, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2020-21 and Assurance Report 2020-21
… were times when I paused the process because I didn't see the value in my officials wasting time on it when they could have been doing something that would help and promote the use of the Welsh … today? Because, I have to say that I'm not sitting in the Chamber of our Senedd waiting to see new standards coming forward. I don't think that they create a great deal other than the bureaucracy …
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Closure of the Menai Bridge
… that? Let's turn to the final point. I and others have warned on this for a long time. We need a new crossing. The Welsh Government had pledged to deliver a new crossing, and it still hasn … not why we need a dual carriageway where the Britannia bridge is. Yes, it's annoying to wait in a queue to cross, but, in reality, it is resilience that we're talking about here. There are two …
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 5
… from the environmental health side that people can't stay in their homes. They go on the housing waiting list because they are homeless within a home, or they are in homes that are simply not … becomes a long-term empty. So, we have to stop that from happening. And this is at a time where there's pressure to bring energy standards in. So, what are you going to do when landlords can …
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
… Garndolbenmaen, which would have been nice because my great-grandfather was born there. But this is the second time we've considered this. Albeit perhaps on first glance a small amount of people have signed the petition … February, and there the petitioner will be asking for Garn to be reconnected. Perhaps, Cadeirydd, if we could wait for the outcome of that consultation before closing the petition. Diolch yn fawr …
, Finance Committee
Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Evidence session 1
… that we will write to you about, if that's okay—we've got a little bit of time, I think, to be able to do that, so that's fine. You commissioned the research, and … way before'? And what are you putting into place now to address some of those things, rather than waiting for us to report, or the end of this? So, obviously, it's a learning experience as well …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
… Cardiff and Vale local office and book in an appointment with an adviser. Typically, we are seeing rising waiting lists across Wales, similarly with other services as well; we're not unaffected by that, with rising pressure. And … are now being frustrated by systems and also the pressure on them in the economy. So, that takes time as well …
, Plenary
Topical Questions
… peak. It is not set up to empty Wembley Stadium, for example. So, if you go there, you wait in queues to come out because that's part of the experience; that's what happens. I don … make every effort to focus resources at the busiest services and ensure that passenger communication is absolutely timely and to point. We're also in the process of loaning two additional trains from Northern Trains, in addition …
, Plenary
Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee Report, 'Routes into post-16 education and training'
… the highest rates in the UK of young people not in education, employment or training. Now, time and time again, Plaid Cymru have called upon this Government to implement a skills strategy, and, within that, a vocational skills … the degree of urgency we need for young people making life-changing decisions at 16. They can't wait that long. That's why the young people who'll be voting for Plaid Cymru in May will …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on the Six Goals for Emergency Care Programme
… that England is doing better than Wales. The Minister will notice that I don't spend too much time comparing Wales with England specifically. Yes, I want to compare Wales with England, where relevant, but also with the … situation is that the latest figures do demonstrate that there has been a significant increase in the numbers waiting in A&E departments—some 14.7 per cent more in March than in the previous month. Fewer have been …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 4
Yes. Again, we look at competency requirements there. We're still waiting for confirmation of what that benchmark will be to be a competent fire risk assessor, but that is definitely another skill set that we need, from … having to consider outside expertise, which will come at, again, a cost that is unknown at this time. So, again, trying to plan it, how we are going to deliver a function, there are a lot of unknowns …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 2
… most of Wales. We're hearing specific examples, in some local authorities, of rough-sleepers who've been waiting for two weeks or more to secure a place in temporary accommodation. It's meaning that local authority housing … accommodation, or people being made homeless and requiring temporary accommodation, and a decrease in supply at the same time. So, we're heading towards a pretty dire situation …
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… was recently contacted by a constituent who, unfortunately, has just received a diagnosis of prostate cancer. He's waiting for an MRI scan; unfortunately, he can't have that MRI scan in north Wales, and has been referred … ahead, cannot access that scan until the end of June. That is unacceptable; it's a very worrying time for this gentleman and his family. Can I ask what action the Welsh Government is taking to address the …
, Plenary
Members' Legislative Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): An NHS first Bill
… the work in-house. I myself have been in a strange position, for example, whereby our waiting lists for seeing patients—out-patient appointments—have been going behind. And I want to see more, but I'm told … all the people who spoke. I was going to list them all, but there are too many and time is running out. But also the people who wanted to speak but there was no time as well: Leticia …
, Plenary
Debate: Human Rights
Absolutely, and I think that's why we are concerned. I know Darren Millar was saying, 'Wait and see', but we are rightly—. We have seen the track record of the UK Government on this, and we should … fair society and do not help to produce a high-functioning, inclusive democracy for all. We have said, time and time again, that we want to be an inclusive nation—a nation where everybody feels safe and feels …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Welsh Government performance during the Sixth Senedd
… where we were in 2021: our precious NHS on its knees, buckling under the weight of a waiting list backlog that's grown by approximately 200,000 since the last election; a stagnant economy that ranks amongst the … its worst ever PISA scores, and a fifth of Welsh children are classified as functionally illiterate by the time they reach secondary school. This is the sorry record that will be left by Labour to the next Welsh …
, Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
… sick. With that rapidly ageing and ailing population, with a decade of underinvestment in technology, and now ballooning waiting lists, and a workforce that feels desperately undervalued, we have created our own crisis. It was there … saw here than many of our European neighbours. Difficult as it is, we believe now is the time, Minister, to be honest with the people. Money alone, we know, is not the answer, but without it, there …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
… the same merits reporting point in relation to each of these four regulations, and that relates to the time that it's taken to implement the 2017 Act. The Act received Royal Assent in July 2017 and these … asked the Welsh Government why it's taken more than seven years to implement the legislation. We're waiting for the Welsh Government's response in relation to each of the draft reports …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Hospices
… patient beds within local communities, ensuring that essential care remains close to home, reducing unnecessary hospital admissions, supporting timely discharges and easing pressure on GPs, district nurses and social care teams. However, this immense contribution relies heavily … the Welsh Government's budget, Wales's two children's hospices, Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith, were still waiting to receive confirmation of their allocation, or when they would receive it, in November. To meet growing need, they …
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
… course, on social care, which has an impact on A&E. I witnessed first-hand the 18-hour waits in A&E in the Grange last September, and it certainly didn't look like anything had been improved … the Aneurin Bevan health board, of course, to improve things urgently and drastically for our constituents? It's time this Labour Government stopped wasting money on its pet projects and put the money where it's desperately needed …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Review of the Escalation and Intervention Framework
… the factors influencing performance and outcomes. The framework also supports a more proactive approach to intervention. Rather than waiting for issues to become deeply embedded, it provides enhanced mechanisms for earlier identification of risk and earlier deployment … communities. A key principle underpinning the framework is that intervention and support should always be purposeful, proportionate and time bound. Enhanced monitoring, oversight and support arrangements should not exist for their own sake. Instead, they should support organisations …