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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
Currently, whilst people are waiting for their council tax bills to drop on their doormats, there's a lot of concern about the levels of council tax increase across Wales. Now, as we know, Government finance can play … significant role in improving public service and driving innovation, but, at the same time, it has to be with the principles of prudence and financial probity. Now, the invest-to-save fund has been running since 2009, and …
, Plenary
Debate: Using the UK Government Spending Review to address coal tip safety in Wales
… Wales, in Bedwas, Penalltau, Penydarren, Bedlinog, communities lie in the shadow of these monstrosities, feeling anxious every time it rains, because the more rain we get now means that those tips could become even more unstable … happy accident that no-one lived in the path of the Tylorstown landslip. Do we want to wait to see whether fate will continue to be on our side? Dirprwy Lywydd, deep mining meant that danger was always …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Timely home adaptations can make a huge difference to someone living with MND, not just in terms of their safety, but also their dignity and independence. That's why we've worked with every local authority to overhaul … the system, simplifying pathways, cutting duplication and speeding up decision making so that people aren't waiting months for essential changes to their home …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the First Minister
… you like, of the process where we find ourselves in terms of two legislatures legislating at the same time. But the obvious issue, an issue I keep coming back to, is that the Counsel General speaks—. Well, all … Government recommended refusal of consent last week, and the Senedd agreed not to provide consent for that, we waited a year for Welsh Government to provide information on that—51 weeks, I think it was—in terms …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS Dentistry
… Powys, there are no dentists taking on new NHS patients. At least, that was the case at the time of the FOI request when it went in, some months back. But Powys isn't alone in that. There … can we fix the problem if the Government doesn't actually know how many people are on NHS waiting lists? This is what we've got to crack. There should be a centralised waiting list. This is absolutely …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Healthcare inspection and funding
… the people in Wales is on a waiting list for NHS treatment, and many of us are waiting longer than two years for treatment. Despite spending more per head on NHS care than in other parts of the … can't rely upon the Welsh Government nor senior leadership at health boards to ensure safe and timely treatment without being forced to, which is why HIW's work is so vital to our NHS. Yet, Welsh Ministers …
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Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales
… hasn't taken a more proactive funding involvement in that transition board. I'm very conscious of the time, so I will, if I may, just continue ever so slightly, Llywydd. I'm grateful for the intervention from … Labour's choices will be—and we talked about it, and previous Members have spoken before; let's wait and see what a UK Labour Government will bring—what will a Labour Government bring? They've got …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Implementation of the National Framework for the Delivery of Bereavement Care
… course, and I'm pleased to see that this framework emphasises the need to learn lessons from that time. You will be aware that Plaid Cymru has argued for a full Welsh COVID inquiry for some years … inquiry? Along the same lines, a number of constituents have contacted me saying that they have had to wait many weeks for a death certificate, and that the issue has deteriorated since September last year. Without this …
, Health and Social Care Committee
Ophthalmology Services in Wales: evidence sessions - Panel 1
… what we do as a core service, so, whilst we may have moved 2,500 patients off the waiting list, we've got no way of actually providing a greater capacity, whereas the £7 million that was given … better infrastructure of estates, employing more staff, doing these things that would have meant that, in two years' time, we're not in the same situation we are in at the moment …
, Health and Social Care Committee
Ophthalmology Services in Wales - evidence session - panel 7
… what the current situation is. So, giving you some examples, we have contacted practices to find out waiting lists for routine appointments and then looked at those, but, as I said at the start, it's an evolving … weeks away from getting our first look at the shape of the workforce, exactly what our full-time equivalents are in practice, exactly where everybody is with what qualifications. We do know a little bit already, but that …
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Management of NHS pressures
… looking in an innovative way at the way Cardiff is dealing with their A&E long waits at the moment, and it’s quite successful, and now we’re trying to scale that up and take it across … got this new community bed capacity—that, again, is an innovative approach. And I’ve said time and again that the six goals for urgent and emergency care are really starting to bite: we have a whole load …
, Finance Committee
Papers to note
… was going to wait. Yes, just to say that that's very welcome and I'm presuming that we will be positively responding to that offer of potential dialogue with them; I think it's something that … been very interested in for a long time, and I think there's even more reason for synergy now, where we can, across the devolved nations. Thank you …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Wales COVID-19 inquiry special purpose committee
… those decisions are fresh in people's memories. That information is readily available, and the passage of time might muddy the waters in getting to the conclusions that we want to see on the good and the bad … with the proposal that the First Minister has put before Parliament today, that it's to make it wait until the UK inquiry has finished its work in its entirety. So, I go back to the Labour backbench …
, Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum: Mental Health Bill
… course, as I've mentioned, the mental health budget in Wales is £820 million. It was before my time, but the people who are sitting either side of me have always fought for that parity, that ring fence … really exciting. I'm really excited about the mental health strategy coming through. I can't wait to come back, and I hope you will have me back so that we can discuss it further and you can …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS Winter Pressures
… was able to see at first-hand the result of the investment into the expanded emergency department waiting area, which was making a difference in terms of patients' experience, certainly of being in the hospital. And I was … too acutely unwell to allow that to happen at the scale at which, certainly at that point in time, the hospital was expecting to be able to do. There has been significant investment. We will continue to support …
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… bring forward a statement on ophthalmology services, following an increase in representations that I've received from people waiting urgently for treatment. Some of those patients have wet macular degeneration and, while there is no cure, it can … injections to try to protect their remaining sight. However, these injections must be given, of course, in a timely manner, and, sadly, that's not the case at the moment. So, I would be grateful if you could …
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: More homes towards ending homelessness
… more than 11,000 people homeless and trapped in temporary accommodation, and almost 140,000 on social housing waiting lists. The Labour Welsh Government slashed funding for housing from 1999, ignoring repeated warnings of a housing crisis and … follow. I know, I was here, and I met the organisations who were giving the warnings at the time. Why were policy decisions taken by Labour Governments at both ends of the M4 that saw the number …
, Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with Alzheimer's Society Cymru
… couple of weeks in hospital in traction. But, when I come in, that's a fairly fixed time frame. Ward staff should be aware of that, and they should, I believe, start that planning as early as possible … are arrived at, they can immediately communicate that to pharmacy, so that there's a supply ready and waiting. They can communicate to transport that this person is progressing like this in their physio and are likely …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Cass review
… the well-being and resilience of our young people, and therefore our communities, into the future. By providing timely and appropriate support, we can empower young people to navigate their gender identity journey with confidence and with dignity … how will the Government ensure that these young people and their families are now supported—those who are waiting to access services, those who are currently receiving services and those who have seen their access to certain treatments …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
… example, one of the points seeks clarity as to why there's an inconsistency between how periods of time are described in the existing 2024 regulations and in the amendments made by these regulations. In addition, although not … are addressing reporting points that were raised by this committee on previous procurement regulations, and we're still waiting for the Welsh Government response …