The Co-operation Agreement

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:09 pm on 6 December 2022.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Hefin David Hefin David Labour 2:09, 6 December 2022

Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the co-operation agreement—I'm glad to see it's still so healthy. [Laughter.] But, one of the co-operation agreement's commitments, though, was something that we all share—at least this two thirds of the Chamber—namely a national care service for Wales. Unison Cymru launched a report last week at the Norwegian church that set out the need to support the pressing crisis in social care, and, last week, the First Minister said that he himself would like to revisit some of the funding issues on social care. I've mentioned in this Chamber before my personal support for a Holtham levy to resolve the crisis. I know he's said previously that, should we take that route, there is always a chance that the UK Government could take away with the other hand. I fully accept that argument. But, at this point in time, what assessment is he making of the need for us to act now, here in Wales, to resolve this crisis in social care?