Welsh Labour

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

4,363 speeches and questions

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.
Brilliant. Diolch, Phil. So, we'll now move on to some questions from Members, so we'll start with a question from Becca Martin.
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.
Brilliant, thank you. And just I'm trying to get a bit more information about the knowledge and experience you have of the health and social care system in Wales, and how you'll apply that in your role as chair.
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.
I'd also like to welcome Phil Berrington, the Welsh Government's preferred candidate for the position of chair of the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust. You're very welcome, Phil, and Members know that you've been through a long process before…
24 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Bore da. I'd like to welcome all Members and the public to the meeting of the Health and Social Care Committee. The public items of the meeting are going to be broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and a record of proceedings will be published as usual. This meeting…
22 September 2026Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning: Building Safety Programme Update
I thank the Minister for her statement today. As she said, the origins of this work are following the dreadful events of 14 June 2017, when 72 people lost their lives in the fire at Grenfell Tower. Following the tragedy, the Welsh Labour Government set out to…
22 September 2026Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Last week, I was glad to be joined by my Welsh Labour colleague Ken Skates at Llanwern steelworks in my constituency. Llanwern is strategically important to Wales and the whole of the UK, and it must not be lost in the wider debate on the steel industry…
17 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today’s meeting.
We'll now move into private session. So, I propose that, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting. Are Members content? Diolch.
17 September 2026Health and Social Care Committee
Papers to note
Next on our agenda is papers to note. We've had a number of papers to note over the summer. They're on the agenda and the order of business as well. So, are Members content to note the papers? Yes. Diolch. Great.
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
Absolutely. Diolch.
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
Brilliant, diolch. That's good timing now that we've come to exactly the end of this session. Diolch yn fawr to you all for coming in. I'm really grateful to you all for your time, Ministers, and your officials as well, for joining us and answering our…
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
—there are ways to follow that up. But I'm sure that you're aware of what GPs have to abide by and follow through with. I'm sure you're aware of that.
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 think that that would be something that we'd have to—. With GPs, generally, I'm sure there are ethical means that GPs have to follow. So, if there are individual cases that you've heard of, Gareth—
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
Diolch. And we'll just go back to Gareth.
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
Absolutely. I'll just bring Sara in.
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
Diolch, Mabon. I'm just going to bring Matthew in and then Sara, and then I'll come back to you, Gareth.
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
That would be appreciated.
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
If you wanted, Gareth, to raise that specific point with Delyth, obviously you're very welcome to, but if you want to move on with some other questions.
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
That's okay. Perhaps you could write on that point, Gareth, to the Deputy Minister.
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
Diolch. We'll move on now to Gareth.
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
Diolch. I'll bring Claire in now.
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
Diolch. Becca.
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
Brilliant. I think we're going to have to move on to Sara now.
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 think Delyth wants to come in.
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
This autumn, fine. Yes, that's good for us to know. Diolch. Sorry, Matthew.
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 gotten used to 'imminently' and 'autumn' becoming 'spring' suddenly. I'm just trying to pin you down.