, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the National Adviser for Violence Against Women, Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence
… consistent. I'll be told, 'We don't have the resources, we don't have the time to record it', but we need to come up with something. So, for me, this is really important, going into the … disclose and then they don't feel that they can—. You know, 'Oh, you're on a waiting list now' or, 'I'm not sure what response you're going to get'. They will feel a guilt with …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
… the start that we absolutely recognise why so many nurses have voted for industrial action for the first time in the RCN's history. We believe that nurses, together with other hard-working NHS and public sector workers … which would, inevitably, cut the services available to the public and make it even harder to clear the waiting lists. Now, I greatly value the regular contact that I have trade unions, and whilst these are not pay …
, Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report—Dentistry
… tackle the backlog as long as there is no clear picture of how many people are currently waiting to see an NHS dentist. While COVID-19 invariably had a severe impact on access to NHS dentistry, the report … getting is not of benefit. The latest contract system in 2019 is called contract reform—of course, every time I hear the terms 'reform' or 'modernisation', I break out in a cold sweat—again, predating the Minister taking …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Transport
… aware that one local authority had run out of funding last month for patching potholes and had to wait until April. Reactive maintenance of potholes is only a temporary measure. Highways need steady investment to avoid extensive and … should flexibility be applied to increase speeds regarding the character of the road. [Interruption.] I'm short of time. I know we have a lot of urban development and interurban connectivity in north Wales, which is why many …
, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to promote responsible dog ownership
… the police as 'out-of-control dogs causing injury', has increased by 5,524 offences during the provided time period. In my region of South Wales East, there have been some horrific attacks that have resulted in fatalities … particularly those who seek to own large and powerful dogs, is something that we do not have to wait for Westminster to give permission on. There are also local initiatives like LEAD, which stands for Local Environmental Awareness …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: The cost of living
… need to buy essential items. But regrettably, people in Wales were already particularly exposed. In four months' time, Labour will have been running Wales for a quarter of a century. The December 2018 Joseph Rowntree report … will at last develop a systemic, community-led strategy for tackling deprivation and promoting social justice. We've waited too long …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Investment in the education and training of healthcare professionals 2024-25
… they work part time. So, the cost to the taxpayer is actually more; because they're working part time, we have to employ more of them. So, that's a challenge. It's not a Welsh challenge … celebrated. And just to correct you, Wales is not bottom of the league table when it comes to waiting lists. I think you’d better look that up, and so should the BBC …
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1302, 'Protect Mid-Wales’ unique Cambrian Mountains: designate them an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'
… Celia Brazell, which was signed by over 20,000 people who hope that they will not have to wait another 50 years for their landscape, their habitats and their lifestyle to be acknowledged and protected. Deputy Presiding Officer … the programme for government decision. I know that he's been a natural supporter and keen advocate at times, calling for things such as a national observatory for Wales, and who knows what Mr Millar might see …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Coronavirus
… bringing forward appointments for the people over 40 so that they don’t have to wait longer than eight weeks between their first and second doses. Now, to achieve this, we will need everyone’s help to encourage … move beyond the pandemic phase and end this cycle of imposing and unlocking restrictions. But, for the time being, we will continue with our cautious, data-driven approach to responding to this ongoing pandemic. Diolch …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
… health board that you as a Welsh Government have also been incapable of turning around over all this time. You talk about the emergency services at Glan Clwyd needing intervention—and they do—but what about elsewhere … sound like an organisation that's going to make significant improvements at pace, if you're prepared to wait until the end of October for a further tripartite meeting. Minister, I have absolutely zero confidence that Welsh Government …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Climate Change scrutiny with the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
… working through the practice on the ground with things such as low-carbon farming practices. We're not waiting until the SFS to do this; we're already pioneering stuff on things such as grass leys and cover … said to him, 'Yes, but that was the one where, based on the knowledge we had at the time and the imperative of food security and nothing else, we actually drained the peat bogs. Now, we're doing …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Developing Technological Clusters in Wales—Medical radioisotope production and nuclear medicine expertise
… make an announcement on that in the very near future, so there won't be much longer to wait. There'll be clarity on the money that is happening, what we've got, and how it's going … from those UK-wide funding pots. That's a big challenge for us to address. At the same time, one of the positive things the UK Government has been doing is saying it's going to put more …
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 2
… coming into post is how challenging the workforce issues are, and that is the same in CAMHS. Every time I visit a children's mental health service, I hear about how difficult it is to recruit, how, when … with the Plaid Cymru designated Member. You'll be aware that transitions are a concern, and we're waiting for the work that Dave Williams described to the committee to be completed, to see if there's any …
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
General scrutiny session with the Welsh Government - Education
… area where I've got a lot of information that could take up a lot of time. Am I right in thinking that the committee is going to write to me about this as well? So, there … told the committee that we had been surveying schools, and special schools in particular, and I'm just waiting for advice to come up on the options that are available to strengthen that. I'm really pleased that …
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of public administration: Evidence session
… what you can do is to try to cover off all of the bases. And I think the timing of the co-operation agreement coincided with, actually, my arrival into the Permanent Secretary role, and it was really … the civil service, and whoever was in the role, is actually protected as well. So, I think we wait to see whether we have to go down a different route with that framework, but, certainly, over the first …
, Plenary
Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2025-26
… deny, I don't think—I know you've sat there in your seat for a long time—you can't deny that this Government has chronically underfunded our local authorities across Wales now for decades, and that … costs. How can we be in a situation where councils are voting for their final budgets but still waiting for clarity on how much money will be available to them? It's appalling that this Government hasn …
, Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2025-26
… not going to be able to respond, of course, to everybody who has spoken in the time I've got left. I wanted particularly to thank the Chairs of the committees who've spoken in the debate: Buffy … offer, not a single one—and it was true of Sam Rowlands's contribution as well; I waited as the minutes ticked by, thinking any minute now he's going to tell us what a Conservative Government …
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
… keeping them in place for another month, effectively. That will ease us into, hopefully, a warmer time. We know that there's a seasonality to the shape of the virus and the way it hits our communities … anything that would end up causing more harm than helping that situation. Certainly, when it comes to waiting lists, we will be publishing our planned care plan in April and, obviously, we'll be looking at how …
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Debate: The Equality and Human Rights Commission in Wales Annual Review 2020-21
… ensure that the EHRC retains a strong and distinct presence in Wales, because this is an unprecedented time for equality and human rights in the UK; the work of the EHRC is more important than ever … every protected characteristic and equality and human rights, the impact of climate change and austerity. We're currently waiting for the UK Government to publish details of the bill of rights, which it proposes to replace the Human …
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Rail infrastructure funding
… the evening and thinking, ‘Am I going to catch the next train? Am I going to have to wait an extra hour and a half to get the next train?’ There are two trains now; they’re cleaner … investment and it drives skilled workers elsewhere, and we are seeing the consequences of this neglect in real time. It's perfectly encapsulated with the construction of Old Oak Common as part of HS2. That will cause massive …