, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
… the soonest time possible. The point more generally about the NHS is an important one. People right across Wales are currently being let down by a service that has not invested significantly enough in tackling waiting lists …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on the Six Goals for Emergency Care Programme
… around about an hour and a half. Those are average times, and it's very important that people understand that. Of course, there are examples of people waiting far longer than that. A great deal of good work …
, Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: Panel 1
… resort for patients, and patients don't want to wait five hours in A&E; they just want to have an appointment with their GP in a timely manner and be referred on. So, sadly, A&E diagnosis …
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
… way, because, of course, we always usually wait for the arrival of a new Government and any proposals that will arise out of manifestos. But that's the first time we've been able to actually have …
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
… part of the question suggesting that the ideal time was when things were closed doesn't recognise the fact that, when things were closed, people weren't sitting around waiting for things to do. And the resource that … and honest, it simply would not have been possible to have created an additional cultural strategy during the times that we lived through, when other things have been closed, because all those officials have been redeployed into other …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
… unforeseeable issue. That means if the Welsh Government is waiting for that to happen before conducting any work of its own, that means the amount of time available for scrutiny is all of a sudden significantly reduced. There …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
… scrutiny, so what are your feelings on how that time has been managed? I do take your point that sometimes, as a Minister, you have to wait to be given a slot …
, Health and Social Care Committee
Ophthalmology Services in Wales: evidence sessions - Panel 1
… flow hubs and so on, they've reduced their waiting lists from the thousands down to very, very few, because they had the investment, both financial and time-based investment. So, it's difficult to say when they …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Tata Steel
… benches, of course, reminded us every single time, repeatedly told us, that they had a plan to save Welsh steel, that all we had to do was sit tight and wait for Keir Starmer. And I held out … those quotes are from the now Secretary of State for Wales. The former First Minister urged Tata to wait for a Labour Government on his trip to Mumbai. 'Things will be different', he said. 'I spoke to Keir …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
… and food for his elderly mother because she had to wait in a chair overnight. In terms of the bigger picture, the situation in terms of response times in Hywel Dda is amongst the worst in Wales …
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… suspected bleed on his brain. He waited for 10 hours on the ward in searing pain before an ambulance transferred him to the Heath hospital. Now, during that time, it was impossible for his family to contact him … Every time his wife or son tried to call the ward, they were put on hold and then disconnected. His son, in desperation, got a lift to the hospital, where he found his father in so much pain …
, Health and Social Care Committee
Ophthalmology Services in Wales: evidence sessions - Panel 2
… who are concerned about long waits is the provision of efficient cataract surgery, and also the provision of an efficient macular service, where treatment is going to be provided in a timely fashion. For the latter, there are … services—that's what patients often see as a priority for them, many who are languishing on long waiting lists with an impact on their daily lives because they can no longer drive, or in some cases, can …
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
… months, 14 months, two years' time, because the opportunity is now and we are behind the curve. Avonmouth port are investing. Our ports in Wales are still waiting to get on with the job, so this …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Access to Primary and Community Care Services
… but when they do get to the doctors' surgery, waiting rooms are almost empty. Now, we know, and it has been raised in the Chamber a number of times, that doctors haven't been paid by eHarley Street …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… underlining the fact that, on average in Wales, the wait is 23 weeks for treatment in the NHS. And when we talk about partnership in power, there are times when of course that is very meaningful, and let …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill: Evidence session
… that the Lords Third Reading is scheduled to allow more time to allow the new Senedd committees to scrutinise the memorandum on this Bill, and we're waiting on their consideration of that and I'm hopeful they …
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education: Priorities for Skills and Tertiary Education
… consultations and engagement. My concern is that businesses across Wales don't feel they have the luxury of waiting for another round of policy development; they're trying to recruit today. One thing I was particularly pleased … but welders, electricians, project managers, construction workers, technicians and apprentices. Those skills cannot be created overnight. By the time a final investment decision is made, the training pipeline should already be in place. Can the Deputy Minister therefore …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Economic Development in Mid Wales
… the direct link, including the time when I had ministerial responsibilities for a range of our intervention programmes, is that you intervene earlier, you get a better return, but you have to wait longer to see the outcomes … and their confidence to access the labour market. But being in work has not been, for a long time, a guarantee that you won't live a life in poverty. So it's not just about finding people …
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
… that's purely down to that we're still waiting for some stuff to come from Welsh Government on this particular topic. So, I think it's quite timely. I also think it's very important as well …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
… get it and engage—most of the time I'll have a meeting and the response will be, 'Mark, that's very interesting', which you know means, 'I can't wait to get out of this meeting and …