Tens of thousands of people at the greatest risk of irreversible sight loss are languishing on waiting lists for too long, with services woefully under-resourced, a committee heard.
Tag: Senedd
‘It’s so important that our national sport is available to everyone’
In this blog for Caerphilly Observer, South Wales East MS Laura Anne Jones talks free-to-air Six Nations coverage, teacher recruitment and more.
Senedd rejects Tory motion on national insurance hike
The Senedd rejected Conservative calls for the UK Government to compensate charities for the increasing cost of employer national insurance contributions from April.
Senedd Members denounce ‘devastating’ benefit cuts
Sioned Williams, Plaid Cymru’s shadow social justice secretary, raised concerns about UK Government proposals for the biggest shake-up of the welfare system in a generation.
Ministers at odds with dentists over ‘biggest reforms in decades’
Jeremy Miles said the Welsh Government will launch a consultation on dentistry reforms, which will mark a significant change to the old 2006 contract, by the end of the month.
‘We’re not waiting ten years’: minister vows to improve school attendance
Wales’ education secretary vowed to get to grips with secondary school attendance amid concerns it could take more than a decade to recover to pre-pandemic levels.
Six Nations will remain on free-to-air television until at least 2029
Men’s Six Nations rugby will remain on free-to-air television, ending speculation the tournament could go behind a paywall from next year.
Call for by-elections to replace misbehaving Senedd Members
A Labour Senedd Member called for voters to be given a say over who replaces politicians removed from office for wrongdoing under a new “recall” system.
Calls for mandatory offer of return interviews for children who go missing
Senedd Members criticised ministers for rebuffing calls for a mandatory offer of return-to-home interviews for all children who go missing.
‘When you’re in a hole, stop digging’: Cardiff University urged to rethink cuts
In January, the university announced plans to cut 400 jobs and courses – including nursing, languages and music – as well as merge departments such as maths and computing.