Speeches and questions

12 May 2026, Plenary

Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8

Darren Millar.

4 March 2026, Plenary

Short Debate: How can Wales protect, enhance, and enshrine our world-leading cultural organisations for the enrichment of the people of Wales and beyond?

I'm grateful to Rhianon Passmore for bringing forward this important and timely debate. Wales is a home to world-leading cultural organisations that don't just preserve our heritage, but protect and celebrate our Welsh identity, something I hope all parties…

4 March 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education

Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. As you recognise, strong leadership at every level of our education system is essential, from headteachers providing clear direction in their schools to local authorities offering effective support, and, of course, Welsh…

4 March 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education

8. How is the Welsh Government supporting local authorities to strengthen and sustain leadership in schools in line with Estyn’s expectations? OQ63908

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Motion under Standing Orders 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

We move to item 4, a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. All in favour? Great. Thank you.

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Papers to note

Members, can I take us to item 3, and that's papers to note? You will see there's a significant set of papers to note there. A lot of them are relative to ophthalmology, which were integrated into our ophthalmology report yesterday. Can I thank Members for…

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

Thank you, John. Thank you, Andrew, and thank you for sticking with us. We've gone over time a little. Thank you for giving your time today to allow us to ask our questions. There will be a copy of the transcript for you to check for factual accuracy. You'll…

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

Thanks, Joyce. And lastly, John.

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

Thank you. Thank you, Andrew. Joyce.

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

Okay.

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

Thank you. Lesley.

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

Well, yes, I do want to bring other Members in.

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

Thank you. James, do you want to come in with a quick one, and I'll move to Lesley then?

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

Thank you, James. Mabon.

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

Yes, thank you for that, Andrew. Okay, can I bring James in, please?

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

Thank you for that, Andrew. The last one from me, really: you still hold quite a significant number of appointments—I'm just wondering if you foresee any conflict about current appointments. Obviously, you're going to continue in the WLGA role for a little…

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

So, do you feel that, in the past, there's been perhaps not enough joined-up thinking between health and social care, between the local government sector and the health sector, and perhaps you feel you can pull that together?

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

Thank you, Andrew. I recognise the breadth of your role over the years, certainly leading a large authority. I suppose that leads into my next question. So, whilst we in local government have a lot of interface with the social care side of things, obviously…

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

As we know, the purpose of today's meeting is a pre-appointment hearing for the role of chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. We are very pleased to have with us the Government's preferred candidate, Andrew Morgan, today for this pre-appointment…

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Thank you, Andrew. Yes, and I declare that interest as well, having worked with Andrew for many years as a fellow leader and through the involvement of the Cardiff capital region. Thank you, Members. There are no apologies today.

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Thank you. And Andrew.

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Okay. John.

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Okay, thank you. Lesley.

26 February 2026, Health and Social Care Committee

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Good morning and welcome to the Health and Social Care Committee meeting this morning. I'm Peter Fox. Can I welcome all Members to the meeting? Can I point out that this meeting is bilingual and that there is simultaneous interpretation from Welsh to English…

24 February 2026, Plenary

Legislative Consent Motion: The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Diolch, Llywydd. The Health and Social Care Committee has considered and reported on the first three memoranda for this Bill. In the time available, we have not been able to consider the fourth. Let me begin by saying that, whilst the subject matter of these…