Lynne Neagle: Oh, have I run out of time?
Lynne Neagle: Can I just turn, then, to the Plaid Cymru amendment? I have discussed these plans that Plaid are putting forward with Rhun ap Iorwerth previously, but I believe that our current approach to ensure preventative support is provided across a number of settings—through schools, colleges, youth clubs and services, where children live their lives on an everyday basis—is the right one. Our new...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Llywydd. Can I thank Peredur for tabling this debate today and for his very thoughtful contribution, and also thank Luke Fletcher and Jenny Rathbone for their contributions, and also confirm to Peredur that I'm very happy to engage with his new cross-party group and am looking forward to working with him? Repairing the ravages of substance misuse for those struggling with addiction...
Lynne Neagle: In 2020-21, we also made almost a further £4.8 million available to support our pandemic response. Over £3 million of this supported the rapid implementation of long-lasting injectable buprenorphine, or Buvidal as it is known, for at-risk ex-heroin users, something I will talk about later. The remainder included funding to support PPE requirements, extra residential rehab placements and a...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. We are 12 months into delivering our refreshed 'Together for Mental Health' delivery plan, and I want to provide an update on our progress. The delivery plan was revised in light of the pandemic, realising the need for it to adapt to evolving levels of need. The plan is ambitious, and establishes the absolute need for cross-Government, multi-agency working...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you very much, James Evans. There were lots and lots of questions and points there, but, before I start to respond to you, can I just place on record my good wishes to Andrew R.T. Davies for a speedy recovery and to say how helpful I think it is to everyone that he has shown this courage in speaking out, as indeed Sam Kurtz did last week? In doing so, he helps everyone. So, I send him...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you for those questions, Rhun. I absolutely agree that we're in a position in this Chamber where we can take action and not just talk about things, and that is absolutely what I want to do. Can I just correct a mistake that I made about the completion date of the evaluation of the 'Together for Mental Health' delivery plan? It's actually April 2022. I was struggling to reach my papers...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Ken. And thank you, too, for the work that you're doing in chairing the cross-party group, which I also very much appreciate. As you've highlighted, that cross-Government working on mental health is absolutely crucial, and there is a huge amount of work going on across Government in this area. I'm working closely with the Minister for education on the delivery of the whole-system...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you very much, Altaf Hussain, for those questions. You are absolutely right: lived experience is absolutely crucial, and if we are going to have effective policies, they have to be co-produced with people with lived experience. We already have the input of people who have mental health issues across the board, really, in the work that we're doing. We have a youth stakeholder group that...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you very much for that question, and I'm very sorry to hear that your constituent has had that experience. Clearly, that is something that shouldn't have happened, and if you would like to write to me with the details of the constituent, I will certainly follow that up with the health board. But, I am also very happy to look at the wider issue that you have raised about the need for...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you very much, Huw, and can I thank both you and Sarah for the round-table that you organised? I think things like that are an incredibly valuable opportunity to listen to that lived experience at a local level, and I do really commend you for doing it. We do have to make sure that what we say in this Chamber becomes reality. I hope that I’ve given a flavour of some of the mechanisms...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Laura, for those points, and thank you for your kind words, and I'm very keen to work cross-party to deliver this agenda, and I certainly echo your strong points about the contribution everybody's openness has made. I belive we should have parity between mental and physical health, and that is what I've called for for a long time in this Senedd, and that is very much what I'm...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, acting Presiding Officer. I'd like to thank Jack Sargeant and the Petitions Committee for bringing this important petition to the floor of this Senedd today. I'd also like to thank all Members who've contributed to today's debate. Above all, though, I'd like to thank Rhian Mannings, chief executive and founder of 2 Wish, for tabling this petition, and for working so hard, over many...
Lynne Neagle: 'You never get over the loss of your child and families need to know there is long term support in place for to help them through the grieving process.' The ability to support all family members, including bereaved children, is vital. It's so important to recognise too, as 2 Wish does, that the need for support extends to staff members working with families, many of whom struggle with...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, acting Llywydd, and can I thank Rhun for bringing this debate today and for sharing with us the views of his constituent, Gareth? I very much welcome that, and I'm sure Gareth is very pleased that you've been able to raise his concerns in the Senedd. I'd also like to thank all the other Members who have spoken today. Nothing is a bigger priority for me than protecting, improving...
Lynne Neagle: We're also working in partnership with the Wolfson centre at Cardiff University. This is a multi-disciplinary team aiming to understand the causes of adolescent mental health problems and inform new ways of supporting our young people. I'm very pleased that the centre has recruited young people with lived experience of mental health to join its new advisory group and I see this as a huge...
Lynne Neagle: A task and finish group has been established to develop an all-Wales framework to support social prescribing. A draft model and national framework have been developed and will be considered further as part of a series of engagement events with stakeholders held over the coming months. This will allow officials to refine the model and framework, ahead of full consultation.
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Llywydd. I'd like to thank Jayne Bryant for tabling this debate today and for the points she had made, and also to thank James Evans and Peredur Owen Griffiths for their contributions. Whilst Wales does not have the powers on many aspects of drug legislation and the classification of drugs, tackling the harms associated with substance misuse is a key priority for me, and an area of...
Lynne Neagle: In October, I attended a second UK drugs ministerial meeting, alongside my counterparts in the devolved administrations. The meeting was hosted by the Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP, Minister of State in the Home Office and Ministry of Justice, and the purpose of the meeting was to hear from a number of expert speakers and provide an opportunity to share good practice, challenges and lessons learned...
Lynne Neagle: We continue to prioritise support for eating disorder services in Wales and we've been increasing our investment each year since 2017. This funding aims to support the transformation of services towards early intervention, in line with the recommendations in the 2018 independent review.
