Welsh Labour

Speeches and questions

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

1,131 speeches and questions

9 June 2021Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
We recognise the vital importance of respite and taking a break for maintaining the mental health and well-being of unpaid carers. On Monday, at the start of national Carers Week, I announced £3 million of new funding in 2021-22 to support emergency respite…
8 June 2021Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Respite and short breaks fund for unpaid carers
I thank Jenny Rathbone very much for those questions, and I know she has raised with me on many occasions the difficulties that her constituents have experienced, particularly older parents or parents or the spouses of somebody who is suffering from dementia…
8 June 2021Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Respite and short breaks fund for unpaid carers
Diolch. I also look forward to working with you in the shared brief, and thank you very much for the questions that you put forward. Certainly I welcome the Carers Wales report and the issues that it raises, and the figures that were given about the number of…
8 June 2021Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Respite and short breaks fund for unpaid carers
Diolch. Thank you very much for those questions. I welcome you to your post, and I was very pleased to hear you talk about the unsung heroes who are the unpaid carers. I think we certainly share those views. Certainly, £3 million is not a huge amount of…
8 June 2021Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Respite and short breaks fund for unpaid carers
This week, we celebrate the many tens of thousands of unpaid carers who are too often the unsung heroes. They are an integral part of Wales's health and care system and we need to support and help them to look after their own health and well-being. Our recent…
8 June 2021Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Respite and short breaks fund for unpaid carers
Diolch. As we mark Carers Week, I want to pay tribute to unpaid carers throughout Wales, whose everyday efforts to look after loved ones, friends and relatives, particularly during this COVID-19 pandemic, should be respected and valued by us all.