Summary

  • Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

  • Plenary begins at 13.30 with Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government

  • Topical Questions

  • Welsh Conservatives debate on housing in Wales

  • Plaid Cymru debate on farm income

  • Plaid Cymru debate on Brexit

  • Short Debate: Solving Wales's housing shortage

  1. 'At best woolly or, as yesterday, completely misleading'published at 14:01 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Conservative Nick Ramsay draws attention to the Welsh Government's decision yesterday to delay bringing forward a Financial Resolution, the mechanism by which the government receives approval from the Assembly for spending as part of a new law, until it has published revised proposed costs for its Bill to improve Addition Learning Needs (ALN) in Wales.

    He asks "are you concerned that the costings associated with legislation that the government brings forward often seem to be at best woolly or, as was the case yesterday, completely misleading?"

    Mr Drakeford says "it is the responsibility of ministers bringing forward legislation to make sure we do everything we can to make sure the information is as reliable as it can be".

    Nick Ramsay
  2. Barnett formula will remain 'probably into the medium-term'published at 13:50 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Plaid Cymru's Adam Price accuses Welsh and UK Labour of infighting over the Barnett formula, and calls on Mr Drakeford to clarify plans for the way that funding is distributed to the devolved nations and English regions.

    Mr Drakeford says "the Barnett formula will remain in the short-term and probably into the medium-term while its replacement is sought".

    Adam Price
  3. 'Adverse economic impact in Wales'published at 13:43 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    UKIP's Neil Hamilton asks what assessment has been made on "the adverse economic impact in Wales" if Labour is elected tomorrow and increases corporation tax from 19% to 26%.

    Mr Drakeford replies "he is quite wrong in trying to draw a direct line between rises in particular forms of taxation and their impact here in Wales".

    Neil Hamilton
  4. Party spokespeople after Question 2published at 13:38 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    The Llywydd calls party spokespeople to ask questions without notice to the Minister after Question 2, external.

  5. Consultation responses being analysedpublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Mr Drakeford says the white paper ‘Reforming local government: Resilient and renewed, external’ includes a number of proposals and the consultation responses are currently being analysed.

    Mark Drakeford
  6. Greater democratic accountability with local government reformpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    The first of the tabled , externalquestions is by Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy):, external How will the Cabinet Secretary ensure greater democratic accountability with any local government reform going forward?

    Janet Finch-Saunders
  7. Questions to Mark Drakefordpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Plenary begins with Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Mark Drakeford.

  8. Back at 1.30pmpublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    The members are now meeting in private.

    Senedd Live will be back at 1.30pm for Plenary.

  9. £10 million from the national primary care fundpublished at 10:18 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    The primary care clusters have used their share of the £10 million from the national primary care fund in a range of ways.

    Labour's Dawn Bowden seeks assurance that they are providing value for money.

    AMs are told the £10 million is recurrent and many clusters are investing in additional capacity such as pharmacists, physiotherapists and social workers.

    Dawn Bowden
  10. 'Responsive to local circumstances'published at 09:59 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    Conservative Suzy Davies asks about the operational practicalities of multi-disciplinary team working, such as who is responsible for employing personnel within clusters.

    Mr Gething says a variety of organisational forms for delivering sustainable and accessible care are evolving out of cluster working across Wales.

    He says these models have differences in their infrastructure, benefits, and levels of integration, staff employment, contractual arrangements, and economies of scale, financial control, flexibilities and internal support mechanisms responsive to local circumstances.

    Suzy Davies
  11. Formal evaluation in spring 2018published at 09:48 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    In response to Vaughan Gething's statement that a formal evaluation of cluster working will be held in spring next year, Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth seeks assurance about what is being done now to measure progress and outcomes.

    Rhun ap Iorwerth
  12. 'Standing still will get us knocked over'published at 09:34 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    "Standing still will get us knocked over," says Mr Gething in stressing the need for a multi professional, multi sector approach, with the GP at its heart.

    Vaughan Gething
  13. 'Relatively early in the journey in terms of primary care clusters'published at 09:26 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    UKIP's Caroline Jones suggests the impact of primary care clusters is limited in reducing the demand on GPs and secondary care.

    Vaughan Gething says it is about "changing demand and how we make it more appropriate rather than reducing demand".

    He adds, "We are relatively early in the journey in terms of primary care clusters, so the evidence base is limited".

    Caroline Jones
  14. Evidence session 10published at 09:17 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    This evidence session is with the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport, Vaughan Gething.

    Giving evidence with him are:

    • Grant Duncan, Deputy Director, Primary Care, Welsh Government;
    • Dr Richard Lewis, National Clinical Lead for Primary Care, Welsh Government.
    Grant Duncan, Vaughan Gething, Dr Richard Lewis
  15. Welcome to Senedd Livepublished at 09:04 British Summer Time 7 June 2017

    The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is holding an inquiry into primary care.

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