Paul Davies: Can I thank the Member for Llanelli for his comments? We have had several discussions around this piece of legislation. I'm grateful that he remains open-minded about introducing legislation, so I suppose my job over the next few months will be to persuade him that this is the right thing to do. And I understand what he's saying, that he believes, perhaps, that the law—introducing...
Paul Davies: Can I thank the Member for Cardiff Central for her comments? I'm sorry that she's not convinced that legislation is required. I will continue, obviously, to speak to her to convince her that this is the right thing to do over the next few months and I'm sure she will also be part of the scrutiny process. Now, she mentioned earlier that patient care should actually be at the heart of any...
Paul Davies: Can I thank the Member for her support, and for her party's support for this Bill? She's right that, despite the strategy introduced 10 years ago, we are still seeing a lack of services for people with autism in certain parts of Wales. She raises the point about placing a duty on bodies, and this Bill will actually place a duty on local health boards and local authorities to ensure that...
Paul Davies: Could I thank the Member and his party for their support for this Bill? I’m very pleased to hear that they will support the Bill. I do understand, of course, that he and his party will also be scrutinising the Bill over the months to come, but from what I’ve heard from him today it looks to me as though he supports legislation in this area. He’s also right in terms of consistency....
Paul Davies: Could I thank the Member for his support? The Member has been tireless in campaigning to improve autism services throughout his time here, and he has done a wonderful job in raising these issues as chair of the cross-party group on autism. He's someone who has been advocating a bespoke Bill for many, many years so that we see the improvements required in all parts of Wales. His energy, his...
Paul Davies: Can I start by saying that the Cabinet Secretary and I want to see improvements in services, and we both want to see better outcomes being delivered throughout Wales? In the meetings that we've had together I believe that we both made that absolutely clear. We're on the same page when it comes to wanting to improve services for people with autism, but I believe, by introducing primary...
Paul Davies: A mum called Sarah told me about how her little girl would sometimes have meltdowns, how when it got too noisy, she would lose all control and would scratch at her own eyes so that Sarah had to try to restrain her, how her brothers didn’t understand why their sister sometimes hit out at them and why their mum wasn’t telling her off. And all the time that Sarah was dealing with all of...
Paul Davies: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. As Members are aware, on Friday last week, I laid the Autism (Wales) Bill with the Table Office. Can I put on record my sincere thanks to Tom Jackson and his team for their tremendous support and guidance during the development of this Bill? Can I also thank NAS Cymru and the countless stakeholders who have helped make this Bill a reality? This is...
Paul Davies: I'm grateful to the Cabinet Secretary for that response. Now, the Wales infrastructure investment plan's mid-point review highlights the allocation of £110 million from the Welsh Government Building for the Future programme to regenerate town centres across Wales. Of course, Milford Haven in my constituency has regularly been at the top of vacant shop rates in recent years, and so, given the...
Paul Davies: 3. What are the Welsh Government's priorities for infrastructure investment in west Wales? OAQ52529
Paul Davies: Will the Leader of the House provide an update on the roll-out of broadband in west Wales?
Paul Davies: At the start of this Assembly, the Welsh Government talked about delivering public health legislation to improve the lives of people living in Wales, and I note from the statement that legislation will be forthcoming. The ongoing events at Betsi Cadwaladr university health board have shown that accountability is seriously failing in our health service and the First Minister is right to say...
Paul Davies: Can I thank the First Minister for his statement this afternoon? We're nearly halfway through this Assembly and the Welsh Government has had sufficient time to introduce a legislative programme that enhances the lives of the people of Wales. But, sadly, the lack of ambition in the Welsh Government's legislative programme has shown that this simply isn't the case. I'll start by asking a...
Paul Davies: Clearly, your Cabinet Secretary has failed when it comes to Betsi Cadwaladr university health board. The Welsh Government's record of delivering health services in north Wales speaks for itself. Let me give you some examples, First Minister: 93-year-old Margaret Megan Evans waited on a concrete path for more than three hours after falling and breaking her hip, and then was not seen by an...
Paul Davies: First Minister, you should be ashamed of the way that you've actually run this health board. It will be three years ago this summer that the Welsh Government put Betsi Cadwaladr health board in special measures, and the Ockenden report has shown that, over that period, progress has been slow and significant improvements have yet to be made. Lessons simply haven't been learnt and people in...
Paul Davies: Diolch, Llywydd. First Minister, the report published by independent examiner, Donna Ockenden, last week provided a frightening picture of the delivery of services in north Wales. The damning report showed that leadership at the health board has been wholly inappropriate and significantly flawed since its creation, and that mental health services are chronically understaffed at a time...
Paul Davies: Formally.
Paul Davies: Cabinet Secretary, I've recently met with farmers in my constituency who continue to feel frustrated and indeed angry that, despite being under more measures and restrictions than ever before, the Welsh Government have yet to seriously tackle bovine TB in a holistic way. In light of their concerns, can you confirm that the Welsh Government will be focusing its efforts in the next 12 months...
Paul Davies: Minister, I've received representations from constituents who have concerns over the over-zealous cutting of roadside verges, especially on the A40 from Fishguard to Haverfordwest road, which is destroying local flora and has knock-on effects on local wildlife. I understand that the Welsh Government is introducing a new green corridor initiative for roadside verges. But can you tell us what...
Paul Davies: 7. What steps will the Welsh Government take in the next 12 months to support farmers in west Wales? OAQ52476
