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Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Andrew R.T. Davies.
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Debate: Final report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
—feel disengaged from the process and ill-informed about how accountability should really be operating here.
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Debate: Final report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
Do you recognise that even in your Cabinet you've got Members who were elected with less than 40 per cent turnout in the last Welsh general election? That is a direct deficit. [Interruption.] People across Wales—[Interruption.]—people across Wales, after 25…
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Debate: Final report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
Diolch. I move amendment 1. Whilst the Welsh Conservatives are always happy to note a report, we cannot endorse this report. Although UK Conservative Governments have delivered law-making powers, tax-raising powers and a reserved powers model, turning this…
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report, 'Town Centre Regeneration'
Thank you. My wrist hurts from all the scribbling, but I'll try and do what I can with the limited time available. I'll begin, I think, as one of my colleagues did, by thanking the clerking team, the researchers, the lawyers and the auditor general and Audit…
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report, 'Town Centre Regeneration'
The committee extends its sincere appreciation to everyone who contributed to these visits and provided the committee with valuable insight that influenced the committee’s conclusions. In addition to these visits, the committee heard from Phil Prentice, from…
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report, 'Town Centre Regeneration'
Prynhawn da. Good afternoon. Thank you, Llywydd, for the opportunity to discuss the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee’s report on town centre regeneration. Our report touches all of our communities and constituencies. This inquiry considered…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Diolch. Currently, the issue of the Children Act 2004 (Children Missing Education Database) (Wales) Regulations 202X is under consultation. This states that a local authority must establish and operate a children-missing-education database, and that the…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
7. What is the Welsh Government's policy on children missing education? OQ60805
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: The Warm Homes Programme
As you indicated, Wales has some of the oldest and least thermally efficient housing stock compared with the UK and Europe. The Welsh Government estimates there are 614,000 or 45 per cent of households in Wales in fuel poverty and states that the Warm Homes…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Members, I propose that, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of today's meeting. Are Members content? I see that Members are content, so I would be grateful if we could move into private…
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Okay. Well, thank you very much. Thanks for staying almost half an hour later than scheduled. A transcript of today's meeting will be published in draft form and shared with you for you to check for accuracy before the final version is published. So, that…
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Okay. Thank you. My final question, and I will shrink it all into one: following the assessment of progress at the start of the year, what, if any, refresh has there been of the special measures framework? What does the next phase of the framework after…
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Before I conclude—and we're very nearly finished—two years ago, in March 2022, I wrote as Chair of this committee to your predecessors at the time, following a session we'd had with them, with a series of questions, one of which, and I'm quoting from the…
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
We've been shown figures suggesting that the regulation 28 notices, since April 2023, or since special measures were reintroduced, have approached over 60 per cent of the all-Wales figures just in Betsi. And obviously, a lot of those relate to matters before…
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Yes.
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Thank you, and jumping on, I think Carolyn referred to HM Coroners' reports—regulation 28 prevention of further deaths notice reports. I understand that at your board meeting on 25 January, a number of actions were discussed to strengthen responses to…
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
I'll jump in on a small bit that merits attention. Can I just ask you one supplementary? You referred to—and I think Carolyn developed this with you—partnership working in the context of other statutory services, particularly local authorities and social…
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
That's great. In which case, yes, please, Carolyn.
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Before you do, can I just clarify? We're technically due to finish in two minutes, but we've got a few more questions, so can you stay for a little bit longer?
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Can I just intercept there—a very, very short question? Because you mentioned—. Or, urology was in your question. We understand the royal college has now been in. When are they due to report?
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Okay. Yes, thank you.
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
I've got you down for sections 8, 9 and 10.
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
I think—. If you could continue with the next set of questions, and then we'll pass on to Carolyn Thomas.
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Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Okay. I'd better move on. Natasha Asghar.
