2 February 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with the Lady Chief Justice
… record as having spoken many times about the consequences. There are obvious, immediate consequences in terms of day-to-day living for complainants and defendants who have to wait years for justice in some cases, and witnesses …
7 July 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
… suffering of people across the whole country who are waiting for services, following the pandemic or as the pandemic dominates the national health service. Is it not time now, Minister, that we consider suspending the use of NHS …
11 October 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
… and I quote, an 'exodus' from these vital part- time roles. This follows on from an incident last year in Abercynon where a constituent of mine had to wait 21 agonising minutes for an engine to reach her …
13 January 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The average time for treatment in Wales is 19 weeks. I don’t think people hear that often enough. Now, clearly, we want to bring the waiting lists down. We have seen a 90 per cent reduction …
7 October 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
… timely and compassionate communication throughout their care. We are strengthening accountability for patient experience, improving how NHS bodies share information and expanding the NHS Wales app and joined-up records so that people can access appointments, waiting list …
7 October 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
… times before being in this position and since about the importance of primary care and GPs and their roles. They are crucial, you're quite right. If we are going to tackle your first question around the waiting …
24 May 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS Dentistry
… Chamber here today. Now we could talk for a long time about the Labour-run NHS being the worst in the UK, with a bloated two-year waiting list, the dire mismanagement of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board …
23 May 2023 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… the Welsh Government, or are we just wasting our time . In a lot of responses from the Welsh Government on this matter, it's stated that you’re waiting for Betsi Cadwaladr to submit a business case. Over …
13 October 2021 , Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21, and Estimate 2022-23: Evidence session
… through, to actually provide them with some support rather than just judgment. So, these powers, I think, were timely from that perspective. There were a series of training events held around Wales on a virtual basis which … health boards than we’ve had about waiting lists or surgery or other procedures. So, this is an own goal, and I feel passionate about this—surely, now is the time . We know the massive pressures that the …
16 July 2024 , Plenary
Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report—Delivering the government’s priorities and legislative programme
… another four years. We don't need to wait for legislation to pursue several measures that would benefit the economy and public services of Wales. For the first time in 14 years, after all, this Labour Government …
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… harrowing accounts of people waiting for private health care that has left them in serious debt. One person said this, and I quote: 'The NHS cancelled my scheduled surgery three times , even after my gynaecologist had emphasised how … and life plans'. My question is, First Minister: what is your advice to people who are on a waiting list, who have the ability to pay for private treatment, and are able to afford to do so? What …
7 November 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Tata Steel
… delivered was detailed, and people are still anxious about their jobs and their future at probably the worst time in the year. Tata have made clear that they wish to see the Syndex report, with its recommendations … they're going to wait for that report to be provided—I understand it is imminent—and we would then want to see genuinely meaningful consultation take place. There would need to be time for that report …
22 May 2024 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1407, 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law'
… per cent. [Interruption.] I don't have time , I'm afraid. That's fewer heartbroken families, fewer lives destroyed, fewer people filling up A&E and consultant waiting lists, and fewer people who feel unsafe in their own …
16 January 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Winter pressures in healthcare
… only a 41 per cent uptake there.FootnoteLink So, we would encourage people to come forward. There is still time . In relation to COVID, 85 per cent of vaccinations have been taken up amongst care home residents, and … together, obviously we wait for the expert group from the UK to come up with that new vaccine. It varies around Wales in terms of whether people do those vaccinations at the same time . There are some areas …
28 March 2023 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… few weeks ago, I raised concerns with the First Minister that ambulances were in effect being used as waiting rooms because of a lack of hospital beds. I've been contacted by a constituent this week whose story … longer period of time than is necessary. My constituent's wife, who has lung cancer, collapsed at home, and there were no ambulances, so he drove her to the Grange. After waiting for hours on a trolley, she …
15 February 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Habilitation training for sight-impaired children
… many ways, it is time critical for these services to be available, and for people to receive them as quickly as possible. Having to spend several months or even years waiting to receive habilitation not only makes … local authority areas, young people with vision impairment are not receiving mobility and independence training at a key time in their education. The difference that habilitation support can make is profound. It can unlock so much potential from …
11 September 2022 , Plenary
Motion of condolence and tributes to Her Majesty The Queen
… like an age ago, with Churchill, Atlee and Eden waiting at the airport to greet the young Queen. But she has been there throughout the whole of that time . And in many ways her own longevity has emphasised …
3 February 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… will take us a bit of time to recover, but recover we are. That is why I'm delighted to see that, particularly in Aneurin Bevan, we've seen those longest waiting lists come down by 80 per …
21 October 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
… there are a number of test facilities across the UK and Europe. They've got long waiting lists and a high demand for their use at the moment. GCRE, as we see it from a RIA perspective, could … provide additional capacity to these current facilities to help and support. With GCRE, they can help with a time and cost-saving solution—so, help solutions reach networks quicker than they currently do because of the high demand …
17 September 2025 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'P-06-1307 The Welsh Government should commit to the adoption of the maintenance of new housing estates by local authorities'
… Victorian and it cannot continue. Time and time again, infrastructure in this country is sacrificed in the name of private equity and profit. That has to stop. Let us not wait now for more families to feel trapped …