2 October 2024 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Women's healthcare
Absolutely, and I will come to that later in my statement, but point noted. But it is also positive, I think, to hear that Mabon ap Gwynfor hadn’t heard of endometriosis before he came into this role, and actually, by many women speaking out here, raising the…
2 October 2024 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Women's healthcare
Of course.
2 October 2024 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Women's healthcare
I'm very grateful to Delyth Jewell and all Members who have contributed to this important debate today. Personally, I think the more that we talk about it, the better. Sioned Williams, you talked about the taboo that still exists, and I think that we're doing…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you very much for that question, and I am terribly sorry to hear about your constituent. I do applaud and welcome anybody who is able to share their lived experience. What I would like to say is that I promise that it's making a difference. It is really…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Whilst this was a review of services in England, we are committed to learn from incidents to improve the quality and safety of mental health services, and we have invested over £2 million in the NHS executive to drive these improvements through our strategic…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you very much, and this is also something that I discussed with Siân Gwenllian who raised this as well, about, 'Why can't we build it in north Wales and then we can commission the beds?' But, unfortunately, this is something that Chester have had in the…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you very much. As we know, up to 20 per cent of women experience a mental health problem in the perinatal period, and these can range from moderate to severe, and the most severe will require pathways that do not include in-patient treatment in a mother…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
The decision was made by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, which had responsibility for the commissioning of specialised services on behalf of health boards at the time. The assessment was made that the level of demand in north Wales was below…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you very much. Yes, as many people in this Chamber will know, because you were with me, I actually sat on the Health and Social Care Committee when we undertook this inquiry. I heard all of the evidence, and I'm really glad that I did, now being in this…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you very much for the question. As with my predecessors, preventing suicide is a priority, and, as part of this, there is the new funding agreed for mental health, with additional funding for targeted support to this agenda, and this funding has…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
We continue to make progress on the actions set out in our response to the recommendations in the committee report, and we will provide a full update to the committee early in 2025.
6 August 2024 , Plenary
Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Eluned Morgan.
17 July 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'State of play: Public service broadcasting in Wales'
Diolch, Llywydd. The Welsh Government welcomes the publication of the 'State of play: Public service broadcasting in Wales' report. I would like to thank the committee members, and those who at times substituted, for its inquiry. It has involved a tremendous…
3 July 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you for the question, Mark Isherwood. I am dismayed to hear that that is the case and how people are being made to feel when they're trying to remain in and enter the workforce. You mentioned there fair work, and that is about having a fairer, safer and…
3 July 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you very much. I will declare that I am a member of Unite the Union as I answer this question. Obviously, I'm not in favour of fire and rehire. It's not something that, as a Welsh Labour Government, we are in favour of either. I know that sometimes they…
3 July 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
We work in social partnership to promote fair work and encourage better working conditions. This includes formal and regular engagement with employers and trade unions at the social partnership council, the workforce partnership council and sector-specific…
19 June 2024 , Plenary
Short Debate: Allied Steel and Wire workers and pension justice
Diolch, Llywydd. Let me start by saying that I am very grateful to Rhys ab Owen for tabling this short debate, and I thank Adam Price for his contribution to this debate. I also want to pay tribute to the former Allied Steel and Wire workers and their trade…
18 June 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Partnership: Creative Wales skills update
Thank you very much, Rhianon Passmore, for those questions. As I have said, I know that this is an area that you are very, very passionate about. It doesn't quite fall under my portfolio, as I'm sure you understand, but I did just want to say that I really…
18 June 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Partnership: Creative Wales skills update
Thank you very much for the question. Yes, as you mentioned, the investment zones are a joint programme between the Welsh Government and the UK Government, and decisions are paused at the moment on this programme until the new UK Government is in place. The…
18 June 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Partnership: Creative Wales skills update
Thank you very much. I am familiar with the recommendations from the committee. To be honest, it very much correlates with what I'm hearing since I've been in the role and meeting with people from across the sector. You are right when it comes to people…
18 June 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Partnership: Creative Wales skills update
Thank you very much for all of those questions. And I agree with much of it. As you said, the growth of Wales's creative industries is recognised as one of the major economic success stories that we have. The latest statistics on the creative sector supported…
18 June 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Partnership: Creative Wales skills update
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18 June 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Partnership: Creative Wales skills update
Diolch. The growth of Wales's creative industries is recognised as one of our major economic success stories. A skilled workforce is key to ensuring the creative sector in Wales builds on this success and continues to thrive and develop, creating valued…
11 June 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Partnership: The retail sector—Contributing to Wales's economic mission
Thank you very much. I know you're very passionate about this and especially the access to fresh food and also just to the variety and the equality aspect of this, and fairness, that people should be able to have access to everything that everybody else has…
11 June 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Partnership: The retail sector—Contributing to Wales's economic mission
Thank you very much for all of those questions. You started by saying that the people first was a good place to begin, and that came up through the forum. That came from everybody working together, and that's what they wanted to focus on. When you talk about…
