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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you, Gareth. With that, we'll move to item 1. We have apologies this afternoon from Joyce Watson. There are no substitutes. If there are any declarations of interest, Members will say them now.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Gareth.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Yet to be seen. Mike.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Jack.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I'd like to welcome Members to the committee this afternoon. This is the first committee meeting of the Health and Social Care Committee of this sixth Senedd. First of all, I think I should ask Members to introduce themselves. I'll start with myself. My name…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good afternoon and welcome, everyone.
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister, for that answer, and, indeed, Powys health board, working with the local authority, have submitted the proposals for the plan—the proposal that you've outlined. I've raised this matter with you a number of times previously, First…
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Questions to the First Minister
1. What is the Welsh Government doing to improve health outcomes in Powys? OQ56773
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Well, I wasn't suggesting that is the case at all. That'll be the case in countries around the world, but I was suggesting it was to a greater extent in Wales and that lessons need to be learned from that specifically. Now, a Wales-only inquiry, and not being…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you for your answer, Minister. I appreciate what you've said. I think, from my perspective, we as Welsh Conservatives were raising deep concerns about the level of hospital-acquired infections in Wales from last summer onwards. There was a sense, I…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, do you feel it would be appropriate to apologise on behalf of the Welsh Government for its failure to contain hospital transmissions during the first and second waves of the pandemic?
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2021
—with that as well. Have I gone on too long, Presiding Officer? I will come to an end there, because the new Presiding Officer in the corner there has told me that I must be going over time. I will end there, then, stand-in Presiding Officer in the corner…
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2021
Thank you, Minister, for the regulations today and bringing them forward. I can certainly say that, as Welsh Conservatives, we’ll be supporting the regulations today that have been brought forward in retrospect, because clearly they are relaxing a number of…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you for your answer, Minister. I'd like to ask you about your tests and testing strategy. As it stands now, some TB-infected cattle are not being detected by Welsh Government's own tests, and this clearly causes great frustration to the farming industry…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
7. Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's bovine TB eradication plan? OQ56639
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Coronavirus
Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. Minister, can I thank you for your update this afternoon? On the delta variant, although we're looking at higher numbers of infections in Wales, there are still relatively low numbers of hospitalisations, fortunately…
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& 6. The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2021 and The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 12) Regulations 2021
Can I first of all say to the Minister that we'll be supporting, as Welsh Conservatives, the regulations this afternoon, as these regulations are clearly in regard to opening up our society and economy, which, of course, we support? I did notice in your…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Services supporting people to recover from COVID-19
Minister, can I thank you for your statement today? I certainly very much welcome what you've said, in terms of funding for diagnosis and support for long COVID. I, like many in this Chamber, I think, would have been shocked by the ONS figures that said as…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Motion under Standing Order 17.2 to give instructions to a relevant committee in relation to the all-Wales NVZ
I've taken part in past debates on the introduction of the Welsh Government's NVZ approach, so I'm largely going to use my time today to highlight the plight and example of one particular farming family and how these regulations will affect them. But for the…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Minister. I appreciate that you've given a little bit more detail about the timescale. You referred to having that information back from the health boards by, I think you said, next week. And I suppose the question then is timescales about the…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Minister. I appreciate your answer. I suppose it's not just health authorities, but it's other health professionals that you need to work with as well, and many of those I've spoken to over the last couple of weeks just feel disappointed that they…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, in my new role, I would like to first of all just say congratulations on your appointment, and I hope to work constructively with you, particularly with regards to the challenges ahead, which we have to face together as a country…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Coronavirus
Can I thank the Minister for her statement this afternoon, and say that the number of people in hospital with coronavirus is at its lowest level since the start of the pandemic? And as the Minister pointed out as well, we've seen that 10-day period where…
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, 7., 8., 9. & 10. The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021, The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021, The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2021, The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2021 and The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 10) Regulations 2021
Can I first of all thank the Minister for her introduction to the regulations today, and can I congratulate the Minister very sincerely on her new appointment also? We in Welsh Conservatives will support the regulations this afternoon, as, in my opinion, and…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, the latest package that you refer to was in regard to support that businesses could see for the first time when the eligibility checker opened last Monday and businesses were left disappointed and let down. I don't think it's right to dismiss…
