, Health and Social Care Committee
Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
And part of that, you briefly mentioned, is respite.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
—what do you think could be done to help to meet the needs and expectations of the unpaid carer so they feel valued?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
And of course, the unpaid carers do such sterling work and never ever seem to get recognised as equal partners in this. If it is the case that, because of staff shortages, they're going to have to continue for longer and also meet much more complex needs when…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
So, basically, it's all coming back to a lack of staff in all of those departments that you've described.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
I want to ask about delays. You've mentioned that there's a backlog; we know there's a backlog in delays in care assessment services. Are you seeing any reviews, and are you able in any way to assist people to address those backlogs?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
Yes.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
Just very briefly—and you can write to me if we're short of time—that's all good, what you're doing, but the bit is the action after the report, whether they're discussed in a committee in that local authority. Where is it going? A report is all well and…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
Thank you for everything you're doing. We talk about the reports that to go local authorities, and talk about multi-agency work, but, of course, a lot of—. And you do inspect residential care areas for children, as well as adults. So, I want to focus back on…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Response to the UK Government Autumn Statement and Economic and Fiscal Forecasts
That was a very selective contribution.
, Plenary
90-second Statements
Diolch, Llywydd. It's Global Entrepreneurship Week, and I'd like to take this opportunity to celebrate the fantastic work that our colleges do, helping to kick-start the careers of budding entrepreneurs. Global Entrepreneurship Week is about encouraging…
, Plenary
Points of Order
Diolch, Llywydd. I want to raise a point of order about the behaviour that we all witnessed in this Chamber just a few minutes ago—behaviour that one of my colleagues felt so threatened by that she had to move away from that individual. And also that same…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I ask for an urgent Welsh Government statement on police standards in Wales? We learnt last week that Wiltshire Police is leading an investigation into alleged misogyny, corruption and racism in Gwent Police. That comes on the back of the police…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. First of all, I want to declare the fact that a close family member is a member of the RCN, before I speak on this. We all know that nurses are under huge pressure. We also all know that nurses were at the front line and instrumental…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
I think that last point you made is a hugely important one. It's one thing making a pledge, it's another thing meaning it. But there are two sides, of course, to the White Ribbon, and one is all the work that is done around the White Ribbon, but the White…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
In the past, the Commission has supported the White Ribbon campaign by holding an annual event in the Senedd and by raising money through the sale of White Ribbons in the Tŷ Hywel and Senedd shops, which you yourself, Jack, of course, requested. Since the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you for that answer, Counsel General. I don't know whether you've had time or opportunity to read and reflect on the new report by Manchester university on racial bias in the judiciary. It found discrimination to be directed particularly towards black…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
11. How does the Counsel General ensure that individuals have equal opportunities within the justice system in Wales? OQ58639
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
There is, as you say, Minister, some fantastic work that's going on in the schools around respectful and healthy relationships, and that's hugely important. But we need to spread the message wider than schools and take it outside the school gates to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 10: Offence of supplying prohibited single-use plastic product (Amendments 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 38, 13, 14, 39, 15, 16)
I understand quite clearly what has been said by the Minister, and also by Janet. She's right, people don't want to find themselves in a position where they're going to be prosecuted because they happen to be holding stock. But the other side of that, of…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 9: Future policy arrangements: Single-use plastics pollution strategy and Reusable Products Taskforce (Amendments 35, 65, 48, 79)
Whilst I absolutely agree with the sentiments of both individuals in putting forward these amendments—and what Janet has said I particularly support; I don't think there's a person in the room who wouldn't—that it is a really bad situation we find ourselves…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 6: Products made of oxo-degradable and oxo-biodegradable plastic (Amendments 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 24)
I do cover the majority of rural Wales, and I do see, as Jenny's just described, bits of plastic—pink, or blue, or green, whatever colour it might be—on the hedgerows. And I think the precautionary principle here is sensible; it's the only way to go forward…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 5: Exemptions in relation to carrier bags (Amendments 82, 57, 85, 86)
I'm going to also support it and, like Jenny, I wasn't aware that people were still using plastic bags. An awful lot of what they are dispensing and what they're handing over already exist in plastic bags in any case, so would just be double-wrapping plastic…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 2: Guidance, raising awareness and education (Amendments 6, 28, 34, 36, 37, 66, 46, 47, 49, 50, 80)
Again, I don't want to echo everything that Jenny has said, but I agree with everything that Jenny has said, and the fact that the Minister mentioned working with the Welsh Local Government Association is of significance to me, particularly because the local…
, Plenary
Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s Report—'Everybody’s affected: Peer on peer sexual harassment among learners'
I want to thank that committee for this report and all those people who've contributed towards it. I'd particularly like to thank the Everyone's Invited movement for shining a light on the prevalence of peer-on-peer sexual harassment. I was pleased to read…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
The Senedd's Finance Committee reported this month that Wales is in danger of losing out financially if the UK Government fails to co-operate with the Welsh Government on post-EU funding. That's despite repeated Tory promises that Wales would receive not a…
