10 January 2024 , Plenary
Short Debate: Fail to plan, plan to fail—Why Wales needs a planning overhaul
… Wrexham's case, the council refused to adopt the development plan several times because they felt it didn't answer the needs of the communities they represented, but, nevertheless, they were forced to adopt it in the face … that development can be an economic driver has failed. We have a record number of people on housing waiting lists, record numbers of people in temporary accommodation, a record number of people living in overcrowded houses. People, those …
22 November 2025 , Welsh Youth Parliament 3 - Plenary
Session 1
… God or man, think I can be trusted to stand and talk about trains and not go over time —yes, good luck with that. So, I've been asked, ‘Why is transport a priority for this Youth Parliament … network, are not. Once they get to these far-off bus stops, many of my constituents face long waits for the next bus. Some buses run only every two hours. The small village of Tafarn-y-gelyn …
23 March 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee Report: 'A new direction for HGV Drivers—Addressing HGV drivers shortages and related supply chain Issues'
… risk of being robbed when parked overnight, with one driver highlighting that he had been robbed over 10 times , as we've heard already, and that is accepted as an occupational hazard. That's unbelievable that that … committee, and he's highlighted a local issue in his area. Local to Rhun, they have waiting lists for tests of up to and exceeding 10 weeks. A trainer has recently left his post in the area, meaning …
17 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas
… this area, and it includes £101 million to upgrade their waste water management network. So, they’re not waiting for PR24; they’re getting on with it now. One of the approaches that I understand Dŵr Cymru are … well. Dirprwy Lywydd, there were many areas that Janet covered within her—. I probably dwelt for quite some time on answering some of those areas, but happy to continue engaging with you, Janet, on the other aspects …
9 November 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Climate Change
… Well, these are the stages we have to go through', and the committee will want a good long time to have a proper look at it and take evidence and so on. So, I'm happy to provide … party if at all possible, and then we want to implement it. We don't want to be waiting forever and a day to get it implemented. So, I make no apology—. I suppose it's a long …
8 February 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the EU: evidence session with other legislatures (1)
… upfront money, even though some of it comes back. So, the issues there are the cost, the time to complete these. Bearing in mind, as I said at the beginning, that most companies in the creative sector are … that doesn't work for an orchestra with its specialist truck. And the other issue is, if you wait for the cabotage movement, what do you do with the people? Because you can't keep your artists there …
28 February 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Net-zero Skills Strategy
… complaining. So, it is about how we get people into a more regular and constructive dialogue, rather than waiting until things have gone wrong or not worked at all for them. On apprenticeships, we've been running … also, though, about the capacity to give people, I think, really good work experience during their time in school. But it's also, in a number of our growth areas, the opportunity to keep people's minds open …
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
… allow the guidance to be updated to reflect best practice and user feedback at the most appropriate time , I'm afraid means that we don't feel that placing a consultation requirement in respect of the guidance … needs to be consistent with or contribute to a number of matters, including other pieces of legislation, NHS waiting lists, and biodiversity targets, amongst others. So, we're happy to accept these recommendations, and will amend the explanatory …
30 September 2026 , Plenary
Short Debate: The importance of local services—Protecting the future of Withybush hospital
… hospital beds by simply transferring that pressure onto families. If somebody is going home, care must be waiting for them, the family must know what is happening and unpaid carers must be properly supported. That isn't separate … petition on its own will not decide the future of Withybush, but, when thousands of people take the time to put their names to one, we should pay attention. And I am paying attention. I have listened …
1 March 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Carbon Budget 1 and Net Zero Wales - scrutiny of the Minister for Climate Change
… and we have to do that in a way that doesn't destroy the planet at the same time . None of these things are easy. Batteries are not the best environmentally friendly sources of things. There … ask a couple of the officials to give you some technical detail, or whether you want to wait till later on in the session …
30 September 2025 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: The NHS Wales App
… that—. GP surgeries tell me people pop in. They pop in to say, 'Am I still on the waiting list? Can you ring them? Can you check?' So, having that connection with secondary care is going to make … able to have all of that data eventually so that we can see things in real time . You'll know yourself, from being in Government, that often you're looking at data that's a week, a month …
10 December 2025 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1534, 'End corridor care in Wales'
… diagnosis, treatment and care at their first point of entry, for many. They should not be places of waiting , fear and pain. We know there is a massive shortage of beds. I know the current Cabinet Secretary denies … told the BEDS campaign that in Glan Clwyd A&E, a senior medical director found that at the time there were 90 patients in Glan Clwyd who should not even have been there. They should have been …
28 February 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Bovine TB
… livelihood. Farming was what he held dear, and farming those Ayrshires that he and his father had spent time breeding. How do we allow ourselves to get into a situation where farmers are crying out for mental health … father on the farm for a number of years, the fear in his eyes when you're waiting for those results. When you'll have the vet on your farm 36 hours later, on that Thursday—. They …
1 March 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: The Children and Young People’s Plan
… had to make efforts to reintroduce school, almost, to them. And so it's been a very difficult time , so I absolutely acknowledge everything that she says. This has been exacerbated by the cost-of-living crisis, again … from mental health problems as a result of everything that's happened? I accept that there is a waiting list for CAMHS. We are trying to give more help lower down so that children don't reach the …
12 January 2026 , Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
… chair. I genuinely believe that no-one should spend a night in a chair. We are not people waiting at an airline for a cancelled flight. These are people who are seriously ill indeed. I can cite you … that those august bodies request us to do. And I notice a possible action is it's now time for all parties to come forward with ideas to tackle these issues. Well, all parties in Wales, my own …
11 January 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Liver disease
… that alcohol is so endemic in our society. Last week, I was standing in a queue, waiting to pay for petrol, and the man in front of me was not just paying for petrol, he was also buying … when it comes to the one in four children in Wales who are overweight or obese by the time they start primary school. It has to be because of what they are given to eat. I have yet …
29 March 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 4
… about today. So, there are immense constraints on budgets for councils. And the response, unfortunately—. In the short time we had in preparing our submission, we did a survey of councils, which is included in the paperwork, which … this committee can have any influence, would be one to address. I think I'll end there and wait for more specific questions …
12 June 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Planning policy for new power lines
… was that the Welsh Government is not aware of any specific examples of electric cable undergrounding at this time . As long as the caveat exists, developers will always exploit it and build pylons as their preferred option … kind of mass pylonisation that much of our country is currently facing, then we can't afford to wait for the outcome of that review. We have to act now, which is why I hope Members across the …
29 June 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Our Cymru: Creating a leading football nation
… record of raising and supporting issues around mental health, from the We Wear The Same Shirt campaign with Time to Change and the FAW back in 2015 to the most recent Mind Cymru's Terrace Talk campaign … expand our reach on the world stage even further through the power of sport, and I can't wait for the world cup finals later this year. I'm sure all Members will join me in wishing the …
9 November 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, Llywydd, there are more people working in the NHS today than at any time in its history, and that is true of clinical staff, nurses, doctors and other forms of specialists who help to keep our NHS … deal with the backlog. The whole of the United Kingdom has seen the sorts of rises in numbers waiting for treatment that the Member refers to here. There is no easy spare capacity waiting to be used for …