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Topical Questions
Well, my question is around the broader issue of the safety of the hospital estate and the NHS estate, which ties into the question raised by Altaf. Therefore, thinking about the Princess of Wales Hospital as well, will the Cabinet Secretary write to Rachel…
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Topical Questions
Thank you for the question, Altaf, and it is an excellent question. Of course, this incident also exemplifies the deteriorating condition of the NHS estate more broadly. On the Welsh Government’s watch, the high-risk maintenance backlog alone has reached…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
Thank you. I will certainly do that. As I understand it, around £250,000 of Commission funding is spent on rent, mainly to private landlords. Over the period of a Senedd, that would mean that as near as dammit to £1 million of Commission public funding will…
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Questions to the Senedd Commission
5. What discussions has the Commission had with the Remuneration Board about different options for residential accommodation for Senedd Members in Cardiff? OQ61712
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
I'll come to my question—thank you, Llywydd. It's clear, therefore, that these changes have failed and we need an assessment. So, will the Cabinet Secretary come to Llandderfel and Llanuwchllyn to see these changes in action, and ensure that the bus service…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Thank you very much to the Cabinet Secretary for that response. You’ll be aware that the changes to the T3, for example, have been in force now for around about a year. And in the year since the T3 changed its timetable, there is no doubt that the quality of…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
3. What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the success of the changes made to TrawsCymru bus timetables? OQ61711
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
I'm pleased to see that the children's commissioner's report identified mental health as a priority area for her work, because as I've mentioned a number of times now, ensuring prompt and effective mental health treatment for children is crucially important…
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Short Debate: Filling the gaps: The case for training dentists in Bangor
I don't know where the Government here in Wales gets the idea that there are lessons to be learned by the Westminster Government from Wales when it comes to dentistry because, if my inbox is anything to go by, then it's clear that there is a crisis in…
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Debate on petition P-06-1474, 'Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres'
Thank you for giving way. Do you accept despite that, although they say that these sites won’t close, the visitor centres won’t close, the truth is that, in a meeting with me, they have said that it’ll be some sort of external catering that will be provided—a…
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Debate on petition P-06-1474, 'Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres'
—and local representatives to discuss that option, please? Thank you for your patience.
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Debate on petition P-06-1474, 'Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres'
It's a shame that the Government hasn't carried out a study of the economic value of downhill mountain biking. We know that Scotland conducted such a study, and it mentions that downhill mountain biking contributes £150 million to the Scottish economy. There…
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Debate on petition P-06-1474, 'Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres'
Thank you very much, Carolyn, for presenting this debate and opening the debate, and congratulations on your appointment, and good luck. I am going to focus specifically on Coed y Brenin. Of course, Coed y Brenin is the birthplace of downhill mountain biking…
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Topical Questions
I would like to start, if I may, by offering my deepest sympathies to the family of June Fox-Roberts during this very difficult time. Our thoughts are with them. Of course, what makes this issue even sadder is that the atrocity was entirely preventable, as…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Economic Growth
I'd like to raise two points, please. Firstly, economic growth is inexorably determined by the health of the population, and we constantly have amongst the highest rates of economic inactivity in the UK, which is mostly driven by long-term sickness within the…
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Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Mental Health and Well-being
I'd like to thank the Minister for the statement, and welcome her to her new role. Best of luck with your new role. I want to start my contribution, if I may, by thanking all of the charities and the third sector organisations that do such valuable work in…
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Questions to the First Minister
I thank Natasha for that opening question. If we have learned anything from the pandemic, it is the need to look after the well-being of the workforce. That means giving them the flexibility in order to have a better work-life balance, or to develop their…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ophthalmology services
The Member for Clwyd West makes a very important point. Stanley hospital does provide excellent services, and of course I would agree with the need to expand that provision and ensure that more is done. There is a broader question there in terms of health…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ophthalmology services
facing us underlines this urgency. And when looking at the state of eye care in our health service, then there is no surprise at all that they have come to this conclusion. Around one in every eight people who are on a waiting list are there because of…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ophthalmology services
'tidal wave...of blindness'
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ophthalmology services
and that the current president has warned that there is a
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ophthalmology services
'the last chance we have to plan a viable future for eyecare in Wales',
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ophthalmology services
Thank you, Llywydd, and I thank Sam Rowlands for bringing forward this timely debate, and we will be supporting it. Because as the wording of the motion suggests, ophthalmology services are on the brink, and there is no time to lose in order to rectify the…
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Natural Resources Wales—Annual Scrutiny 2023-24'
I thank Llyr Gruffydd, the committee and the clerking team, and the research team, for the comprehensive work that they've done on this report. When the current Llywydd was the Minister for Rural Affairs, many years ago now, Wales showed vision and leadership…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Women's healthcare
I can't comprehend what women have to endure. Of course, here in Wales we have work outcomes in cancer care, eye care—and I'll be referring to that later, in another debate. We see maternity services creaking, and abortion services that don't exist in many…
