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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

2,366 speeches and questions

24 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Motion under Standing Orders 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting and for the meeting on 1 February 2024
We'll move to item 3. I propose in accordance with Standing Order 17.42 that as a committee we resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 7 of today's meeting, and for the meeting on 1 February, when we'll be considering our report on the Welsh…
24 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you, Jack. Dyfed Edwards, thank you for being with us. Diolch yn fawr iawn. We appreciate your time this morning. We'll send you a transcript of the proceedings for your review of this morning's session, but as a committee we hope to publish our report…
24 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you. Jack Sargeant.
24 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you, Dyfed. Mabon ap Gwynfor.
24 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you. Thanks, Gareth. I was just going to ask, perhaps on that last point, Dyfed, as well, how would you go about, or how would you draw on your skills as chair to have that constructive relationship with the chief exec, the other board members, the…
24 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you, Joyce. Gareth Davies.
24 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you, Sarah. Joyce Watson.
24 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
I understand. Diolch yn fawr. Sarah Murphy.
24 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you, Dyfed. And are there any other roles that you hold that could either be perceived as a conflict of interest or be a conflict of interest, and how would you address and deal with those issues?
24 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you, Dyfed, for your answer. You referred to your business and other roles in the past. Are there particular skills that you think that you've developed from some of your previous roles that you particularly think would be good as chair of the health…
24 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
So, we move to item 2. Item 2 is the pre-appointment hearing for the role of chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. We have a session this morning with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate, who is Dyfed Edwards, whom I'd like to welcome to…
24 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Bore da a chroeso i bawb. Welcome to the Health and Social Care Committee this morning. I move to item 1. We have no apologies this morning. We have a full house of Health and Social Care Committee members. If there are any declarations of interest, please…
23 January 2024Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Escalation and intervention arrangements
I think there are two aspects to the Minister's statement this afternoon, and I thank the Minister for her statement. I think the first part of the statement is a pretty sobering statement in terms of the state of some of our health boards and the…
23 January 2024Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you, acting Presiding Officer. Can I add to the statement requested by Jane Dodds, please, Trefnydd? Last week, I met, alongside my colleague Craig Williams MP, with Nidec Control Techniques and the officials in Newtown at their site. I was pleased—and…
17 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
In that case, we'll move to item 4, and I propose in accordance with Standing Order 17.42 that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting, if Members are content. Yes. Thank you.
17 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Paper(s) to note
We'll move to item 3. There are a number of papers to note. I'll quickly go through them: a letter from the interim chair and chief exec of Betsi health board, following our meeting in November; a letter from the Nursing and Midwifery Council. There are…
17 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-2025: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you for that clarification. Thank you, Ministers and officials, for being with us today. There were a couple of areas where you agreed to supply some additional information, so we're grateful for that. If it's going to be in time, though, for our…
17 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-2025: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Have you got the correct figure? What's the correct figure?
17 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-2025: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you, Ministers. Is there anything else—? Mabon, you didn't have a question on the back of this—? No. Thank you.
17 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-2025: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Ten minutes.
17 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-2025: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
I appreciate that. Can I just check with Ministers and officials: are you okay to stay on for an extra five minutes to 12.05 p.m.? Does that cause any problem at all, just so I can give Joyce Watson the full 10-minute allocation to her set of questions?…
17 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-2025: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Sure. I appreciate that.
17 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-2025: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
And I suppose it also points to the fact that their ring-fenced allocation isn't sufficient, because they're spending above the allocation that's been ring-fenced.
17 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-2025: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Health boards, sorry.
17 January 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-2025: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you, Minister. And, just quickly, you mentioned local authorities that have spent above their increased allocation for ring-fenced mental health services—I think you said £691 million against the £726 million, so that's about £140 million. So, does…