Delyth Jewell

Speeches

139

113 in Plenary, 26 in committee

Words spoken

32,973

Spoken in Welsh: 17%

Votes cast

52

of 52 held while sitting

Voted with the government

96%

50 of 52 votes where it took a side

Votes against own party

0

Oral questions asked

0

Written questions tabled

0

Speeches count contributions in Plenary and committees, leaving out the Llywydd's and deputies' chairing. Votes cast are out of the votes held while the Member sat. Against party means voting for when most of the Member's own party voted against, or the other way round; abstaining doesn't count.

• The NHS50%
• Social care37%
• Mental health13%
• Policing and justice11%
• Culture, sport and Wales in the world6%
• Public health4%
• Equality and human rights4%
• The economy and jobs4%

Share of this Member's speeches that touch each brief. A speech can touch more than one.

1. 20 October 2026, Plenary

   Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme

   Diolch, Catherine, for those questions. I know that there were a few other points that I won't repeat, but I appreciate why you're asking them, of course. In terms of the safeguarding point—and I appreciate that you've raised this before—the system is very…

2. 20 October 2026, Plenary

   Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme

   Diolch, Kiera. Yes. The short answer is, yes, certainly I will work with counterparts on this. Overseas workers should be valued. They should be treated no differently from workers who have been recruited domestically. They help make people's lives better…

3. 20 October 2026, Plenary

   Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme

   Diolch, Nigel. In terms of the final challenge that you put to me there, it is of course a fair one: we shouldn't ever be, and I would never want to be, measuring the work that we are doing here in terms of just structures or what's written down on a piece of…

4. 20 October 2026, Plenary

   Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme

   Thank you, Elfed. I apologise that I'll have my back to you as I respond. I agree that we should ensure that the system is far more attractive in order to attract people into the workforce, and I agree that all of the voices that you've just mentioned need to…

5. 20 October 2026, Plenary

   Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme

   Diolch, Natasha. I'm sorry that you think that it's weak. We're talking about stuff here that we can't afford not to do. This is about making people's lives better. It's about making sure that people can have a better quality of life. What on earth are we…

6. 20 October 2026, Plenary

   Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme

   Thanks again, Jayne.