22 June 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees—evidence session 1
… time . So, these are support packages that need to happen over time . But I think we are having those conversations, but we still do need to wait for the detail. Sorry, Gaynor …
26 May 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Workforce
… been 20 times now that we've had broken promises from the UK Government about having a new employment rights Bill come through as a piece of legislation. We're still waiting on that one, but whilst … waiting , I think that there are things that we can do in moving forward with how we operate. We always talk about the Welsh way; I think that now is the time for us to make that …
3 February 2026 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… waiting more than two years for treatment or more than a year for an out-patient appointment. The Cabinet Secretary's statement was false, and I believe he misled the Senedd. This is not the first time that … own. The Cabinet Secretary knows full well that the latest figures show that there are hundreds of people waiting for appointments and treatment. It is deeply frustrating for the hundreds of people who are waiting for treatment, often …
10 March 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with Alzheimer's Society Cymru
… only experience is my father spent seven months in hospital purely waiting for a care package. The situation is we're unable to provide full- time care ourselves. I myself am living with cancer, so I have treatment …
9 March 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
… nature emergency, you're quite right that we don't have time to play with. So, I wouldn't want people to think we were just waiting for the sustainable farming scheme to come in relation to protecting …
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
… far when I was a child. But there we go. But there has been an issue of timing . On the Government's decision to delay the introduction of the scheme until 2026, as has been said, it needs … for the future, Minister, when they're left waiting for more detail? I think the committees' reports highlight that all the way through, and I think it's time that this Government supported our farmers and supported rural …
10 February 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of the waiting times backlog on people in Wales who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment and Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Health and Social Care Winter Plan 2021 to 2022: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
… campaign with the public than we've been for a long time , and utilising that approach, I think, with some of the longer waiters or those waiting for treatment in out-patients is a good model that …
26 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… has achieved comparatively little. Last week, you informed me that the timing of any work on long-term environment governance structures will just have to wait until after complex discussions with your new coalition partners, Plaid Cymru …
23 June 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: Priorities for Government Effectiveness and Constitution
… veins. My father joined the RAF during the second world war and served in Bomber Command, and every time that young man from Pwllheli climbed into his Lancaster bomber, he knew that he might not come home. Not … constitutional obsession. They want shorter NHS waiting lists, they want better schools, they want decent transport, safer communities and an economy that works. They do not want public money, civil service time and political attention diverting to yet …
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Papers to note
… but sadly, as we sit here today, we're still waiting for responses on those particular aspects, along with the Holyhead letter that was sent at Christmas time —we're still awaiting a response on that as well …
1 March 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… cent of referrals to the child and adolescent mental health service in the CTM health board have to wait over four weeks just for a first appointment. As we start to, hopefully, put the worst effects of the … that urgent support is there for them in their time of need. So, can I ask, First Minister, what steps are the Welsh Government taking to reduce CAMHS waiting lists in Bridgend …
19 October 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Dentistry - evidence session with Community Dental Services and Welsh Committee of Community Dentists
… that comes down to access waiting lists and access to services, I suppose, in a way. I think the challenge a lot of the time with patients is that they know where the dentists are, local to them … are slightly different. Within our health board, we have taken the decision of setting up a central waiting list. I know that's caused comments that you’ve looked at before. That has come with its challenges. Having …
19 June 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Transport for Wales
… this space, again, taken some learning, actually this time from some international examples. So, Australia have done some really good work in this space. Sadly, I'm still waiting for the site visit, but not to worry. Clearly … connect as many postcodes as possible to one or more key hubs within an hour's travel time by public transport. And we've worked really, really closely with the authority there to do that, to the extent …
22 October 2025 , Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session 2
… that's what we've done here in Wales, waited for the autumn statement before doing it, but then that curtails on scrutiny. What are your thoughts on timings , I suppose, and the intricacies of the moving parts …
16 January 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… higher. So, ambulance waits outside hospitals are lower this year than they were last year, performance in our emergency departments has been better in the last figures that were published than the same time last year. So, despite …
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
… and supported to ensure that these discharges happen in a timely manner. And my final question—sorry, Llywydd—is just understanding your expectation around the impact on waiting lists more broadly. Because of course this will, and should …
16 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
… and, for a long time , it felt like that was the case. After 26 years of the previous Labour administration, as we know, one in three children are still living in poverty, our waiting lists are at their …
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
… its knees. There are huge delays. My constituent has been waiting for an investigation for over two years, and he has to pay £120 per hour every time he wants to see his child. This is bound …
30 April 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
… come a long way and investment has increased over time , which is welcome, but with the eightieth anniversary of VE Day approaching, sadly, too many veterans are waiting too long, with demand outstripping supply. So, Cabinet Secretary, what …
28 September 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Gynaecological cancer
… exemplifies that there's so much work to be done still. Even before the COVID pandemic, which at times can feel is being blamed for everything, Wales was experiencing significant gaps in the diagnostic and cancer workforce … Now, currently, individual tests are carried out separately, leaving women waiting longer for a diagnosis. We want to see the relevant tests carried out at the same time , allowing women to be diagnosed faster …