, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Over the weekend, there was another dog attack in Penyrheol, the third serious one in under 18 months. The two previous ones resulted in fatalities, claiming the lives of 10-year-old Jack Lis in the first incident, and 83-year-old Shirley Patrick in the…
, Plenary
Statement by the Chair of the Standards of Conduct Committee: The rules for the operation of Cross-Party Groups
I welcome the statement given this afternoon in the Siambr, and I want to thank Vikki for chairing the committee, and my fellow Members, and I also want to thank the clerking team for their assistance in this consultation and the report. I'm a member of a…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Minister, one of the primary considerations for the location of a new hospital should be whether it is accessible for all patients, staff and visitors alike. The Grange hospital, near Cwmbran, may be a modern hospital, but it is, in fact, difficult to access…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much for that response.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
3. What is the Government doing to ensure that hospital sites in South Wales East are accessible for all? OQ59412
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Diolch. It's good to hear that progress is being made, so thank you for that update. One of the key contributors to delays in discharge to care is high bed occupancy. As I mentioned in the previous question, this is often due to the social care sector being…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Since 2010, the NHS has lost almost 25,000 beds across the UK. In Wales, due to bed shortages, senior NHS staff have been advised by the Welsh Government to discharge people who are well enough to leave. This advice may come even if there is not a care…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
I'm pleased to hear that there is a commitment to supporting and that it's finally been provided to the volunteers at long last. Led by the chair of the Aber Valley Heritage Group, Lindsay Whittle, a councillor and former Member in this place for Plaid Cymru…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you to Hefin for bringing this question to the Chamber.
, Finance Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the meeting on 24 May
Under Standing Order 17.42, I resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the meeting on 24 May. Is everybody in agreement? Yes, I see everybody is. Thank you very much. So, we'll go into private.
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
Excellent. Thank you very much. Just thinking quickly, you talk about putting the regulations in in the future and you've talked about committees scrutinising that. I don't need an answer now, but for you and your colleagues in the Cabinet to think about what…
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
Because I think the reporting deadline on this is a little way off yet, so that's good for us. But just to understand—. We talked earlier about lots of targets and outcomes. This Bill makes provision in a range of areas and interacts with lots of, as you've…
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
Okay. Thank you very much. And finally from me—and if other questions occur to us as we're deliberating afterwards, we might write to you, if that's okay.
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
Just on soundscapes, which sounds very interesting, but I don't know if I've actually got my head around it yet, the RIA suggested that there's no additional cost to producing a comprehensive plan or strategy for noise and soundscapes compared to the current…
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
Diolch, John. I'm conscious of the time. I have a couple of questions left, if I can beg your indulgence.
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
Thank you very much. Thank you, Mike. John has been waiting quietly there, so I'll bring John Griffiths in. Thank you, John. Diolch yn fawr.
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
One and a half, there we are.
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Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
Mike, do you have one more question?
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
I think that, if you don't mind, from local authority colleagues, that sentence you said there, 'fully fund it', would be the thing that they would be worried about—more duties and no cash to deliver it. So, having that assurance from you, I'm sure, would go…
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
Mike, back to you.
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
Sorry, Mike, if I can, on that, what work have you done with the education Minister, then, because, obviously, part of this is educating children to educate their parents, because it's in the nature of things that that happens? Is that something that's…
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
Thank you, Peter. I'll move on to Mike, if we could unmute Mike Hedges—lovely, thank you.
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
Thank you. Sorry, Peter, back to you.
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
And then, from the finance point of view, how do you divvy out? Who pays for it?
, Finance Committee
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill
Would that data be held by your department? It's more of the 'how' and the mechanisms of collecting that data and making sure that it's shareable and monitorable.
