, Health and Social Care Committee
Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with the Minister for Children and Social Care
Thank you so much, and welcome. We've obviously got some questions for you, and we'll go straight into those. In my short time with the committee, this has been one of the inquiries that have touched me most, because I think we've heard quite harrowing life…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with the Minister for Children and Social Care
Today, we're taking evidence from our Minister on support for unpaid carers. This is the final evidence session that we've taken in this really important area. Can I welcome the Minister? Minister, would you and your colleagues like to introduce yourselves?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Good morning and welcome to the Health and Social Care Committee meeting today. Just to note that this meeting is bilingual and there will be simultaneous translation from Welsh to English available. Can I ask if Members have any declarations of interest? I…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Hospices
I'm pleased to be part of this debate. No doubt we will mention several of the statistics that will be repeated, because it's such an important area. Of course, many of us have already been touched by the service that is provided by hospices across Wales, so…
, Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report, 'Prevention of ill health—obesity'
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Can I thank everybody who's contributed to the debate this afternoon, and thank my colleagues for also contributing and the work that they did in bringing forward this report? Jenny, can I thank you for your continued passion around…
, Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report, 'Prevention of ill health—obesity'
We also called for clear lines of responsibility and accountability for delivering and monitoring the plan. This recommendation was accepted. In his response, the Cabinet Secretary said that the delivery plan for 2025-27 sets out new and clearer governance…
, Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report, 'Prevention of ill health—obesity'
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'm really pleased to open this debate today on obesity, and I want to thank all those who gave evidence, and thanks to our clerks and researchers for the great work in pulling this really important report together. Obesity is a…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. Well, £20 million already paid this year from that latest support package of £205 million, referred to the Competition and Markets Authority, a legal challenge by Bristol Airport, and passenger performance well below pre-COVID…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
6. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the Welsh Government's funding of Cardiff Airport? OQ63682
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 2
So, you'd say that capacity, like you said, is a bit of an issue?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 2
Good point.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 2
I've just got a couple of questions I might merge into one, actually, on planning, because we know that the housing taskforce called on local authorities to prioritise the planning applications of new affordable homes. So, I just wondered if we've seen some…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 2
It sounds like there'd be consensus that we need NRW to be a bit more flexible in their approach. I've heard situations myself where there's a technical answer. Unless it can have 100 per cent phosphate stripping, it won't be allowed, whereas most technical…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 2
So, would you say, then, that NRW's guidance is a proportionate response, or is it over-heavy?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 2
Just on that last point, the council is doing a big project in my village and I've seen that equalisation of standards, but, of course, that's an RSL commercial package sort of thing, isn't it? And it looks like they're in a better shape to be able to start…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 2
Is that a view that's shared?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 2
Were you suggesting, Andrea, that the housing quality standard is a little bit too ambitious? We had a conversation in an earlier session that aiming for that gold standard is perhaps holding back the delivery of a lot more houses, which could be delivered…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 2
Thank you. Good morning. There seems to be quite a positive message that the ingredients are in place to take forward and deliver more housing, but we all recognise that there's nowhere near enough housing coming forward. I just wondered if there were other…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
Yes. Another point you mentioned earlier, Matt, was that local authorities are trying to address some of the capacity issues by increasing planning fees. I wondered what your further views were on the approach the Government is taking in that regard. Will…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
Thanks. Just on that last point, access to capital is really difficult for local authorities, but there are innovative ways—and we've already seen it—where Welsh Government can work with local authorities to fund the revenue element of capital borrowing…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
I absolutely agree. From a rural authority area, I see councils retaining voids, ex-council cottages being left in the countryside. I have one virtually next to my farm, which has been empty for five years. That's a huge asset. It's a small house, but it's a…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I request a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, please? Around 34,000 men in Wales are living with or after prostate cancer, and around a third of those who undergo surgery require incontinence products. Until now…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
We'll go to item 4, and that's a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting. Are we all in favour of that? Thank you.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Papers to note
Members, we'll move on to item 3, and that's papers to note. You'll know that we have a few of those. Are Members happy to note the papers as we have them? We do. Okay, thank you very much for that.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
Thank you, James, and thank you for those last points—really very helpful as well. That brings us to the end of the session. Can I thank you so much for sticking with us? We’ve obviously got a lot of things that we need to understand, so we'll be speaking…
