Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:51 pm on 29 September 2021.
Because this is the forgotten sector, the care sector—defunded, undervalued, and its workforce and the carers being underpaid. As Members of the Welsh Parliament, we must send a clear message to people out there today. What's the purpose of us otherwise, unless we can tell families, carers, residents in care homes and everyone living with dementia that we are going to change things, that we are listening to you, and that we are willing to take action on your behalves? Too many Governments, here and in Westminster, and of different political hues, have neglected this important issue for too long. They've cast it to one side, kicked it into the long grass. I made a similar pledge to Sioned in speaking to Beti George and she regularly gets in touch to ensure that we're doing something. We have to take action now for people like Sioned's mother, for people like my mother, and for people like Beti George and those who they cared for, for the families represented here today and for families the length and breadth of Wales. Today, friends, we remember that forgotten sector, and we will take action on their behalves. Thank you.