25 January 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Increasing costs: Impact on culture and sport'
… Newport, and, of course, that's true across all of Wales. A lot of these threads arose time and again, and they were echoed—I'm mixing my metaphors now, but there were a number of points that … started discussions with the UK Government to that end. During the pandemic, the Welsh Government didn't wait for the UK Government to act. In April 2020, it worked with the arts council to implement an emergency package …
16 April 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Delivering Wales's priorities
… the rest of the UK—a prerequisite for building a more prosperous and more dynamic economy. At the time , we stood at 74 per cent of the UK average, but there's been barely any change, with targets … change in six years. On health, look at the figures for 2018, with just over 1,500 people waiting more than 14 weeks on an NHS waiting list; it now stands at over 43,000, and those lists …
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Finance Committee Report—'Post-EU funding arrangements'
… the rail network within that area as well, such as the Maesteg and Tondu crossing, which has been waiting for 20 years for the investment from UK Network Rail—that doesn't get a mention—one MP gets … and that's my point. There is a better way to do it. I'm running out of time here. Let me just go on to some of the other things …
16 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
… and caught the 14:05 train, then I would be able to use the concessionary card. If I waited another half an hour, I wouldn’t be able to use the concessionary card, but I would be able … would suggest that it's not the best way to run a concessionary card scheme either. It is time , Cabinet Secretary, to ensure that the concessionary card is available on all services down the Ebbw valley line …
16 November 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
… that we are using as a triage facility is a similar situation in terms of almost having a waiting list, really, needing to access that for those particular reasons. I think we could commission more hotels and bed … short term, and then the actual cost of it as well. We could fill this accommodation up three times over, it's just that now it comes down to the cost and the availability of the support …
19 June 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
… clear need to change something or to have a discussion now, to take a random point in time , I think the Commission is open to having that discussion now. It's not that we have to fit into … issues. That's what I hear also from Foreign Office officials as well—they won't wait for the next thing that’s in the calendar, they would go there and then to discuss it. And you see …
22 December 2021 , Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1
… pandemic, which is actually there; the additional money that is needed to catch up on people who are waiting for a series of often non-life-threatening, but life-changing surgery; and the general—we talk about support … hospital who you believe ought to move out of hospital in the next week, then in six weeks' time , you have exactly the same problem again, unless you've got throughput going through continually. Otherwise, you just end …
23 November 2021 , Plenary
Debate: President of the Welsh Tribunals Annual Report
… well—it just sometimes sounds like that; I'm sure he's not going anywhere for quite some time . Can I also say that one of the things that he—? I obviously have met with him to discuss … tribunals in a number of the issues that were raised. Can I just say that we're obviously waiting the final report of the Law Commission on tribunals? We very much look forward to the recommendations, and indeed …
16 September 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The EU Settlement Scheme and citizens' rights after Brexit: Evidence session 3
… balance. I think some of the criticism, which I understand from Settled and the3million, is: do we wait too long, is our bar too high, are we asking for too much information before we take action? And some … one piece of information might be enough for us then to push forward and take some action; other times , you might need more evidence. So, for example, Rhys has talked about student finance. So, one student coming forward …
29 March 2023 , Plenary
Topical Questions
… report from nine months previously. If placing the board in special measures was the solution, why wait for nine months? But now that you, as a Government, have a hold of the board through those special measures, what … the staff rota problems and so on? Unfortunately, what we have here is a board that has shown time and time again that it is broken and a Government that is failing to tackle the situation by taking …
21 September 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
… trying to seek, but I think it's important to state that this will take a degree of time to implement. One of the things that I think we've all heard through the testimony and evidence … first referral, which should be within 14 days. That's improved significantly, and we've now seen the wait for out-patients come down over the last six months. But of course, that's resulted in a big …
5 November 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
… feel abandoned when it comes to ambulance cover. I've heard numerous cases from constituents, some of them waiting hours on the floor for an ambulance. Actually, the new way the system works is that a lot … know that we have to act fast in terms of stroke and make sure that people get that timely care. But many people in my constituency are facing over an hour and a half just to get …
3 November 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: Wales Covid-19 Review
… making. Surely those families should be guaranteed a meaningful role from the very beginning. They've waited long enough, and they've already made it clear what they want. They want a process that can establish the truth … budget or a reported deadline. We're told that the panel will meet for the first time in the new year, but how long will it take? How long will it cost? And when will the families finally …
27 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
… extreme and sustained and as a result of that, regrettably, many patients—far too many patients—are waiting far too long in the community for us to arrive. I'm clear that the level of service that … got this level of capacity constraint; it is very difficult for us to get to patients in a timely way …
16 October 2025 , Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session 1
… budget is really key, because one of the wrinkles of the way we're doing it this time around is that we have to do the budget now based on forecasts from March, and then the Office for … OBR forecasts affect the numbers in various ways. So, that is a bit clunky. But the problem with waiting for the UK Government budget is that, of course, that delays things quite significantly. We'd be going …
12 September 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Education Update on RAAC
… reiterate my thanks to the school, to the headteachers and the staff for working under great time pressure, but in such a creative way, to find ways to reduce the period for which the schools have been partly … thank them for that. In terms of the next piece of work, we're still waiting to hear from the experts who have been in the schools at the end of last week. We will have, or the …
17 May 2022 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… unlike certain conditions like epilepsy and diabetes, she's unable to do an online application; she has to wait for the DVLA to send out her invitation to renew. And at the moment, (a) that arrived late, and … licence, and this is actually trapping her in her own home, as opposed to holding down a full- time job, having a full social life, being able to visit people, do all her own shopping, et cetera …
4 February 2026 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Health board governance
… delivering genuine transparency in health data. We have also brought forward a targeted plan to tackle Labour’s waiting lists, which are particularly acute in Betsi Cadwaladr, including new elective care hubs to accelerate treatment, create centres … north Wales have been forced to endure unacceptable standards of care, while staff have been let down time and again by this Government's failure. As one staff member so powerfully put it: 'There are a huge number …
22 November 2025 , Welsh Youth Parliament 3 - Plenary
Session 1
… crucial for rural communities and must meet local needs. Young people in these communities often face long waits , limited services, and sometimes no service at all. Your postcode shouldn't decide what chances you get. Reliable transport … anti-social behaviour should be tackled. Young people should feel safe when they are travelling, no matter the time of day or where they live. In my ideal future, I also wish that public transport were a safer …
8 June 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
… not the health board should be escalated into special measures. I've decided that special measures, at this time , is not appropriate, and this is because the board and the chief executive have highlighted their determination to make … services, and it would not in itself address the challenges the health board is facing, including the long waiting lists. It's essential that we support the health board to drive forward transformation and not undertake a disruptive …