Reform UK

Speeches and questions

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

35 speeches and questions

21 October 2026Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Prostate cancer strategy
Every Member here will have met a constituent who has lived with prostate cancer or a family who has lost someone to it. A man who put off seeing the GP because he felt fine. A wife who noticed something was wrong before he did. A son who now gets himself…
20 October 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, soldiers from Wales answered their country's call in Northern Ireland. Some never came home, and this Remembrance Day we will rightly honour their memory. Those deployed as part of Operation Banner witnessed violence, experienced loss and…
20 October 2026Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
11. How is the Welsh Government supporting the mental health of veterans in Wales who face investigation or prosecution relating to their service in Northern Ireland? OQ64774
13 October 2026Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion: The Armed Forces Bill
Reform UK supports the Armed Forces Bill, and Reform Wales will be supporting this LCM. Reform in Wales will always be proud to support veterans here in Wales. The armed forces covenant is a commitment of real significance. It provides that those who have…
13 October 2026Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Update on winter preparedness
Cabinet Minister, when ice and snow arrive, disabled people are often the first to be cut off from healthcare. A wheelchair user cannot safely cross an untreated pavement, and someone who relies on accessible transport may find services cancelled without…
13 October 2026Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I would like to request an urgent Government statement on the independence, accountability and powers of Care Inspectorate Wales. When social services fail, accountability cannot be optional. Section 150 of Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act…
24 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate.
Hi. My interest is mental health, actually. I was interested in the mental health part that you did. But the question: what approach will you take to ensure the organisation has a vision, structure and culture that all staff will be fully engaged with and…
22 September 2026Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Welsh Defence Ethical Framework
Minister, you say you don't want to delay or add uncertainty, but forcing businesses through new self-declaration processes risks doing exactly that. We have businesses like IrvinGQ in Llangeinor, working on parachute systems and naval decoys; we have Raplas…
17 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
I've actually got a meeting coming up with them.
17 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
Yes, there's—
17 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
Last thing—GPs. GPs are quick to diagnose people when they don't have—. It's not for them to do, really. So, psychologists, we write out Likert scales, they go to the GP, the GP is supposed to ask questions, fill out the form. They don't do it now. They just…
17 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
I'll leave it with two more very short ones. One is suicide prevention. What are you doing about that? I can tell you that I have no end of calls at 1.30 in the morning, 2.00 in the morning, because they can't get hold of a Samaritan or anybody like that. So…
17 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
Health in general. Not just mental health, but health in general. You need baselines to know whether you're doing better or you're doing worse. Do you have them? Do you have the data? Because I know that Wales has the worst data in the UK.
17 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
Yes, there are others. Again, it's about getting people into the NHS, getting psychologists, getting psychiatrists, and so on. They're leaving the NHS. But equally, there's the Health and Care Professions Council, which is obviously a licence that everybody…
17 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
I was going to go through all this, but actually, if I could have a meeting and then we could write to—
17 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
They are. The thing is, I'm a private practitioner because of issues with the NHS. I wouldn't work within the NHS, for reasons that my colleague Neil Kitchiner is actually retiring for. But the issues are that people also get labelled really quickly, and…
17 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
It can, but my concern with this is that the waiting lists, as you know, are three to seven years, depending on whether you see a psychologist, psychiatrist, what medication you need. Children who go into child and adolescent mental health services are…
17 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
I don't know where to start. I declare an interest as a chartered psychologist, and I'm still practising. I have so many questions. I'm interested in the same-day open access mental health support. I wonder if you could explain that and how you're going to…
17 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
Yes, I just have a question about waiting lists. So, with regard to waiting lists, it's not just from the outside, it's inside. So, for instance, I know a very well-known consultant who is the head of orthopaedics at University Hospital of Wales and…
15 September 2026Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Putting Women, Babies and Families at the Heart of Safety: The implementation of Call for Concern in Maternity and Neonatal Services
Thanks, Deputy Minister. It's a really serious thing that you've brought to our attention with postpartum. The maternity and birth statistics for 2025 show that 35 per cent of pregnant women in Wales report a mental health condition at initial assessment. Cwm…
14 July 2026Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Cabinet Minister, the Welsh Government has repeatedly identified health, education, tackling poverty and the cost of living as key priorities, yet many families in Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg tell me they're still facing long waits for health care, are worried…
14 July 2026Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
3. How is the Cabinet Minister working with cabinet colleagues to deliver the Welsh Government's priorities in Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg? OQ64379
14 July 2026Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I've got two.
14 July 2026Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
No, no, it's all right, I've got it now. Sorry.
14 July 2026Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Sorry, I'm just—. Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Minister—. I'm lost at the moment, sorry.