, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Topical Scrutiny
Thank you. Talking about reality, we're heading towards our elections in 2026 and we've just come through an election now, but there have been some real, real concerns that have been raised about the reality of some of the Reform candidates. We've got to be…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Topical Scrutiny
Thank you for that, but there's just one further element to prisons, and there is no female prison, of course, in Wales—and I'm not advocating that we have one—but if there's any early release of Welsh females from English prisons—and I remember taking…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Topical Scrutiny
I do. First Minister, we've had statements just yesterday and this morning, really, about prisoner early release. And whilst that is a UK decision, there would be clear implications for us as a devolved nation. So, I suppose my first question is: what…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Thank you.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Thank you for that answer. And when you carry out a review of public transport in rural areas, will you be looking more widely at optimising the use of transport that serves both the school, but also the wider community, at the same time, because I’ve had…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Of course, another part of learning in a rural area is access to transport. So, any review of the learner travel guidance must be, and will be, carried out with that in mind. So, how confident are you that when reviewing that you don’t put up any barriers, or…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Good morning, First Minister. I want to ask some questions around rural schools and whether you are going to support schools in rural areas and the role that they play in sustaining local communities. Is that still a priority of your Government, and how are…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with representatives of local health boards
No. [Inaudible.]—answer.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with representatives of local health boards
You started talking about some of the barriers, and, therefore, solutions, to the implementation of this Bill and getting the direct payments. Are there any other observations that you have you want to bring to our attention in that space?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with organisations supporting children in care
Finally from me, we listened to the young people this morning, and, as you've mentioned, they didn't seem to have universal confidence in local authorities providing the care, providing the training that was needed for the care providers. And also—and…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with organisations supporting children in care
We've heard mention about the deadline and the extension, and we've heard concerns around the fact that some profit-making organisations might need to reregister to be able to take on new young people into their care after that transition period. But the Bill…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with organisations supporting children in care
I want to talk about the unintended consequences, and of course, you've talked about some of them already. But NYAS, you did say that you don't agree with section 10, which amends local authority duties so they have to take all reasonable steps to secure the…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with young people from Voices from Care
If I can ask you this, you've talked a lot about training foster carers or care providers: have you experienced where they have asked for extra training themselves and they haven't managed to get that? And particularly, Rowan, you talked about that…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
It's a really good news story, Cabinet Secretary. The Eco-Schools programme is hugely impressive, and you've already taken some of the information I was going to give back to you—that 90 per cent of schools have taken part. But I think it's really heartening…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
9. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the participation of schools in the Eco-Schools program? OQ61415
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Diolch, Cabinet Secretary, for your answer. With 11 per cent of our overall carbon emissions coming from our homes, it is critical that in order to meet our carbon reduction targets we have to improve the energy efficiency within the housing stock. Insulating…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
7. What is the Welsh Government doing to support the decarbonisation of homes? OQ61416
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
I was really pleased to see that you've reached your target, and I believe that that aim to reach 74 employee-owned businesses in Wales was to happen by 2026. So, that means that we are two years ahead of schedule. One such business in my area of Mid and West…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
5. What is the Welsh Government doing to support employee ownership of businesses? OQ61375
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I thank you for that answer, First Minister. The Welsh Government has, of course, got a proven track record of helping the economy in Mid and West Wales, through its support for micro, small and medium-sized businesses in the region, businesses like LEB…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
2. What is the Welsh Government doing to improve the economy in Mid and West Wales? OQ61374
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : direct payments for healthcare - evidence session with ADSS Cymru and the WLGA
I'm just wondering if you're seeing any of this now, and I suspect you are, all of you, and how easy it is to resolve it without the person who should be receiving the service being adversely affected.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : direct payments for healthcare - evidence session with ADSS Cymru and the WLGA
Of course, there could be a disincentive, and it's following on, isn't it, for health boards to promote the use of direct payments, and you've sort of covered it. If the individual remains under local authority care, then the health boards don't have to pay…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : direct payments for healthcare - evidence session with ADSS Cymru and the WLGA
Good afternoon. I'm going to talk about some of those issues and complexities between what is healthcare and what is social care, and there seem to be views that local authorities are having to fund more complex care packages, because the bar has been raised…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill : provision of social care services to children - evidence session with ADSS Cymru
I just didn't see how those two things came together. Thank you.
