
19 January 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to the first meeting of the Equality and Social Justice Committee in 2026, and today we are starting our inquiry into access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food. I have had apologies from Mick Antoniw. Otherwise, all Members are present. Are…
19 January 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Happy new year.
13 January 2026 , Plenary
& 12. The general principles of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill
The information on registration will be available next year, so I think we can confidently pursue this, because it can’t be complete at the moment because it’s something that’s live.
13 January 2026 , Plenary
& 12. The general principles of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill
Will you take an intervention?
13 January 2026 , Plenary
& 12. The general principles of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill
—I hope we can deliver, and obviously we look forward to hearing from the Cabinet Secretary in that regard.
13 January 2026 , Plenary
& 12. The general principles of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill
Well, because, if there is proper licensing, it would prevent Airbnb from taking a double booking of that particular accommodation, in a very small street so that there was no confusion about it being the wrong number or anything like that. Anyway, that is my…
13 January 2026 , Plenary
& 12. The general principles of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill
I note the concerns about the brevity of the timetable, but I think there are huge risks in decoupling licensing from registration and therefore, whilst I agree absolutely with the recommendations of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee—I don't have…
13 January 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS Winter Pressures
Of course, we're all grateful for the work that people are doing at the front line, and also the admin staff behind them, who are enabling people to leave hospital in a timely fashion. I also want to give a shout-out for the night shelter service that's…
13 January 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
All that's excellent, First Minister, but I want to look specifically at the quality and purpose of increasing our community health teams. There's a wealth of evidence across the UK that these teams, led by district nurses, are effective at keeping elderly…
13 January 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
3. What is the Welsh Government's strategy for moving more hospital services closer to where people live? OQ63668
29 January 2025 , Plenary
Topical Questions
These are indeed radical plans, but they can’t spend money they haven’t got, and we are not responsible for the attitude of the previous Government that people were not welcome to come and study in this country. The issues involved are multiple, though…
29 January 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 6
Okay. I just wanted to focus on something that was raised in a previous session by Professor Haboubi, who's based in Blaenau Gwent, the capital of obesity, and he pointed out that the best five counties for body mass index were in London, and that was because…
29 January 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 6
Okay.
29 January 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 6
Okay. And lastly, the committee's heard loud and clear the connection between mental health and obesity. So, what connection do you have with mental health services to ensure that they're using the referral pathway to physical activity to help people cope…
29 January 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 6
So, what about people with learning difficulties, because I don't know whether they get to see occupational health or physios?
29 January 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence sessions - Panel 6
Okay. So, how engaged are GP services in ensuring that they're using social prescribing to do some sport, even if it's just going for a walk? It very much depends on the individual's ability, but it's the GP or the pharmacy that is going to see somebody who…
