, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Social Care
Absolutely. Of course, Carers Wales and the older people's commissioner were concerned about safeguarding issues, because it is about people at home, as you quite rightly say, and those people being able—and some of them would be very vulnerable—to trust…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Social Care
They want to see improvement in the quality of continuing healthcare when we're talking about extending direct payments, rather than the opposite.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Social Care
I’m going to carry on talking about continuing healthcare and some of the potential risks that have been passed on to us. And one of those, of course, is that it leads to improvement in quality of care rather than the opposite.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with the Minister for Social Care
Good morning, Minister.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister
I think integrity, respect, judgment and timing are everything. And what have you done today? My father was involved in the D-day landing. Before that, he'd been a prisoner of war for four years. What you've done today is put a focus here. You have prevented…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Care: Transforming Children's Services
I want to focus on Parts 3 and 4, but I also want to make the point that I welcome working with Plaid Cymru on removing that profit element from the care sector. But due to time restrictions, I want to focus on 3 and 4. Part 3 is about sharing, through a good…
, Plenary
Short Debate: A construction skills system fit for the future
In Wales, the Welsh Government has worked over many years with industry stakeholders to implement policies that aim to strengthen the skills system. In 2018, Qualifications Wales published 'Building the Future', the review of qualification in the construction…
, Plenary
Short Debate: A construction skills system fit for the future
CITB forecast that the construction output in Wales would grow by an annual average of 1.2 per cent between 2004 and 2008. Clearly, the industry has huge importance and impact across the Welsh economy. Here are some of the examples of the ongoing…
, Plenary
Short Debate: A construction skills system fit for the future
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. The theme of today's debate is construction: a construction skills system fit for the future. I'd like to give a minute of my time to Mike Hedges, after I speak. I've always been a keen advocate for the construction industry in Wales…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
No flies on you, Russell. [Laughter.]
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Thank you. We are always wanting to engage with people, and to make the experience of anybody coming here a good experience, so, of course, we would commit to engaging. And the Commission's newly designed inclusive customer service training module will…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Thank you, Luke, for your question. The Senedd is committed to making the Senedd estate welcoming and accessible to people with dementia, and to the people that accompany them as well. Since the Commission committed to becoming a dementia-friendly…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
I absolutely do agree with you, Mike. Hearing loop provision around the estate has been audited and improved, and improved one-to-one loop systems are installed at reception in all three buildings. We have now purchased newer, more advanced portable loop…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Again, all the points that you make are absolutely valid, and I was really pleased to see, when you were asking your question, that the interpretation was here. But you're right, obviously, to say that that wasn't the case for all of that afternoon's session…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
I thank you, Julie, for that question. The Senedd Commission remains committed to optimising the active participation of people who are deaf or hard of hearing in the work of the Senedd. On our estate, services and facilities, including BSL interpreters…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Okay. And you would ask for those views.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Are you confident that they feel confident in those processes? That they meet their needs.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
Community involvement, obviously, is really high up there now, and I just want to know what sort of interactions you've had with that local community group and how they're going to be consulted on the revised plans that you're now discussing.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 6
You've mentioned several times—good morning, everybody—that everything you're doing is according to the planning rules. I accept that, because that's what you're bound by. Have you made any representation to the Welsh Government or any other authority that…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Okay. There we are. That shortened my questions.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
—so that has left me a little bit confused with what I'm supposed to be asking you now. [Laughter.]
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Okay. I was going to ask you about the carbon budget 3 plan, but you mentioned a carbon budget 4 plan—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Do you think you're going to end up in the High Court being accused, like the UK Government have been, of giving insufficient evidence to produce your carbon budget delivery plan?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Please.
