, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Okay, thank you. And do you have any plans for the specific mechanisms to embed consideration of digitalisation and data rights issues into the individual parts of the Bill, though—so, for example, the social partnership council's work or socially responsible…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Chair. Deputy Minister, Unite Wales told the committee that digitalisation of work and data rights are important social partnership issues that have not been included in the Bill. Within the boundaries of the devolution settlement, what…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Thank you. And then there have been concerns raised by the Wales Trades Union Congress that the social partnership council should be able to determine its own procedures, whereas at the moment—. It says that Welsh Ministers should not have powers under…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill: ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Chair. So, I just want to ask some questions about the role and operations of the social partnership council. During the COVID pandemic there was a shadow social partnership council, and it's been commended by business representatives like the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Yes. I am a member of Unite the Union, Unison, GMB and the Bevan Foundation.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: Evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the Deputy Minister for Social Services
Thank you. I just wanted to ask one more question about joined-up services and different models of care. So, some of the consistent messages coming through are that mental health and other services, including social services, need to be much more joined up…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: Evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the Deputy Minister for Social Services
Thank you. Another group that was focused upon is people with sensory impairment and loss. In particular, we've heard concerns that there is a lack of specialist deaf mental health services in Wales, so how does the Deputy Minister intend to improve mental…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: Evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the Deputy Minister for Social Services
He has, yes. [Laughter.]
, Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: Evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the Deputy Minister for Social Services
I'll be asking some questions around evidence that we heard that services need to be more accessible and person centred. So, to begin with, we've heard, in terms of ethnic minority communities, that there are concerns about a lack of culturally aware…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme
I want to start by also thanking my colleagues, the Chair and the clerks on the Equality and Social Justice Committee for their work on this vital and timely 'Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme' report, as well as those who gave evidence and spoke…
, Health and Social Care Committee
COVID-19: Evidence session with Welsh Government
Okay. Great. My final question is around modelling. What modelling has been done on the potential demand over the winter period? What is it showing? What are the trigger levels in terms of hospital admissions? When do we know when it's overwhelmed, if it does…
, Health and Social Care Committee
COVID-19: Evidence session with Welsh Government
Thank you. Is more funding going to be given to the health boards to create more of these step-down beds, and when do you expect them to become available? Because, again, when I asked my health board what would be happening for the winter pressures that we're…
, Health and Social Care Committee
COVID-19: Evidence session with Welsh Government
Okay. Thank you very much. I'll move on now then to ask some questions about the impact on health and social care services. I recently had a meeting with my health board, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, and we were told that our hospitals are now…
, Health and Social Care Committee
COVID-19: Evidence session with Welsh Government
Okay. I guess that will be why it's useful if we can have any data on that because, like I said, if we're able to say that we think thousands of people caught COVID in hospital, it is probably likely that some of those staff as well, who have now got long…
, Health and Social Care Committee
COVID-19: Evidence session with Welsh Government
Okay. And just in addition then, just to ask: in your opinion, though, do you think it should be recorded as a workplace injury?
, Health and Social Care Committee
COVID-19: Evidence session with Welsh Government
Thank you very much, and good morning, everyone. I just wanted to follow up with a question on what you said, Rhun. I’m also a member of the cross-party group on long COVID. So, you mentioned there about how many people are leaving the NHS workforce, and we…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Powys Teaching Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you, Chair.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Powys Teaching Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you very much. And just as my final question, you touched on and you mentioned trade unions. In your application, you talked about having a health and care workforce across agencies and sectors, including the paid and unpaid voluntary sector workforce…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Powys Teaching Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you. Good morning, Mr Cooper. I'm going to ask some questions, which you've already touched on slightly, talking about the workforce. You mentioned having sufficient and sustainable workforce just now and in your application. For many people that I know…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Update on Free School Meals
Free school meals for all primary school children will be known as a historic policy in this Chamber. This policy acknowledges that, despite the differences in background, when pupils enter the school gates they will be provided with equal access to food…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you, Minister—sorry, thank you, Counsel General. I agree with what you've said: barristers in Wales are facing the brunt of the UK Conservative Government's underfunding of the justice system in Wales. This does not only impact barristers working in the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
1. What assessment has the Counsel General made of the implications of industrial action by barristers for access to justice in Wales? OQ58290
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Women’s Health
Thank you, Minister, for this. I know that women's health is a priority for you and our Welsh Government, and so I very much welcome the statement today. I don't want to say things that have already been said; I just want to support what you, Minister, and…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, there has been a lot of goodwill in NHS dentistry for a really long time. Having talked to dentists in Bridgend, and the British Dental Association, unfortunately, it is the case that, with the new contracts, NHS practices are seeing lots of…
