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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting
Well, now, can I move to a motion to exclude the public? So, I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee resolves to meet in private for item 4 of today's meeting. Are Members content? Members, I can see, are content, so, if no…
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Papers to note
We have a paper to note, a letter from the Minister for Social Justice, an update on implementing the recommendations from the Public Accounts Committee report, 'Delivering for future generations: the story so far'. In late 2020 and early 2021, the fifth…
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions
In the event of an emergency, an alarm will sound in the building, and the ushers will direct everyone physically present to the nearest safe exit and assembly point.
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Bore da. Croeso. Good morning and welcome to this meeting of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee in the Senedd. For those who may be tuning in, apologies for keeping you; we had a bit of extra work to consider in our pre-session. Apologies…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Hydrogen strategy
Do you also, like me, welcome the fact that many large north Wales businesses are relying on HyNet in the future and fully supporting it, and that, although there are only 50 years' storage capacity for the HyNet project, this is to provide the breathing…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Hydrogen strategy
Will you give way, please?
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report: 'Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner: An update'
I'm sorry if you missed it. I stated that it's in our work programme and we'll be doing this in the autumn session of the Senedd. We'll be treating this as a priority matter and not something to take weeks and months before we've got anything to report.
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report: 'Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner: An update'
I'm pleased to speak in this debate as Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee, which you kindly referred to. The committee, which has the acronym PAPAC, has long-term interest in the implementation of the Well-being of Future…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
In your written statement update on the Homes for Ukraine scheme last Wednesday, you referred to the latest UK Government figures then, which stated that as of 30 May, 4,909 visas had been issued to people from Ukraine with a sponsor in Wales, which was up…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Cost-of-living Update
Okay, I'll finish. The Welsh Government's cost-of-living support scheme guidance for local authorities allows for payments to be made until the scheme closes on 30 September, but leaves it to them to decide when. What action, finally, therefore, is the Welsh…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Cost-of-living Update
Diolch. You say—. I'll begin with the end and get the controversial bit over with. You say the cost-of-living crisis has 'its roots firmly in Downing Street'. In fact, inflation to May, which are the last international figures I can find, point to inflation…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
It's more than regrettable that the Welsh Government has failed to deliver promised improvements at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and that successive health Ministers, term after term, have failed to address serious issues regarding the health board…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you. I would be grateful if, as you stated, your officials would follow up with the group and myself as chair when they have the information to hand. Changing tack, reference was made earlier by my colleague Tom Giffard to residential women's centres in…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you. Of course, we've also called for that, as have large numbers of Conservative MPs, alongside Labour MPs and other parties also. I hope that answer meant that that money will be going in its entirety to hardest-hit households. It wasn't exactly…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Diolch, Llywydd. Well, as we heard, 13 days ago, the UK Government announced a new £15 billion cost-of-living support package targeted towards millions of low-income households, bringing its total cost-of-living support so far to £37 billion. As we heard…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Could I call for a single statement, on rail services in north-east Wales? I don't know whether you read in our local press last Saturday reporting of the Wrexham-Bidston Rail Users' Association saying that Transport for Wales appears incapable of providing…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting
Members, I now propose that in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), the committee resolves to meet in private for items 6 and 7 of today's meeting. Are all Members content? I see that all Members are content. Therefore, I'd be grateful if we could now…
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Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you very much indeed for that. Clearly, the IT gremlins choose to hit usually at the worst times, and they don't discriminate between Senedd, Parliament, Government or any other body, or the witnesses that we frequently have before us. So, can I thank…
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Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you very much for that. I think the social services and well-being Act's codes of practice do talk about the need for local authorities to promote and support, although it wasn't on the face of the legislation at the time. And I'm pleased that you…
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Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you. It's apparent from the recent Audit Wales report on direct payments for adult social care users that many local authorities are not doing enough to encourage the use of direct payments and to make people aware they can have support for the use of…
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Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Okay, thanks. I'm sure you'll agree it's important that we not only to identify the strengths, but also identify and agree the areas where further change could be required. But how will you ensure better information sharing generally between Social Care…
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Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you. To conclude, therefore, how will the national outcomes framework for health and social care be integrated into existing performance management arrangements for health and social care bodies, and how will changes to performance management…
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Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you very much indeed. A quick supplementary first, following Mike Hedges's set of questions. One of the key contributors to quality and sustainable care home provision for a number of decades in Wales and to the Welsh Government's agenda on extra-care…
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Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you. Well, that brings us to the final set of questions. Are you okay to hang on for a couple of minutes, given the late start we had?
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Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you very much indeed. Mike Hedges, could you take up the questions, please?
