David Lloyd: Thank you for that, Minister. Could I ask what progress has been made in treating emergency mental health problems, just as we deal with physical health problems in an emergency? With a heart attack, for example, a GP can phone a hospital doctor directly, and get urgent access that very same day for the patient as a matter of urgency. We used to be able to do that with mental health...
David Lloyd: 1. Will the Minister make a statement on supporting wellbeing and mental health in South Wales West? OQ56485
David Lloyd: Diolch, Llywydd. I rise in support of the Plaid Cymru motion—no surprise there—in particular point 1: 'Condemns the UK Government’s recommendation to the NHS Pay Review Body for a wholly inadequate 1 per cent pay rise to nurses and other NHS staff which would amount to a real terms cut in their wages.' That is point 1 of the Plaid Cymru motion, and I wholeheartedly agree with it. And...
David Lloyd: Diolch yn fawr, Weinidog. Now, in these post-Grenfell times, Counsel General, you may be aware of the issues facing leaseholders at Meridian Quay in Swansea, where the construction company and the insurers have both gone into liquidation. This has left leaseholders in a position where they feel trapped, their apartments are seen as worthless and they are unable to sell. Now, hopefully,...
David Lloyd: Diolch yn fawr. First Minister, the lack of decision making on this issue is becoming a source of huge frustration locally. As you said, we know that the UK Government will not invest in this project, but what is disappointingly becoming apparent is that the Welsh Government has no plans to take ownership of this project either. There has been no detailed public response to the Swansea bay...
David Lloyd: 1. Will the First Minister make a statement on the role of the Welsh Government in the potential development of a Swansea bay tidal lagoon? OQ56472
David Lloyd: 3. What legal advice has the Counsel General provided to ministerial colleagues on assisting leaseholders who face financial liabilities in addressing defects in high-rise buildings in Wales? OQ56446
David Lloyd: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. And it's a pleasure to respond to this debate, as the Minister's just made that announcement—wonderful. People sometimes doubt the validity of having debates such as this one—we ordinary backbench Members are sometimes derided for doing so—but this is a dream come true for Jenny Rathbone, and to be fair to Jenny, she's been working on this...
David Lloyd: Can I commend Nick Ramsay and support wholeheartedly all that he's said about timely housing adaptations? In MND, time is of the essence. And I congratulate the Motor Neurone Disease Association on all its work, particularly in this context its Adapt Now campaign. A person living with MND needs a considerable amount of complex care generally, particularly when it comes to continuing...
David Lloyd: Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd. We've had an excellent debate. I, like others have suggested, would've liked to have seen the debate scheduled for longer, but we are where we are, as they say. This is a very detailed report; a great deal of work went into it, as well as the other reports that we referred to—the previous reports of the health committee on suicide prevention and, of...
David Lloyd: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. This is our second report on the impact of COVID-19 on health and social care in Wales. It focused specifically on mental health and well-being. In addition to detailed recommendations, we reached one overarching conclusion, namely that it's more important now than ever that the Welsh Government makes the necessary improvements identified in our...
David Lloyd: Just turning for my last question to Brexit and ports, we've heard a bit, but a slightly different slant. Obviously, Holyhead was, until December, and that's only two months ago, the second busiest roll-on, roll-off port in the United Kingdom after Dover. About 450,000 trucks rumbled through each year on their way to Dublin, with cargos of meat, agricultural produce, second-hand cars and...
David Lloyd: Thank you for that, Minister, and, obviously, your statement in response, when it came out last week, as well as what you've said today, your response to this latest debacle, is rightly strongly worded and full of condemnation of the Conservative Government in Westminster. However, yet again, it's a bit short on practical steps on how the Welsh Government is now going to protect Wales's...
David Lloyd: Diolch, Llywydd. Can I say what a delight it is always to follow Janet Finch-Saunders in spokespersons' questions? I was going to start with levelling-up as well, Minister, and perhaps a different view. Last July, I asked you what you were doing to fight back at the UK Government's power-grabbing UK internal market Bill, you'll recall. In December, I asked what you were doing to ensure...
David Lloyd: Thank you for that, First Minister. Now, 'unprecedented' is the word in terms of COVID—we've heard it many times. 'Unprecedented' is the word in terms of mental health also—we have unprecedented levels of mental anguish in our people today, with unbelievable strain and long waiting lists, and with mental health staff in emergency deployment elsewhere, and with their own health issues and...
David Lloyd: 2. Will the First Minister make a statement on the capacity available to provide mental health support services across Wales? OQ56351
David Lloyd: I'm very pleased to support Mark Isherwood's motion, which asks us to note a proposal for a Bill that would make provision to encourage people to use British Sign Language in Wales and to increase access to education and services through the medium of BSL. Now, over the years, as a GP, and, in more recent years, as chair of the cross-party group on deaf issues, I have become very much aware...
David Lloyd: Thank you for that answer, Minister. I'm still getting calls about, obviously, a mismatch of the number of learners and the number of devices available in different homes. Can I ask specifically—. I mean, the devices don't have to be new; they can be repurposed—pre-loved, if you like. So, could I ask what measures have you instituted, Minister, to ensure that repurposed IT, in all its...
David Lloyd: 12. Will the Minister make a statement on the provision of IT devices to support online learning in South Wales West? OQ56274
David Lloyd: It's inevitable that the draft budget and our scrutiny of it have been shaped by the pandemic, as others have already mentioned, and this is a pandemic that changes very rapidly. We need to realise the magnitude of the public health emergency facing Wales, either in terms of responding to the immediate challenges or the need to do what we can do to maintain and restore those vital services...
