6. Debate on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's report into loneliness and isolation

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:43 pm on 14 February 2018.

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Photo of Huw Irranca-Davies Huw Irranca-Davies Labour 5:43, 14 February 2018

I won't be able to do credit to everything. The Supporting People programme, designed to help people remain independent in their own homes, and, again, that aspect of tackling isolation—. I suspect it would be better, Deputy Presiding Officer, to refer people to the work that we're doing. Our response to the committee on the work of the committee has been done. We regard this with the seriousness that I have set out today, that we've set out in statements. We're committed to bringing forward that strategy in as rapid a timescale as we can. But we are not going to wait for that, I say to the Chair and committee members and everybody else who has contributed today. We need to get on with this and do it now. We know that it's not all to do with funding. It's to do with the way that we work on the ground and the way that we connect in our own communities. Thank you very much.