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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The health budget
Put us in Government, we'll take responsibility.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The health budget
Would you not agree with me, if you look at those very same graphs, that spending on the health service in England has gone up, and if you look at the graphs for Wales, the spending has gone down?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The health budget
The education and Welsh language expenditure group has experienced repeated funding shortfalls by this Welsh Government. As part of the final 2023-24 budget, it received £3.43 billion in funding, resulting in a cash-terms cut of £43 million compared to the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The health budget
Okay, well, if we'd have had a COVID inquiry here in Wales, maybe you could have proved what you're saying. Labour had irresponsibly left the whole country's finances in a mess, and not for the first time. Over the past 12 years, since I was elected here in…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The health budget
Yes, Joyce.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The health budget
Diolch, Llywydd. Wow, I've got to be honest, I'm astounded that Welsh Labour have the cheek to state that there has been mismanagement of public finances by the UK Conservative Government. [Interruption.] It was, after all, Liam Byrne, the Labour Chief…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Green energy
Thank you for taking the intervention. Would you not agree with me that there are numerous occasions, when we're breaking up for Easter, Christmas, any recess period here, when statements are released one after another, after another and another? Would you…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Green energy
I'm finishing now. Wales has the potential to be an energy powerhouse, but there is a need for new actions and a need for new determination by the Welsh Government. I implore the Welsh Government, actually, to stop looking about at what the UK Government are…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Green energy
—fossil fuels are required, and one way they could do that is to keep the Ffos-y-frân mine open. It is a fact that it holds the best anthracite, esteemed by many across the world. It burns a lot cleaner, yet you're prepared to import from countries like…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Green energy
I'm aware of the news and more will be revealed later. But for now, I am really proud of the progress they've made so far. When you can actually compare your lack of progress to them, then you need to perhaps look more at yourselves. Now, the contracts for…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Green energy
Thank you. So, the contracts for difference round 5—. Oh, and I have to say it's a bit rich for you to be denigrating the United Kingdom Government when they're way ahead of us in terms of their climate change objectives. [Interruption.]
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Green energy
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. And can I just put on record, please, my objections, really, to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom being referred to by his surname? I think we should have a Senedd etiquette that the Prime Minister, whoever he should be, should…
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Motion to note the annual report on the Senedd Commission's Official Languages Scheme for 2022-23
Yes. He's very good. [Laughter.]
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Okay, thank you. The priorities for the capital programme are the Wrexham Maelor Hospital infrastructure continuity programme; Ysbyty Gwynedd fire compliance programme, regional treatment centre programme and expanded orthopaedics capacity; Royal Alexandra…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Sorry, what am I doing wrong now?
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Okay, thank you. The Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board estate strategy, dated 6 January 2023, highlights that £1.61 billion of capital investment—[Interruption.] It's what?
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Come on—
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I'm not the only one, with all due respect.
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I am focused.
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Diolch, Llywydd. Will the Minister make a statement—? Oh, yes, sorry—
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Minister. I'd be really grateful if you could possibly write out again, pointing them to this particular initiative, because I've had many concerns raised with me recently about families attending hospital and seeing catheter bags almost…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
1. Will the Minister make a statement on the delivery of a catheter strategy for all hospitals that serve the people of Aberconwy? OQ59917
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Special Measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
—in orthopaedics. Yes. Going back to a point that my colleague Darren Millar raised—and it's also been raised by Carolyn—we're glad to know that you've taken on board our real concerns about the restructuring of the senior executive team. So, could you…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Special Measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Firstly, Minister, thank you for a very comprehensive statement today. I do feel that you've addressed many of the issues that have been concerning us for months—well, years, actually. Seven months ago, as you rightly point out, there was a decision to put…
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Short Debate: Bringing the World to Wales—How do we unleash the potential of Wales as a major global tourist destination?
In July, the Welsh Affairs Committee published the 'Wales as a global tourist destination' report. I don't think the key findings of this report are going to be too unsurprising. They found there is a lack of a coherent Welsh brand, with a poor overseas…
