, Plenary
Debate on a Statement: The Outline Draft Budget 2026-27
… done in terms of national insurance. Clearly, this has been an issue that we've discussed many times over recent months. I would like to know from the Cabinet Secretary, in your response to this debate, what further … create more gaps for us? So, what I would also like to know—. Clearly, Scotland has decided to wait and see in terms of their budget, in terms of what will come out of the autumn budget, which …
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
… for everyone. So, obviously, the English Government have announced the skills bootcamps, and I think, obviously, we'll wait to see how they turn out, how the pilot goes, but I think something similar to that would … mortgage and a family, and it's actually quite difficult to commit to an apprenticeship during that time. So, just giving those other options for training. And unfortunately, level 2 funding for training is always quite difficult …
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The First Minister's Priorities
… because we are speaking for the people who feel ignored, overtaxed and forgotten: the people stuck on NHS waiting lists, the workers sitting in traffic at the Brynglas tunnels, the parents worried about falling educational standards, and the … decent education? Can I afford my bills? Will my family have opportunities in Wales in four years' time?' These are the issues that matter, and, while your statement today implies that these are your priorities, raising independence with …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
… you very much, and that's a very practical and welcome operational question, because at this point in time—. In fact, we had a meeting to discuss it this morning, a ministerial meeting chaired by the First Minister … aware of them locally, and some of them have been matched and some of them are waiting still for their families to arrive, and I'm sure you're aware of this. But we are looking to those …
, Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Thanks for that. On the waiting well aspect, I think the committee agrees—we produced a report on exactly that subject. But there's work to be done. Given the fact the recovery targets have been missed twice … might get there at some point, but we're probably not going to get there the next time …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Housing
… people—I'll say it again: 67,000 people—in Wales languish on a social-housing waiting list, equivalent to around 20,000 households. Four of our local authorities saw a cumulative total of 14,240 young people … million in 2020-21, and it's perceived to be around £4 million next time. While, in Wales, between 2019-20 and 20-21, spending has more than doubled, from just over £7 million to over £15.5 million …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
… well managed, and some of the ones in Rhondda Cynon Taf have not been managed for a long time—. At present, there is a concern that we've expressed that we think those peat bogs are currently actually … say, electric, or transition to hydrogen, that might be one that we will sit back on slightly, wait to see what other local partners and other local authorities consider doing for their own needs, and maybe we will …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Building Safety Remediation
… And we were told, 'Oh, well, we're not going to do that now, we're going to wait until the contract has been awarded and the contractors can go in and do this work and discover … cost, which they did. And then Bellway disappeared. They went offsite and never came back, and the first time that we started discussions with them was when the Welsh Government had this agreement and the liability period was …
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, as a clinician, I appreciate the enormous pressure on the NHS, on our patients waiting for treatment, and on our staff, who have shown such professionalism in the face of unprecedented challenges. Whilst I know we have … set out the outcomes that are needed. Will the Minister schedule a debate in the Government's time to allow the Minister to set out her thinking? Thank you …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
Wait a minute—that is not my job as a politician. That is not my job. That is the job of the NHS health boards, and it's my job to hold them to account, and … really difficult situation we're in here. Let me tell you that, at this point in time, about 43 per cent of our care homes are closed in Wales as a result of COVID. This is not something …
, Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report, 'Prevention of ill health—obesity'
… easily available; they’re more affordable and they're more heavily promoted than healthier options. At the same time, our daily routines have changed. We are, in many ways, the first generations for whom movement is no longer … weight loss drugs on the NHS, so that they’re available to people with certain conditions who are waiting for treatment that may be improved by weight loss, as well as via specialist services. But …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 1
… waiting list for a plot and no further progress, and now another generation again waiting on that waiting list. I think one of the things that really shows the situation is that very rarely does a pitch become … But, of course, there's a huge number of people who need and want to do this each time a pitch becomes available, and that could be every 18 months to two years. Sometimes it's been more …
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
… there's been a lack of respect for drivers within the sector—this is going back a long time. And there's been a lack of respect in terms of pay, terms and conditions, a lack of respect … not adequate. Members tell us that distribution centres—. When they arrive at distribution centres, they can be kept waiting for hours. We have reports of retail warehouses and distribution centres where their own facilities for their own drivers …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: A new partnership to transform our railways
… promised that two Labour Governments, on each side of the M4, would benefit Wales, yet we're still waiting for the Labour Government to cough up. This begs the question: what kind of partnership or insurance policy … money it is owed from HS2, that full devolution of rail infrastructure is off the cards for the time being. It seems only a Plaid Cymru Government leading Wales would fight for this. I acknowledge that this statement …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Minister for Health and Social Services
… and life-changing care and treatment. I wake up every morning worrying about the man who's been waiting for a hip operation, the woman who needs asthma treatment, the child who needs reconstructive surgery. I work tirelessly … measures I was assured by the Conservatives that they would not be calling for my resignation. But the timing of this vote today is convenient, isn't it? On the day when the so-called saviour of the …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery on the Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Bill
… last year, which is, necessarily, compressed between the September and the May, and you haven't got time to do anything because of the way the scrutiny processes work—I mean, that's not going … tribunals Bill that I'd very much like to get through—it's not controversial, but it's waiting for a slot to go, for example. It would make the landscape much better. It's not the end …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Curriculum Reform—Next Steps
… within the curriculum. In terms of the funding, it is there to create new capacity, to free up time, and to create space to design approaches for the curriculum. So, the guidance will support schools to make the … the transfer from primary to secondary school will happen in a smooth way? That is, even schools that wait until 2023 before introducing the new curriculum approaches for year 7, even in that situation, next year primary will …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
… revelation that it is taking 10 years for women suffering with endometriosis to get diagnosed. The length of time to get a diagnosis has, sadly, increased by a year since the start of the pandemic. The condition, for … are not missed or misdiagnosed by clinicians in the Welsh NHS so that women do not have to wait a decade before they receive the appropriate treatment …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 18: Coming into force (Amendments 73, 1)
… plan currently being developed and it will be implemented in the autumn, so we won't have to wait for the full establishment and the full empowerment of this body. I get the sentiment behind both of these … setting up the authority. There's a lot of work to do in a very short space of time. We think the deadline we currently have is achievable, but it is actually also very ambitious, but …
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
… say, Heledd, I wasn't trying to denigrate in any way the number of people waiting on waiting lists for a service by describing the difference between a common parlance agreement and a contract. So, I just wanted … devolution of policing, in the first instance, youth justice, but justice in its entirety in the fullness of time after a pathway approach. I haven't yet had those discussions, but I absolutely will, and we will …