9 November 2021 , Plenary
Debate: Voter Inclusion
The fact that we're having this debate today is proof, if ever proof was needed, that this Labour Welsh Government is out of ideas, out of its depth and out of its mind. Here we are, sitting here six months on from the Senedd elections and I can count the…
9 November 2021 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Good afternoon, Trefnydd. I would like to call for a statement from the Minister for health regarding fair pay for NHS staff, as I've been contacted by a number of constituents, given that Ysbyty Glan Clwyd is a major employer in the Vale of Clwyd, as is…
9 November 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much, First Minister, for that reply. My constituents, particularly those ones living on the coast in Rhyl and Prestatyn, are highly susceptible to flooding from rising sea levels. According to the International Energy Agency, commitments made…
9 November 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. Will the First Minister outline how his attendance at COP26 will benefit residents in the Vale of Clwyd? OQ57171
4 November 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales
Thanks again, Sue. I agree, again, with the majority of what you're saying, and it seems, through the things that I'm hearing from you and in other meetings that I have, that everybody's thinking along the same lines. I just hope that, in time to come, the…
4 November 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales
Thanks for that answer, Sue, and I agree with the majority of what you said, because I think that sort of collaborative working and ending the culture of working in siloes—I think that's going to be really pertinent, going forward, to address some of the…
4 November 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Health and social care workforce: evidence session with Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales
Thank you very much, Chair, and good morning to all the witnesses and thank you for the evidence that you've given the committee so far this morning. I just want to expand a bit on some of the points that Rhun made about the parity, or lack of parity, between…
4 November 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Post appointment scrutiny session with the interim chair, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Thank you very much.
4 November 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Post appointment scrutiny session with the interim chair, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Thank you, Mr Elias. I'm aware that your role is as an interim chair, and it's an 18-month term, so I'm just wondering: what do you want your legacy to be? What are your priorities that you're striving for? How would like your term to be remembered, and are…
4 November 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Post appointment scrutiny session with the interim chair, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Yes, sorry. Just how you think the performance of the health board should be judged over the short term, medium and long term.
4 November 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Post appointment scrutiny session with the interim chair, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Thank you very much, Mr Elias, for that answer, and I do agree with your answer in that it is a national problem, but I was just specifically asking about the regional consequences of some of the issues specifically to that area. But that's fine. Just to move…
4 November 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Post appointment scrutiny session with the interim chair, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Thank you very much, Chair, and can I just start by congratulating you on your appointment, Mr Elias? I was quite happy to read your background in mental health, as I've got a background in a similar profession, so I hope that can go towards promoting some…
2 November 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on the decarbonisation programme for health and social care
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd, and thank you for the statement this evening, Minister. I just want to declare an interest as I'm a Denbighshire county councillor and I'm going to mention local authorities. So, currently social care is run and operated by our…
2 November 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
Thank you very much, Minister, for your statement this afternoon, as well as for allowing Dr Atherton to brief members of the health committee at lunchtime today, which we're really grateful for. Minister, it's quite clear that we will never be able to stop…
19 October 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Constitutional Commission
Thank you for your statement this afternoon, Counsel General. But my biggest and most pertinent question to you is: why now? Our nation is facing multiple crises, massive challenges, and yet here we are once again devoting time to the constitution. This…
19 October 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: The Health and Social Care Winter Protection Plan 2021-22
Thank you for your statement this afternoon, Minister, and for providing officials to brief members of the Health and Social Care Committee ahead of this statement. I look forward to scrutinising your plans in detail, but, ahead of their release, I would be…
13 October 2021 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: The energy sector and the climate and nature emergencies
I would like to thank Plaid Cymru for tabling this debate this afternoon on a very important and pertinent issue. Apart from a few on the fringes of society, there is no-one on this planet who can deny the calamities facing us, from the changing climate that…
13 October 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you very much for that answer, Minister, but I do have concerns that extend beyond the current crisis in ambulance response times. Last week, an arson attack at Rhyl Football Club occurred at the same time as a fire at a hotel in Prestatyn. North Wales…
13 October 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
9. What consideration has the north Wales Cabinet committee given to the provision of emergency services in north Wales? OQ57011
12 October 2021 , Plenary
Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020-21
Good evening, everybody. I would just like to thank the children's commissioner and her staff for their ongoing work to protect the rights of Welsh children, and for the dedication they have shown throughout this past year. I do, however, have an issue with…
29 September 2021 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Transport
The argument is about the vehicle itself. If we improve the quality of the vehicles from diesel and petrol to electric on an increased volume of roads, that's the point I'm getting at, rather than the existing roads with diesel cars.
29 September 2021 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Transport
It’s a pleasure to take part in this debate this afternoon. Road-use charging schemes aren't the answer to congestion, nor the air pollution created as a result of stationary traffic. We have heard Members bemoaning the daily traffic chaos along stretches of…
29 September 2021 , Plenary
Topical Questions
I'd like to, firstly, thank Siân Gwenllian for bringing this topic to the Minister's attention this afternoon, because I want to focus on my constituency in the Vale of Clwyd in Denbighshire, where even today we've had a school closure due to COVID cases…
28 September 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental Relations
My constituents, like many people in north-east Wales, have closer ties to Chester, Liverpool and Manchester than what they do to Cardiff. How is the Welsh Government working with metro mayors in the north-west of England to achieve common goals and promote…
23 September 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Yes, thank you, Chair. I just wanted to briefly go back to the question around the chief social care officer, and I'd like to congratulate Mr Heaney on his appointment. I just want to ask: is this a step in the right direction in the integration of health and…
