Gareth Davies: Thank you to the Minister for your statement this afternoon. We will be supporting these regulations today, as these regulations are in regard to easing restrictions. Unfortunately, the latest three-weekly review has once again failed to address the social care sector. To quote a Denbighshire care home owner, 'Older people are often forgotten and pushed to the bottom of the priority list'....
Gareth Davies: 1. Will the Commission make a statement on plans to enable every Member to attend the Senedd estate to participate in Senedd business? OQ56865
Gareth Davies: Diolch, Commissioner. The fact that we're still operating in the Chamber at half capacity, I believe, is nonsensical. We expect our children to go to school and rightly so because it's harmful to keep taking them out. Thanks to a terrific vaccine programme, we have severely impacted the virus's ability to cause serious illness and death. We are all fully vaccinated, so what's the risk? We can...
Gareth Davies: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. This year we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Offa’s Dyke path or Clawdd Offa yn Gymraeg. This historic national path runs from my hometown of Prestatyn, winding its way through the beautiful countryside in the Vale of Clwyd, up into the Clwydian range area of outstanding natural beauty, before snaking its way south. On its 177-mile...
Gareth Davies: Thank you very much, Deputy Llywydd, and I'd like to thank everyone who has taken part in this debate this afternoon, and I really mean that. It's the first time, as a relatively new Member and in my short time, that you can actually hear a pin drop in this Chamber this afternoon, and I think that goes to show the seriousness of what we're talking about today. I would also like to take this...
Gareth Davies: Well, thank you very much for your intervention, Mike, and I do agree that high numbers in A&E is commonplace. I think Mark Isherwood mentioned earlier about room being a factor, and in other contributions, and the possibility of Nightingale hospitals and other facilities being used. And that is, perhaps, something that can be addressed in the future. The health Minister—
Gareth Davies: Sure.
Gareth Davies: Thank you very much for the intervention, Altaf. I agree with what you said in your part of the debate when you mentioned about on-site diagnostics and better training. I think that's something that's definitely worth looking at in the future. The health Minister admitted recently that patients are unable to be discharged due to the brittle nature of the care sector. We know that there are at...
Gareth Davies: Thank you very much, Llywydd. It's a pleasure to take part in this debate this afternoon. Although I don't agree with it, I think it's important to bring all aspects of the debate to the table. I think it's interesting that in the midst of a global pandemic, a European energy crisis and worldwide food shortages, not to say anything about domestic health and care problems, Plaid Cymru have...
Gareth Davies: Yes, I'll give way.
Gareth Davies: Thanks very much for the union soundbite, Jack. I'm not a member of a union, nor do I particularly want to be, unfortunately. But maybe this is the grand plan of Plaid Cymru; maybe they want to hoodwink the Welsh public into believing that they could work a day less for the same pay, but it can only be delivered by a Plaid-led independent Wales. Well, it's a fantasy, just like the one that...
Gareth Davies: Thanks, Luke. Just on that point, really. Service demands, and what patients' needs are within the care sector, wouldn't dictate a four-day week anyway. In social care, we are dealing with some of the most vulnerable people in our society, who require the round-the-clock care that a four-day week would not facilitate.
Gareth Davies: What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve digital inclusion in Vale of Clwyd?
Gareth Davies: My constituents, like many people in north-east Wales, have closer ties to Chester, Liverpool and Manchester than what they do to Cardiff. How is the Welsh Government working with metro mayors in the north-west of England to achieve common goals and promote shared services? Cross-border issues are of particular concern in the Vale of Clwyd, so how are the Welsh Government looking to work with...
Gareth Davies: I'd like to, firstly, thank Siân Gwenllian for bringing this topic to the Minister's attention this afternoon, because I want to focus on my constituency in the Vale of Clwyd in Denbighshire, where even today we've had a school closure due to COVID cases, causing big disruption to children's education. I'm just wondering—. Well, sorry, I want to focus on rural areas and what contingencies...
Gareth Davies: It’s a pleasure to take part in this debate this afternoon. Road-use charging schemes aren't the answer to congestion, nor the air pollution created as a result of stationary traffic. We have heard Members bemoaning the daily traffic chaos along stretches of the M4 in south Wales. For many of my constituents in the Vale of Clwyd, the misery of congestion on the A55 is equally frustrating...
Gareth Davies: The argument is about the vehicle itself. If we improve the quality of the vehicles from diesel and petrol to electric on an increased volume of roads, that's the point I'm getting at, rather than the existing roads with diesel cars.
Gareth Davies: Good evening, everybody. I would just like to thank the children's commissioner and her staff for their ongoing work to protect the rights of Welsh children, and for the dedication they have shown throughout this past year. I do, however, have an issue with the stance taken over independent care providers. The private sector provides eight out of every 10 placements for children in care....
Gareth Davies: 9. What consideration has the north Wales Cabinet committee given to the provision of emergency services in north Wales? OQ57011
Gareth Davies: Thank you very much for that answer, Minister, but I do have concerns that extend beyond the current crisis in ambulance response times. Last week, an arson attack at Rhyl Football Club occurred at the same time as a fire at a hotel in Prestatyn. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service reported that they were stretched dealing with those two incidents in my constituency. I dread to think what...
