Welsh Labour

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

1,815 speeches and questions

15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
That's excellent. Thank you very much, and thank you, Chair.
15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
Dr Turner.
15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
Thank you. That brings me to my final question. We've also heard that existing trained endoscopy staff need to be freed up to focus more on endoscopy, rather than being pulled into other clinical duties. How do you see this being achieved?
15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
Okay. Thank you very much. Dr Green.
15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
Yes. Just to add on, then, is that we have also heard concerns that there are varying and restrictive HR policies in different health boards, and this may mean that someone's training and skills aren't always recognised, and this may also be contributing to…
15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
Okay, wonderful.
15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
Yes.
15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
Okay, excellent. Thank you very much. Dr Green or Dr Jarvis, did you want to come in on this? If not, I've got a supplementary.
15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
And timescales?
15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
I'm just going to ask some questions around training. So, we've heard some concerns about the current endoscopy training infrastructure, including reference to length of training and ability to access training across Wales. However, I would say as well that…
15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
Okay. Can you hear me now, Dr Jarvis? Okay, wonderful.
15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
Joyce's has gone off as well now, though.
15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
It isn't going red, to be fair. Is it meant to? Joyce's is on.
15 February 2023Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with the Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy and Health Education and Improvement Wales
Thank you, Chair. Thank you all for being here this morning. I'm going to ask some further questions about training. So, we've heard some concerns about the current endoscopy training infrastructure—
13 February 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 3
Okay. That's fine. That's great. Thank you ever so much. Thank you, Chair.
13 February 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 3
Thank you very much. And finally, Karen, when you previously gave evidence to us, during our debt inquiry, you raised concerns about the approach that some public sector organisations take to managing debt. Have you noticed any changes to the way that this is…
13 February 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 3
Okay, of course, yes. Thank you very much. And Nicola, what about you in terms of paying back loans and what happens to the credit unions when that happens as well?
13 February 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 3
Right, okay. Thank you. And then, looking at loans, what impacts have cost-of-living pressures had on the ability of people to pay back loans to you? How much of a challenge is this for your organisation, and how are you responding to it? Karen, if I come to…
13 February 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 3
Yes. Thank you very much. And Karen, can I ask you the same thing, please?
13 February 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 3
Right.
13 February 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 3
Absolutely. Would you say that their debt is increasing? Is it pushing them further into it? Are there people who haven't been in debt previously and now they are?
13 February 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 3
Thank you very much, Chair, and I have to declare that I am a member of the Bridgend Lifesavers Credit Union. So, to start, how are the communities that you operate in being affected by debt, and what impacts have cost-of-living pressures had on the…
13 February 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 2
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
13 February 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 2
And just to clarify, then, you would put that down to the cost of living, the various different things that are going up, costing more. Is that what you would say is tipping people into that poverty, or are there other issues?
13 February 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 2
That's really interesting. Thank you very much. And finally, Robbie.