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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

1,497 speeches and questions

6 December 2023Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I thank the Minister for that response. The Minister will be aware that the bridge over the Dyfi river is about to open. But, in January, the A493 and the A487 near Pontarddyfi will be closed for almost a month, from 15 January onwards, as I understand it…
6 December 2023Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
5. What consideration has the Cabinet committee on north Wales given to improving roads in Dwyfor Meirionnydd? OQ60359
6 December 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales
So, are you confident that the new agreement, once it kicks in, will allow nurses to stay in their professions and attract more nurses in, so that we can reach the safe staffing levels that we all want?
6 December 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales
It'll be looked at, but it's not going to be implemented, necessarily. Continuous professional development and the right for nurses to train during their working hours—is that something that is solid going to be in the agreement?
6 December 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales
That 36 hours is absolutely crucial to the nurses that I've spoken to as part of the agreement. So, they're looking for assurances on that. There are no assurances as yet.
6 December 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales
So, when will the 36-hour week, for example, be coming in?
6 December 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales
Yes. If I could return, as one does, to the workforce, which is the important element here. We know that there was industrial action last summer, or before last summer, and that you reached some kind of agreement with the nursing workforce. Getting a…
6 December 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales
Just to come in on that, you, Gill, have stated twice that you think it would be better to consider other jobs and roles to make the patient safe—occupational health, you mentioned, and pharmacists and so forth. So, would you adapt the Act in order to include…
6 December 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales
Thank you.
6 December 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales
And how do you monitor compliance with section 25A?
6 December 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales
No, fine. In terms of the 25A duty, stakeholders that have appeared before us have called for more clarity and guidance about the implementation of the broader section 25A duty. Do you agree that further guidance would be helpful and would support a more…
6 December 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales
So, to return to the initial point, you'd say that that's another success of the Act.
6 December 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales
Yes, just to correct the record, I wasn't saying, by the way, that we need an Act saying that we have to have a certain number of nurses. I was saying that if we have an Act in place that states that we need a specific number of nurses in order to be safe…
6 December 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales
There we are. You mentioned that there was nothing in the Act about employment and about the workforce. And the tone that I picked up was that, well, it's shame that there's nothing about that and that there's nothing that can be done. But don't you accept…
6 December 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: post-legislative scrutiny: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales
I'll be asking my question in Welsh. On what you said, you said that the concern was that there are unintended consequences emanating from the Act, and you said that there was nothing in written form in it talking about employment, about the workforce—
5 December 2023Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Waiting Well: An update on progress
With waiting lists at a record high in Wales, providing support for the thousands of patients currently waiting for treatment, especially as a means of pre-empting any potential deterioration in their condition, is crucial. But, while the aims of this…
28 November 2023Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Building Safety
I thank the Minister for her statement. I'm sure that the Senedd, and those affected by issues related to building safety, are all grateful for the latest information about this essential work that is being done through the agreement between Plaid Cymru and…
28 November 2023Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Outcome of the ‘Rebalancing Care and Support Programme’ consultation
Diolch i'r Dirprwy Weinidog. With our ageing population, high rates of long-term sickness, and increased pressures on front-line NHS services, ensuring that the provision of social care in Wales is fit for purpose is one of the most urgent policy challenges…
23 November 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Thank you. And finally—. That's good to hear, by the way, and it sounds at the moment like you're heading in the right direction, so, thank you for that, but it's a matter of time, really; time will tell. So, finally, vascular: that centralisation of vascular…
23 November 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Thank you, Chair. I just wanted to go after a few more detailed things, if possible—there are three main points, and I'll try to be brief. In terms of mental health, we know that the mental health services have been under the magnifying glass. Can we be…
23 November 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Thank you. If I may come back on that, Chair, and I appreciate that answer, Dyfed. In the same way, can you confirm whether you've appointed each one of the independent members to the board? Because you haven't had them all appointed so far. You certainly…
23 November 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Yes, thank you. This is a very interesting discussion. You've both mentioned one consistent theme—or two perhaps—which is the long term, how much time this is going to take, but, more than that, the culture and need to change the culture; that's something…
23 November 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Yes, very briefly. You mentioned there about reducing the number of agency staff, which is a very good thing. But is that true about locum doctors also, who are employed by surgeries that are managed? Because it seems to me that there might be a problem there…
23 November 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
Thank you. If I can just go back one step and build on the opening question that the Chair asked. Thank you very much to you both for coming in this morning. Just briefly, but very honestly, please, you've both come into this body from an external position…
23 November 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Chief Executive and interim Chair
I'll come in after the response. Thanks, Chair.