Speeches and questions

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

The final question from me in this section: Minister, would you consider a universal vaccination programme for children under 12 years of age if the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation were to recommend that?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

And finally from me, Chair—

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

So, there's no way of running the COVID vaccination programmes in schools along with other immunisations, is there? You do have to do COVID first and then restart with the rest of the work.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Okay. Well, perhaps you could provide the committee with a note demonstrating the various kinds of vaccinations and what the data is on them so that we can get a general picture across the age ranges, if the information is available.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

So, what does the data show, in terms of immunisation in those older age groups?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

So, are the school-based immunisation programmes back to normal?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

What's the usual figure? What's the usual average figure? Is it higher than 94 per cent?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Regarding child immunisation rates, you mentioned earlier that the situation is better than you expected, but can you tell us a little more on that? We know that there is a vaccination available for a number of preventable infections, particularly measles…

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

You have already touched on immunisation rates. We heard this week from one of the Government's scientific advisers that he was concerned that children's immunity levels were low because they hadn't been mixing much, because of lockdown and so on, and that…

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Are you therefore confident that health and social care services for children and young people have had their fair share of COVID funding?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you very much. And then, is there any new specific funding provided for paediatric care, in general terms? And if there is, how much is it?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

And will it be available to this committee?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

In terms of the review that you're conducting, when will you be publishing that?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

And what about CAMHS services?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

From the initial work that you've done, do you have any specific concerns about any particular service, or any other services—anecdotally perhaps? Is there a picture starting to emerge before you've completed this piece of work?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you very much. These are questions to the health Minister. Are there any specific child health services that are finding it difficult to return to normal?

5 October 2021, Plenary

Legislative Consent Motion on the Professional Qualifications Bill

Thank you very much to both committees for your thorough work in looking at all of these issues. The work carried out by your committee, not only with this Bill but all of the legislation that is coming towards us very quickly, is so crucially important. We…

29 September 2021, Plenary

Topical Questions

Thank you for that answer. I do believe that you need to show sympathy with the concerns of parents and young people and staff, and show that you are listening and considering action, if it's necessary—that is, you're willing to tighten the rules, if…

29 September 2021, Plenary

Topical Questions

1. What further action will the Government take in response to serious disruption to education early in the new school term due to an increase in COVID-19 cases? TQ567

28 September 2021, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

'Social care is already at crisis point. The recruitment and retention of care staff is at an all-time low, and this will only compound the situation further as staff will feel they're not being protected, and will seek alternative employment'.

28 September 2021, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

Can you confirm what the situation is exactly as to why workers are being treated differently, and will you reconsider this? In the words of my constituent once again, this is what she said:

28 September 2021, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

'When we try to keep positive clients out of hospital and protect others in the community, we are refused a vital piece of PPE'.

28 September 2021, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

It's still not clear what the situation is in terms of those providing care in the community and the use of one part of PPE, namely the gowns. Many have been in touch with me given their concerns that they are being treated as second class in relation to…

28 September 2021, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

3. Will the First Minister provide an update on the use of personal protective equipment in care homes in Arfon? OQ56933