, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the national adviser for violence against women, gender-based violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence
… build in that aftercare, counselling, therapy—it's all there in place. We still have such a high waiting list in Wales, and England, for counselling for victims of sexual abuse. That's a basic, fundamental requirement for … many areas where there was zero tolerance to a particular crime on the street. We have heard, time and time again, why domestic abuse should be treated as a serious offence. I've been involved in domestic homicide …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
… built with social housing grants—affordable, attractive accommodation—where we took in applicants directly from a waiting list who were in temporary accommodation, but they just weren't equipped to be able to sustain that tenancy independently, and … offer was made, what was the outcome of that? Are they still in that tenancy in 12 months' time, 18 months' time?' I think, when you look to those figures, that would be really interesting to see. Because …
, Plenary
Short Debate: The future of local healthcare in rural Wales
… and indeed Betsi Cadwaladr patients, is the Welsh ambulance service cancelling appointments for people very near to the time of their appointment. This leaves patients really concerned, upset, and feeling that they’ve missed an appointment in the … And, also, how much is it costing in resources for all the failed appointments, where the consultant is waiting for the patient? Their health should never be at risk as a result of something like this. How are …
, Plenary
Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report, 'Social Housing Supply'
… fantastic Chair, John Griffiths, and everyone on the committee who took part in producing this report before my time starting on the committee. Thank you to everybody, including my own Member. There is, as the Chair has just … the UK like Scotland, whose social housing is 23 per cent. As a result, 140,000 people are waiting and desperate to have a roof over their heads in Wales. According to Audit Wales, the Welsh Government would …
, Plenary
Topical Questions
… Fletcher—a lot of this is around speculation. It's really important people do not speculate and we wait for the reports to be published by the ombudsman, and also for the causes of death to come forward … very happy to update Members as we go through this process at the current time …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Green energy
… developments, but they say they're still talking to the UK Government. Well, we'll just have to wait until we get a UK Government that's more rational about this. But contrast this with the situation … are simply not taking advantage of the natural resources that we have. We are gifted, we have nine times more wind energy in this country than, say, Germany, simply because of where we are situated geographically, and …
, Plenary
Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2023-24
… certain situations. So, it doesn't look like a very prosperous situation. And this is coming at a time when people are less able to pay a council tax that will have increased significantly, but also when those … important that that work does progress urgently. There is pressure on housing and homelessness budgets, with waiting lists increasing. I've heard, for example, that the Wrexham waiting lists have doubled to 4,000 just in the last …
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, we're waiting to see what happens today with the scheduled flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda. But I would be grateful for a Welsh Government update on its discussion with the UK Government on this particular … opinion. Conservative Senedd Members here might disagree with that. So, I think it would be a good time to timetable a discussion to get the real feeling on this horrendous policy from all Members that want to participate …
, Health and Social Care Committee
Mental health inequalities: evidence session with Professor Sir Sam Everington
Yr Athro Sir Sam Everington
… who are doing different projects. That is just amazing, and that's a complete morale booster in a time where, actually, the burnout and stress of doctors and nurses in the NHS is pretty appalling. There's some … something very different. A GP friend of mine in Leicester has got a police station in her waiting room. That's social prescribing. That came, as with a lot of social prescribing projects, just from having a dinner …
, Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: Panel 1
… outcomes of ovarian cancer in England, and I was the Welsh representative for the BGCS at the time, and we asked to be included, but, unfortunately, our data systems didn't align, so the data couldn … and we can't make any more amendments without the risk of the system wholly crashing. We are waiting for a new one, and there is a plan in place for a new CaNISC, but, again, the date …
, Plenary
The Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022
… significant increase, and hindsight's a wonderful thing, but it perhaps would have been better to have not waited quite so long to increase. I know back in—I think it was—2019, DEFRA increased the same fee … agreed that that level of fee should be applied for fairness and consistency. You asked me how many times that arbitration happened. I haven't got that figure in front of me, but I'd be very happy …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the First Minister
… believe that this would allow us to legislate more quickly and more effectively than if we were to wait for an opportunity of a Welsh-only Bill in front of the Senedd to come forward. I think those … think we should deny ourselves that opportunity because we somehow have a belief in principle that the only time legislation should ever be made for Wales is in Wales. When we do those things, it's likely …
, Plenary
Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
… that election, and given the in-tray that you will have—the very large in-tray of NHS waiting lists, on the Programme for International Student Assessment results in education, and the economic situation we find ourselves … previous Government under the previous First Minister, because three significant things were pushed to one side in that time: council tax revaluation, the sustainable farming scheme, and obviously, then, there were the issues around health and education and …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
… give the booster sooner than we had the opportunity to start the process, because we had to wait for the JCVI—that's why we're in the situation where we were ready. But, of course, capacity … can't have the vaccine within 28 days of having had COVID. So, we have to leave some time to pass. We will be reinforcing those messages. In terms of the COVID passes, we made it clear that …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Cost of living
… over our heads. I've grown tired of having to talk about this in the Chamber time and time again, but rents in Wales have increased more than in any other part of this unequal union, with people … there were seven local authorities without a single property available at the LHA level. We know that the waiting list for social housing has increased by almost 50 per cent, and that list is somewhere in the region …
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
… and didn't actually do justice to the issue. I think that is the issue that we're waiting for the outcome of at the moment. All of us will know WASPI women; there are so many … and I’m very happy to continue to engage with any further information that would useful as time goes …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Government's response to the Chancellor's statement on the medium-term fiscal plan
… Minister about the continuing need to support people, especially those who are struggling the most during these difficult times, and the UK Government has to do everything it can, like it had previously done during COVID, and beyond … the same plan is anti-growth, so what do they believe? Presiding Officer, what we are still waiting to hear—and statement after statement, I ask for this—is what are the Government's plans to deliver the …
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 12
… think what we want to emphasise is the upstream impact that we can have. If we’re waiting for there to be a problem, or for there to be a disability, it’s a bit late, and then … how do we empower parents and pupils. And it allows them to feel heard, right at the time that they’re needing it, often in primary education …
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
… effect is going to be. So, even though we're going out now on our budget, we're waiting for clarity around the grants and the impact of grant cuts. So, I had an example here last week … been able to grow our reserves slowly and gradually, and even though the opposition has challenged us several times to use our reserves to balance the books. If we had done that this year would have seen …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 6: Local bus services provided by the Welsh Ministers (Amendments 39, 71)
… that this amendment would have the opposite effect, in fact, by making it easier for future Governments to wait out or terminate contracts before utilising the provision, which would, under the amendment, not include the more effective stipulation … the legislation or the scrutiny of its implementation. Members may seek an oral or written statement at any time on any aspect of the delivery of the legislation or wider bus reform. The reporting process will require the …