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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Without this gaping hole being filled, there's clearly no real basis to go forward on the basis of an only partial report. But responding to you in May, I detailed evidence showing that the UK Government is actually more aligned with the Welsh Government…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
What, if any, action have you therefore since taken to investigate the serious omissions I identified and gather the necessary missing evidence?
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Diolch, Llywydd. Responding to your statement here in May on justice in Wales, I stated, 'given that senior police officers told me during my visit to the north-west regional organised crime unit that: all north Wales emergency planning is done with…
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Debate: Support for the Armed Forces Community
Three hundred and thirty-three years after the formation of the first regiments that would later become the Royal Welsh, we commend both this motion and the content of the proposed amendment. In 2022, the Royal British Legion is, in fact, remembering and…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Improving the Energy Efficiency of Welsh Homes
I just have two questions, as chair of the cross-party group on fuel poverty and energy efficiency, which have come from the group. We heard reference earlier to the Equality and Social Justice Committee inquiry into fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Stroke
Just to clarify, you said, I think, that I had said that there was a special category for strokes in England and there was a 47-minute—. No, what I said was that they've recategorised strokes as an emergency in category 2, and category 2 collectively had a 47…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Stroke
Will you give way?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Stroke
The latest SSNAP data also shows that it takes on average six hours and 35 minutes between stroke onset and arrival at hospital in Wales, compared to three hours and 41 minutes in England and two hours and 41 minutes in Northern Ireland. This impacts on the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Stroke
Diolch, Llywydd. Our motion today proposes that this Senedd notes that World Stroke Day is 29 October 2022, recognises the urgent response required to prevent danger to life for people suffering a stroke, and instructs the Senedd's Health and Social Care…
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal—Take-up of Benefits Bill
In January 2019, the Bevan Foundation launched its project on the Welsh benefits system, aiming to develop a coherent and streamlined framework of help in Wales. As they said: 'The Welsh Government and Welsh local authorities provide a number of different…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Scrutiny of Digital Health and Care Wales: Evidence session with Digital Health and Care Wales
I have, yes. First, just briefly on that, you mentioned cross-border; what about the border with England? Because I've visited several GP practices that service a cross-border patient list, and we also know that health boards, particularly those close to the…
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Scrutiny of Digital Health and Care Wales: Evidence session with Digital Health and Care Wales
Yes, indeed. I've not been in my last job for nearly 20 years, but I remember by then, cobwebs were growing on our fax machines. What, if any, outstanding operational issues do you have, and what barriers have you had to address in establishing the…
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Scrutiny of Digital Health and Care Wales: Evidence session with Digital Health and Care Wales
Thank you very much. Bore da, good morning. Previous reports on the NHS Wales informatics service by the Public Accounts Committee, which preceded the current Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee, highlighted major issues in terms of delivery…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
Thank you for your statement and for our short meeting earlier, which was very helpful. Responding to your update on Ukraine statement here four weeks ago, I referred to your constructive relationship, which you've referred to again, with the former UK…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting
Right, Members. Well, under Standing Order 17.42, I propose to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: the items for the remainder of the meeting itself, and item 3 of our meeting on 26 October. Are Members content? Thank you.
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Scrutiny of Accounts—Welsh Government 2020-21
Okay. Thank you. Well, that brings us, I think, to the end of our formal questions. There were some other matters we'd hoped to question you on, but time has worked against us. So, we'll pick those up, hopefully, in correspondence with yourselves, if that's…
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Scrutiny of Accounts—Welsh Government 2020-21
Mike, do you want to just ask one question?
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Scrutiny of Accounts—Welsh Government 2020-21
Rhianon Passmore's got a quick question.
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Scrutiny of Accounts—Welsh Government 2020-21
Thank you. Natasha Asghar, could you pick up on staffing arrangements, please?
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Scrutiny of Accounts—Welsh Government 2020-21
Thank you. Over to Rhys ab Owen.
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Scrutiny of Accounts—Welsh Government 2020-21
Thank you. Rhianon Passmore.
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Scrutiny of Accounts—Welsh Government 2020-21
Before you continue, I'll just bring Natasha Asghar in with a supplementary.
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Scrutiny of Accounts—Welsh Government 2020-21
Croeso. Welcome back to the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee. We're still in evidence session with Welsh Government officials, and I hand over to Rhianon Passmore to carry on with the questions.
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Scrutiny of Accounts—Welsh Government 2020-21
Before we move on, would Members like a five-minute break, or would you like to plough on? A break. Okay. If we can come back at just after 10:50, please.
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Scrutiny of Accounts—Welsh Government 2020-21
Can I just bring Mike in?