, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
… loan. As it's repaid back, we can lend it back out to somebody else. So, we're waiting on a decision on that, but I'm relatively confident that we'll get the FTC funding that … Gething's area of the Government, but he and I have met with them together a couple of times, and their remit letter, written by him, makes a clear expectation that they'll be an active partner …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023
… with people to try and persuade them, but if they can't be persuaded, then you have to wait for the tenancy to turn over. Although, generally speaking, when the area scheme starts up, people tend to change … got the Warm Homes programme, which my colleague Jane Hutt and I have been working on for some time as part of the fuel poverty strategy. That also will take an area approach, but that's for owner …
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
… available in the north of our country. We were placed on the NHS dental waiting list and, after waiting for two and a half years, we contacted to practice, only to be told that the list had been … that. We immediately registered on the portal, but months later we've still not heard anything. During this time, my wife was pregnant and entitled to NHS dental care, yet she was unable to access it locally, due …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with academics
… need that. But I have been through the Bill, clearly, in advance of this meeting and counted 35 times in the Bill where it says 'regulations may', and I'm wondering whether that's actually going too far … later some things where I feel the Bill ought to spell out some key issues rather than waiting for regulation. So, you do need it, but maybe not to the extent that the Bill contains …
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: The publication of the Child Practice Review into the death of Logan Mwangi
… into children’s services in Wales. Having now read the child practice review, I remain convinced that the time is now for action and not for further review. The findings and recommendations of the child practice review have … England and Wales, and it must be our priority to do what we can now and not wait for another report to tell us what we know already that we have to do. To improve the multi-agency …
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
… that the next train might also have a wheelchair user on it, meaning that she would have to wait for the third train, which had two designated wheelchair spaces. This is just unacceptable. This happened in January, leaving … minutes just because the train service was not designed to accommodate more than one wheelchair user at a time. So, what would have been your expectation of what should have happened in that situation, Cabinet Secretary? How many …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… the Chamber? Because the real issues that matter to the people of Wales are the longest NHS waiting lists anywhere in the UK, the worst educational outcomes anywhere in the UK, and the weakest economy as well. And … Minister; it’s Plaid Cymru who have propped you up, with the Liberal Democrats as well, over that time. So, given the record that the three of you enjoy together, why on earth should we give you more …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Speech and language therapists
… for speech and language therapy for children and adults is growing significantly. The average number of people on waiting lists for speech and language therapy has grown by 33 per cent since April 2019. The Welsh Government … college has confirmed that the student intake for speech and language therapists in Wales increased for the first time since 2020 in the 2024-25 student intake, and only from 49 to 55, and that, although the Welsh …
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes. Let's wait for the guidance, and if people have any concerns, obviously we can answer their questions, but they will have up to 31 March. Farmers will have three months to submit a notification to Natural … Resources Wales. So, yes, I'm confident there'll be plenty of time …
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Government priorities
… very good, but I know that there is huge pressure on the system’. That came up time and time again. When you challenged them on ‘What’s your personal experience?’ then many, many said, ‘Mine is a good … the things that we need to do within the NHS, we will be focusing on bringing those waiting lists down. But also, the other issue that came up quite often was women’s health. And it may …
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Short Debate: Cut the chase: The case for banning greyhound racing in Wales
… the previous year. The statistics also show 180 dogs finished their racing career at Valley during that time—a significant number to find homes for, putting a strain on rescue centres across south Wales, with 55 per cent … held by the Greyhound Forum in July 2024, 2,500 retired dogs were residing in trainers' kennels while waiting to be rehomed. That's an awful lot of dogs, and it demonstrates the concerning backlog of dogs …
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Business Statement and Announcement
… with very many people within the Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board boundaries contacting me for support, having been waiting for over two years for such an assessment. This means that we have young people in their teenage years … getting that assessment, which will mean that they will miss out entirely on crucial support at a crucial time in their lives. Can we have an update in the new term from the Minister for Health and Social …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
… and I look at the weather and I think, 'I'll have to go now. I can't wait till tomorrow because it's going to flood', or it's freezing temperatures and I'm really worried about … nearly have the sea going over the top, and going down through Hereford, all that flooding all the time. Are you able to do anything regarding working with landowners to help with flooding going onto the railway line …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
… need to be careful to not allow ourselves to get used to this level of service and these waiting lists and just accept that this is just the way that it is. It’s been this way for … and does not have to be this way forever. We must again recognise that it must be at times an incredibly difficult work environment for NHS staff to be in, whether it’s doctors, nurses, healthcare support workers …
, Health and Social Care Committee
Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with Public Health Wales
… when my mother was going for her eye check, was she having her foot checked at the same time, or did she have to book multiple appointments with multiple different clinicians in different hospitals? The answer was … integrated model that, actually, for her care, reduced her appointments by 80 per cent and reduced the waiting list in that NHS unit significantly. I realise that's a personal example, but that kind of example of what …
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
… good, if you like, for many years. We recognise that the priority that the Government attaches to reducing waiting lists means that we will have to look at whatever options are available. I actually think that, in the … have the level of innovation and learning from best practice within the public sector, but there have been times when we need to deploy private sector capacity to help us in those public goals …
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Welsh Labour Debate: The M4 around Newport
… have I waited for this one. [Laughter.] Now, we, Reform, will of course support the motion today. It's pretty clear, though, that it's an obvious attempt to cut the strings of Labour's puppet master, Mark … every day, tens of thousands of motorists sit in queues on the M4. Businesses lose money, workers lose time and families spend more of their lives sitting in traffic than sitting at home with loved ones. And after …
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Improving Leadership and Performance at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
… and challenging circumstances. They are as much the victims of this sorry saga as the patients. Time and time again, the previous Government repeatedly tried arms-length initiatives to make a difference, without sustained success. The lack … than two years since it was removed from this status. People in the north of Wales are also waiting too long to be able to access the care and treatment they need. This is not a reality that …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 3: Part 1 – Significant Infrastructure Projects: Energy (Amendments 192, 96, 37, 193, 194, 196, 139, 140)
… establish if undergrounding new electricity lines is more expensive than overhead lines and pylons. Whilst we are waiting for the scales to tip in favour of undergrounding, amendment 194 will further help reduce the plague of pylons … Delyth either. The inclusion of hydraulic fracturing and opencast coal mining in the Bill is responsible. In the time of global conflict, to the point that cargo ships on one of the world's most important shipping routes …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The role of local authorities in supporting hospital discharges: Evidence session 4
… people with accessible housing needs and health needs, we heard time and time again, and hear time and time again, about the impact of inaccessible homes on their mental and physical health. I think we quite often focus … where we interviewed an occupational therapist and a disabled applicant. The OT told us, 'One woman moved, after waiting for 18 months, to an accessible adapted home. She had access to a toilet, living room. The youngest child …