, Finance Committee
Group 1: Scope of the power in section 1 (Amendments 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 21, 13)
It's a really quick point, but I would have thought after yesterday that Llyr might have reconsidered whether he wanted to stop Ministers having these powers. But on the loopholes, I think you need to stop loopholes. The situation existed on income tax where…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
I would like to thank Rhys ab Owen for tabling this topical question because I think it really is an important issue. I'm very disappointed, but I will say not surprised, that the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 implementation has been deferred. Will the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Yes.
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
In the Members' pension scheme, decisions are made by the pension trustees following professional advice. The current representatives on the pension trustee board are Nick Ramsay and myself, representing Members, and, obviously, I'd be happy to answer…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Can I thank you, Minister? Most older people are on fixed incomes from the state pension, private pensions and the supplementary pension. As inflation is rising, especially energy and food are items that disproportionately affect people who are older, does…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
4. What assessment has the Minister made of the effect of the current rate of inflation on older people in Wales? OQ58138
, Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with academics
Thank you, Cadeirydd. I speak as someone who, as a child, was diagnosed as a clumsy child, because that's how they diagnosed people. And if you've ever seen my handwriting, which most Members here have seen, you'll realise that maybe I was somebody suffering…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill
I very much welcome the statement from the Minister. Procurement is one of the most powerful tools the Welsh Government has got in order to decide the type of Wales we're going to have. There is a very large procurement programme, not just by the Welsh…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Finally from me, the WeCare.Wales campaign, was it a success? Quite often, campaigns like that take several iterations to be successful. Did it work and are you thinking of running it again, and how will you assess whether it has worked? Will it be the number…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Do you see a role for professional development? I think that far too many people join as carers and when they finish working for the local authority or for the home, they end as carers, and we don't seem to have any career path, any career progression. I know…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you. Moving on to the workforce, we know there are more job vacancies than there are people. We know that domiciliary care has got huge shortages. We also know that people move from care into the health service because it pays better, and has done for…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
And my final question on this area is: what do you want it to look like, the care home sector? I've sort of talked around it a bit, and you've answered a bit, but could I just push you: what do you want it to look like? Do you want to see a mixed economy? How…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you. I'm not quite sure whether I heard this in one of our committee meetings, or I heard it from somebody talking to me, so apologies if it wasn't from a committee meeting, but what I was told, or what I heard, was that life would be a lot simpler if…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Can I move on to stability and quality of care home provision in general? How do you assess the state of the care home market for older people in Wales? I know that there are going to be variations between the very rural areas and big, urban areas like…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
We've had the ruling against Gwynedd Council regarding healthcare. Is that affecting how you're looking at this? Are you expecting more of those legal challenges to local authorities? It worked in Gwynedd; why wouldn't other providers go to court?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
And on the real living wage to care workers, the statement from Care Forum Wales is that that money doesn't actually make its way through to the providers.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
I was going to say that it is important. Can I urge you to look at top-up fees? Can I also urge you to look at top-up fees that appear unreasonable? I've heard stories of older people having to pay a top-up fee to go into the garden. I've heard stories of…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Do you share the concern expressed by some people who've talked to us about top-up fees?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you. If I move on to variations in expenditure. We know that the unit costs vary—i.e. the weekly care home placement costs—across Wales. Are the Welsh Government looking to see why it's happening, and are they looking for greater consistency and…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
You did. The only point I would raise is the third sector. We've been told that some third sector organisations are thinking of withdrawing. Are you seeing that as well? Most people in this meeting like the third sector, and we like co-operatives as a method…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Can I talk about how things have changed, and if you're happy with the way things have changed, in what direction you would like us to move? I remember when local authorities provided about 95 per cent of all provision; they now provide about 5 per cent. I…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Care Home Commissioning for Older People: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I want to talk about regional commissioning and shaping the market. How effective have the regional partnership boards been in developing regional strategies that help partners shape the care home market to provide the facilities and…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
May is brittle bone month. Brittle bone disease is a rare disorder that results in fragile bones that break easily. It's present at birth and usually develops in children who have a family history of the disease. The disease is often referred to as…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I want to ask for a Welsh Government statement on eating disorders. The 2018 eating disorders service review put forward an ambitious vision, based on earliest access to effective treatment and support in every part of Wales. Beat's new report finds that…
