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Speeches and questions

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

777 speeches and questions

12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Okay. Cecilia—anything you want to respond to Altaf's two questions, and any other comments that you want to make in regards to the Bill.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Thank you, Chris. I'll ask Altaf, if you want to come in, and then I'll bring Cecilia in then.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
So, I'm just looking at anybody who would like to come in first. If you just indicate, and I'll bring you in. There we are. Okay, Chris and Nathan.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Yes. Thank you, Nathan and Chris. Altaf Hussain.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Thank you, Cecilia. I'm going to come to Nathan and Chris now, to respond to Mark's questions.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Thank you. I was going to bring Nathan and Chris in, but Cecilia wants to come in with a quick point on that. Then I'll come to you finally, Nathan and Chris. Cecilia.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Thank you, Cecilia. Just before I bring Chris and Nathan in, are there any other questions that you wanted to ask or points you wanted to make, Mark?
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Thank you, Shahd. And, Cecilia, did you want to come in on that point, on Mark's question, as well?
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
I'll pause a moment. Anybody else? Would any of you like to address that point first? I'm just looking at the screen. Okay, there we are—Shahd, I'll come to you first, then. Shahd.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Thank you, Chris. Thank you. I'm going to bring in one of my other colleagues now—Mark Drakeford. He's got a series of questions as well. I might come back to you, Shahd, as well, if you haven't felt that you've addressed all the points that Mabon asked as…
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
There we are. Shahd, did you want to come in at all, or Nathan or Chris as well? Just indicate if you want to come in. There we are, Chris or Nathan.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Thank you, Cecilia. Did you have any other questions, Mabon? If not, I'll see whether anybody wants to come in on the two questions.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Cecilia, do you want to come in on that question or the question before? Any points you want to make to the last two questions?
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Thank you so much. I'm just wondering, Mabon, if you want to come in with another question and then I'll bring in Cecilia.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Thank you, Shahd. That's a view I know others have expressed as well, so that's really helpful. And then Chris or Nathan, did you want to come in on Mabon's question?
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
So, Chris, do you want to come in, or Nathan? Then I'll bring in Shahd. Perhaps you want to come in first, and I'll come to you then, Chris.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Okay, that's really helpful. Thank you, Cecilia. I'm going to bring in another one of the Members in the room now, Mabon ap Gwynfor, to ask some questions. Mabon.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
No. In that case, I'll come—. Oh, Cecilia, did you want to come in? Sorry.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Thank you. We're in listening mode at the moment, but that's really helpful. Joyce, do you have any further questions?
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
I'm pleased. Have you got anything to say in terms of any opening comments? Joyce, do you want to just repeat one of your earlier questions, as well, and I'll bring you in, Shahd?
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Oh, Chris. Sorry, can I come in? I'm so sorry to interrupt, but we've got quite a lot of other questions to get through. What you're saying is really, really helpful, but it might be that some of what you're saying could be drawn out in some of the other…
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Thank—
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
No, you're much better now. The clarity is much better.
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Oh, Chris. I'm sorry to interrupt. I'm just checking—. We can just about hear you, but we're struggling a little bit, so I'm just checking; if you move back a bit, I wonder whether that will help the sound a bit. Perhaps carry on—oh, that's much better. Thank…
12 June 2024Health and Social Care Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with disabled people on proposals to introduce direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare
Okay, no problem at all. I'll come back to you in a moment as well. Shahd, I'll come back to you with any opening thoughts that you've got and then perhaps to consider what Joyce has asked as well. Perhaps I'll bring Nathan or Chris in, if you want to speak…