, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you very much. I'll just ask one further question, if I may. You've mentioned the additional areas of work, namely food and digital. What were the reasons behind the selection of those fields of endeavour, because they're in addition to the five…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you very much. I want to try to get an overall picture, if that's okay, of what happens when a previous commissioner ends their time in post and a new commissioner begins, because there is a situation, isn't there, where time and money are spent on a…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you very much. First of all, may I ask about the transition from the previous commissioner to what you're focusing on? The previous commissioner focused on areas such as basic income and insulating housing. What's going to happen to those fields of…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Cabinet Secretary, while stalking protection orders were introduced as a vital tool to safeguard victims of this awful crime, the stark reality is that these orders remain alarmingly underutilised across Wales. Recent freedom of information requests revealed…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you for that response.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
7. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the Welsh Government's strategy to address the issue of stalking? OQ61171
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Cabinet Secretary, you have previously acknowledged the need to drive up patronage on the Heart of Wales line, and yet we are seeing a perpetuating cycle of declining ridership if services become increasingly impractical and unappealing. Local stakeholders…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Thank you for that response.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
3. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to improve access to reliable rail services for rural communities? OQ61170
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Statement by the Minister for Social Care: The Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill
Thank you so much for your statement, Cabinet Secretary. It’s really encouraging to hear this development. I am one of those former social workers who, out of desperation, would, sadly, end up placing a child in the last possible place that I wanted to place…
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Questions to the Counsel General
Good afternoon, Counsel General. The latest projection from the Ministry of Justice has forecast a staggering 30 per cent rise in the prison population over the next four years, potentially reaching 115,000 inmates by 2028, a projection described as utterly…
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Questions to the First Minister
Good afternoon, First Minister, and I do associate with my colleagues Buffy and with Laura Anne, and with Delyth as well. Thank you for raising this issue. But I wonder if it would be okay for me just to take a zoom-out position, really, on women’s health…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
I'd like to thank the Member for that, and that was an issue that came up when I visited the GP practices, that, actually, their costs were higher and they had no control over those, particularly, as you say, when landlords would present them with a bill that…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
Yes, of course.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: GP practices and funding
For my contribution, I wish to focus upon a recent set of visits that I undertook around Mid and West Wales to gather the views of rural general practitioners about the most pressing issues that they face. Firstly, let's look at the blunt demographic…
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Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report, 'Unheard: Women's journey through gynaecological cancer'
Thank you to the committee; thank you to all of those who brought your experiences so bravely. It’s a sad place when, in Wales, we are seeing women being pushed back again, being told to get back, get in their box, don’t moan, don’t complain, because putting…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Care: Our vision for foster care in Wales
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd. Thank you so much for your statement on this really important issue, and I would also like to record my thanks to all foster carers. They are awesome. I, myself, have been responsible for placing children with foster carers at…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The future of farming in Wales
I also echo the welcome by others in the room to the reset, as I see it, of the sustainable farming scheme. Really, this is about working in partnership with our farming communities and our rural communities as well. The planned 2025 preparatory period in…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Good afternoon, Trefnydd. I'd like to request, please, a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care regarding the concerning state of dentistry waiting lists across Wales. Some good news from Powys Teaching Health Board in terms of…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for your response. I would also like to associate myself, on behalf of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, with extending our sympathies to the family of Owen John Thomas as well. Diolch yn fawr iawn. I am very clear that the appointment of Jayne Bryant in…
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Questions to the First Minister
4. Will the First Minister outline the reasons why there is currently no dedicated Minister for babies, children and young people in the Welsh Government? OQ61109
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow up inquiry: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you. Just one more observation, not a question. It's just an observation. We heard from Coram Family and Childcare that the provision across Wales is not adequate for children with disabilities. So, if you could take that back and read what they said…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow up inquiry: Ministerial evidence session
Well, it's excellent to hear that. It's very important for us to hear that you are thinking about those things. You mentioned children with disabilities, and we've heard evidence from people saying that the provision for children with disabilities isn't…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow up inquiry: Ministerial evidence session
What do you think? I know there is lots of evidence and there are lots of things that I know you're thinking about officially, but you've been in the field, you've been Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee, what for you do you think…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow up inquiry: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Chair. I know that time is scarce. I have a question about child poverty. We've been talking about child poverty, and unfortunately we're seeing the figures going up in Wales. That is, more children in poverty. And you and the Government have an…
