, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Issues facing Welsh Businesses - Focus on Hospitality, Tourism and Retail: Evidence session 2
… the development of a Welsh retail strategy. And I referenced him before, but Minister Ken Skates at the time was very supportive of this ask, and it's actually been committed to now by Minister Vaughan Gething … reform. And then, as I said before, the apprenticeship levy, skills, more funding in skills—again, we're waiting to see what comes out of the budget this year from the Welsh Government. How that's developed will …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Special Measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
… You're quite right; we've got to focus on the bread-and-butter issues at the same time. Ninety per cent of people access their healthcare through GP surgeries, 1.5 million people go and see doctors … things really well or do things not so well, so what I don't want is to wait until everything is perfect before taking Betsi out. So, getting those criteria right is going to be really important, but …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
… got a letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs—times two; a letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government on the Inter-Ministerial Group for Housing, Communities … Members are content to note these letters—. Are we? Does anybody want to raise anything, or shall we wait until we get into private? Okay. Moving on, we have correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary …
, Plenary
Short Debate: The case for leaseholder reform in Wales
… the UK Parliament for reforms to be introduced quickly in Wales, or whether we have the space, time and commitment for wider leasehold reform legislation here in Wales. I don't believe we do. I'm not … leasehold in Wales when they could be available within this Senedd term, and that potentially they need to wait several years for a remedy. I don't believe that's the right way for this Parliament to exercise …
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Clearly, this will be a really concerning and worrying time for the almost 300 staff who have been made redundant by Consumer Energy Solutions on Friday. We have put steps in place already to support them in finding … not been resolved. We have raised specific cases with the UK Government and with Ofgem, and we are waiting for confirmation now of the scale involved and any proactive communications that are being undertaken with those households. All …
, Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session 7
… said that was key. I think one of the things we've been advocating for for a long time is the flexibility piece. Apprenticeships, as Josh said, a lot of our members are really supportive of them, use … threat nor an opportunity. So, I guess, with the AI piece, it's a bit of a 'wait and see' one, I would suggest, in the sense that I think there's still a lot of uncertainty there …
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mid Wales Growth Deal and Cardiff Capital Region City Deal
… take us through, as I say, razing the site to the ground, which will take a period of time, but whilst we do that, we equally have opportunities. So, for example, there's a large pulverised ash mound … that happens. I just don't want to create the impression that we're going to have to wait years and years for it to be demolished before we can start. Some of these things will start …
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
… people of the United Kingdom, but is also right for the people of Wales, protecting vital services during times of industrial dispute that support our most vulnerable people. That said, in terms of legislative competence, as far … that are dovetailed around it, and that people who are in need of medical treatment are not left waiting on ever-expanding waiting lists in Wales. This Government's ethos is about encouraging positive behavioural change, but this …
, Plenary
Short Debate: Health inequalities in the south Wales coalfield
… know that health barriers do not stop at the clinic door or at the end of a waiting list. For many people, poor health is made harder by everything else going on around them: not having enough money … someone's confidence and well-being. There are so many more barriers that I could go into, but time is limited. I've not had the chance to talk about respiratory issues, for example, or the work that …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
… far as I'm concerned—2024 feels a long way off, and it cannot be then just waiting to see how this works. It is being planned so that it will work; it will offer all those services … who shared her childhood experience of being a child of a woman who'd been in prison several times. Ellie grew up in Wales, and her mother was in prison outside of Wales, and I'm meeting her …
, Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee report: Report on the Welsh Government’s marine policies
… being afraid of that kind of thing, Huw.[Laughter.] So, I don't think I'll start any time soon. By 'taking them with us', I mean making sure that everyone fully understands the implications of what … need live on the ground so that we can continue to replenish our data source, rather than waiting until we've got it until we can do anything. So, I’m really keen to do that; happy …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Women's health
… constituency who have undergone a late assessment for neurodivergence such as autism and ADHD. The current waiting list for that assessment is two years. Women in their late 30s and 40s have been denied the right to support … than their symptoms—going into what you were saying earlier on, Delyth—because, as we have heard many times today, when you are a woman you are told that pain is something that you just have to live …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Culture and Social Justice—Reaffirmation of our values
… the impact of our approach, but I think it is really important that if, in a year’s time, we look and we think that the implementation of what we are doing to try and reduce poverty, and … this is something I had started to talk about with the UK Government, but we'll have to wait until after the general election now. I absolutely agree with what you say around Pride Month. It is something …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: The Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
… passed through the UK Parliament. That would have, of course, saved the Senedd and indeed Welsh Government valuable time. So, I wonder if the Welsh Government actively sought this legislative route, and if not, perhaps you could outline … occur? Also, just to understand how this Bill might help those 50,000 people who are of course waiting for over two years for treatment. I know your target is approaching, to eliminate the backlog by the end …
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Programme for Government
… question I think I have here, in looking at this, is: what will be different in five years' time, even if the Government does manage to deliver against many of these pledges? We heard the First Minister referring … transforming Wales? What hope is there in terms of transforming the lives of 67,000 people on waiting lists for social housing, the 70,000 people living in poverty who don't qualify for free school meals …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
… option for people, not least because roots cannot be properly established in communities in such temporary accommodation. Last time I updated you, I remarked upon the good working relationship we had with the previous UK Minister for Refugees … you' host payment to at least £500 per month from the current level of £350. We are still waiting for an update on this. We do need an urgent decision to avert a wave of homelessness presentations …
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
… was really concerned that we were seeing this cycle, again, where we'd actually gone a very long time without making any progress on this, and, in fact, there's been a lot of that. So, I launched … decision published last month, so, it's in the list of decisions, have declared—. Although I'm waiting for the formal response to this year's recommendation, there has been an indication that they will carry on with …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Planning (Wales) Bill and Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
… the first place, and all of that has to be carefully calibrated. So, at what point in time does the consolidation then Act, hopefully, come into force is a matter for judgment around how accessible is the law … has just mentioned that there is a whole series of highly technical ones where we may want to wait a little while because the practitioners can be expected to understand the complexity of the cross-referencing. I think …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: The Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Plan
… you give to parents and teachers that this plan will finally deliver the improvement that they've been waiting for? And let me point out, Cabinet Minister, the things that I am really supportive of on this here … those reviews are important, actually, they need to be getting on with the job in hand? I believe time is up, Deputy Presiding Officer, so I look forward to the response, but perhaps I have one moment …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Town-centre regeneration
… Senedd term and beyond: banking. Sioned Williams raised banking as one of the biggest issues. We are still waiting for Banc Cambria. What has been the hold-up on Banc Cambria? This is something that would really help … housing issues and you're increasing the footfall in the town centres. I use the analogy all the time of Friends. The reason why that coffee shop that they all meet in, Central Perk, is so successful—because …