, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Future approach to optometry services
… show that less than half of Welsh patients at immediate risk of sight loss or irreversible harm were waiting within their target date for an appointment. So, my final question is: what actions are you taking to ensure … risk of sight loss and those who have less severe risks will be able to be seen on time? Will the data for those in R2 and R3 categories also be published, and, if so, when? Diolch …
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 3
… was waiting to speak, sorry—I guess I'll jump in first. What's been most difficult over the years is the 0 per cent, 30 per cent tax premiums. Our project takes six to 24 months … are happening. So, the new exemptions are a step forward in the right direction, but they're still time-bound; I think they would be 12 months long. It would be good to see them aligned with the …
, Health and Social Care Committee
Scrutiny of Digital Health and Care Wales: Evidence session with Digital Health and Care Wales
… couple of questions on; and then we've got the final section, which Sarah Murphy has been patiently waiting on and Rhianon Passmore wants to ask questions on. And we've got seven minutes, so, can I ask … brief and answers to be as brief as possible? And I apologise that we are running out of time. There's a lesson learned for us; we maybe need to give more time allocated to such a session …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences in the criminal justice system—evidence session 1
… boy's prison. It's a prison that is not serving the boys well and, at this time, still has girls in it, which we are very concerned about as a precedent and as a matter of principle … prisons Minister, Victoria Atkins, was very concerned about but couldn't find a way through that. She's waiting for the new secure children's home to be set up in Medway. But I think something just …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: The Building Safety (Wales) Bill
… supposed to be safeguarding their interests. I am aware that there has been work under way for some time on this Bill as part of the building safety programme that was part of the co-operation agreement … sustainable, bearing in mind, for example, the residents of Victoria Dock in Caernarfon, in my constituency, are still waiting for clarity that Watkin Jones will undertake the necessary works. They don't know what the timetable is for …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
… accept the point that one of the challenges is to have the time to look after yourself. That has been very challenging. You're right also to say that the experience of the last two years isn … about half of the secondary schools have decided to implement the curriculum in September this year rather than wait until next year, which is to be welcomed, of course. Our ability to increase staffing levels as a result …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Planned Care Recovery Plan
… important, because there are many people waiting for their initial diagnosis. We need to know who is waiting, to find out whether that is going to be a serious problem or not, and that's why we are … care service. There will be a need for more, certainly, but as you are aware, for the first time we are paying the real living wage to those people who work in this sector. And that's the …
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
… hitting a crisis point, includes poverty as well. They have been facing a precarious financial position in recent times. Sparkle runs a £200,000 deficit year on year and relies on large unplanned-for donations to bail them … carers and families say that Sparkle is a lifeline they could not do without, and the charity's waiting list continues to grow rapidly. So, I would like to know, Cabinet Secretary, when will the Welsh Government deliver …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
… think the Member makes a very important point: the agricultural sector has and is facing a very uncertain time because of leaving the European Union, because of the cumulative impacts of free trade agreements. You mentioned Australia particularly … health standards than we do. So, I think this is a piece of work—. We haven't just waited for the sustainable farming scheme, although, I think you're right, it's a great opportunity to reward our …
, Plenary
Topical Questions
… words and vague promises. Doctors deserve the certainty that this Government has a clear strategy, underpinned by realistic time frames for translating this ambition into reality. Could the Minister therefore explain the precise figure needed to restore the … take to get this money into their pockets? And why isn't Keir Starmer's Government in waiting pledging to give you the resources to achieve this …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The defence sector
… review.' It couldn't have come at a worse time. It couldn't have come at a worse time. You seem happy, Cabinet Minister, for that investment to go elsewhere, and I'm looking forward to your contribution … how long is this pause on investment going to be. How long are companies going to have to wait before they get a signal from you that Wales is still open for business? How many projects have been …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 1
… got that exactly right.' You will be aware that you will see exactly the same stories of families waiting for years, families having to legally challenge planning decisions—and winning, regularly winning, when they do legally challenge local … There are a few places where visits and things have been undertaken, I know, by Welsh councils from time to time, to see how things are working in other areas. But I'm not picking up from our …
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1307 The Welsh Government should commit to the adoption of the maintenance of new housing estates by local authorities
… previous work, and if I remember rightly I think the Minister—and it was Julie James at the time—did come out with a statement, and I think we were just starting to talk about the reforms … think that put the brakes on the Welsh Government doing anything specifically themselves, because they needed to wait for that bigger picture of reform to happen. Obviously, that has slowed and hasn't actually happened. So, I think …
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
… was to take urology, for example, the external—. We’ve been using something called Getting It Right First Time—GIRFT—and the chap said to me, 'Carol, you’re trying to run too many rotas here. You … the immediate actions have been to try to increase the capacity that’s available so fewer patients are waiting as long as they have been. The quality of services, the support to services, is increased. I talked about …
, Plenary
The Marine, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Financial Assistance) Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2022
… raised the need for the establishment of a consultative group a number of times, and I was pleased that this new group had met back in July. I've also raised the need to establish a funding scheme … pleased that the consultative group has noted the fisheries funding as a priority, and we have waited too long already for this statement today, but having this debate and a plan is to be welcomed. But …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
… that we need to do with communities at risk to ensure that they act on the alert, not wait for the warning. But having said that, I think there is a huge amount of investment that … constantly looking at is that we don't warn and warn and nothing happens, and then the next time we warn people don't respond. So, we're working with the Met Office, with the Flood Forecasting Centre …
, Health and Social Care Committee
Ophthalmology Services in Wales - evidence session - panel 6
… with this as well, trying to—as Rhianon Reynolds has said previously, I think, to the committee—unify waiting lists, so that we can spread demand across health boards and work collaboratively, and allow capacity to be used … really important part of this effort to try and deliver equitable care to patients in as timely a fashion as possible …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—think tanks
… might not have necessarily been founded, so the Welsh Government has been able to increase the amount of time someone can get a DAF payment to five, and the DWP have not taken money out of people … energy bills, et cetera, down the line. And that has been a long concern around the five-week wait for universal credit, for example, around the advance payment system, that people are seeing their universal credit payment reduced …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
… are, as I said, performing relatively well, but we are facing a strategic challenge that, maybe, at another time, it would be good to discuss with the committee. That is around what is the right metric to measure … cancelling the service on the individual, me included, quite often, can be quite minor, because people are only waiting four to six minutes for the next train. That's on core Valleys lines. If you did that approach …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: The rail network
… been funded in London and beyond, Wales has had to wait: wait for electrification, wait for improvements, and wait for fairness. This is not a matter of political theory; it's a clear pattern of prioritising investments … were promised electrification of the north Wales main line. We were promised transformation. But when it came time to pay, the commitments disappeared following the election result. Now, we hear mention made of £14 billion. But what exactly …