Progress on reaching a target of no more than 5% of households in Wales living in fuel poverty by 2035 has been far too slow, a committee warned.
Tag: Senedd
Cross-border delays causing ‘unacceptable’ risk for patients
Cross-border red tape delays are causing an “unacceptable clinical risk” for patients, a GP has told a parliamentary committee.
Senedd debates scathing report on cancer services
Senedd Members debated a damning review that found cancer services have consistently failed to hit a 75% target for patients to start treatment within 62 days.
‘Urgent need’ for more speech and language therapists
Mark Isherwood pointed to statistics showing 71% of those in the youth justice system have speech, language and communication needs, compared with 10% for children as a whole.
Public set to get vote on booting out misbehaving Senedd Members
People would be given a vote on whether to remove badly behaving Senedd Members from office between elections under plans unveiled today.
Senedd debates ‘deeply worrying’ Natural Resources Wales cuts
Senedd Members reiterated calls to protect three popular visitor centres, warning of “deeply worrying” cuts at Natural Resources Wales.
Ministers urged to ‘get a grip’ on teaching workforce crisis
Senedd Members accused the Welsh Government of failing to get to grips with a recruitment and retention crisis in the teaching profession.
Warning of ‘massive’ nature loss across Wales
Senedd Members warned of “massive” nature loss in Wales, with one in six species at risk of extinction and wildlife declining by 20% over the past 30 years.
Senedd rubber stamps £7m property tax rise
Mark Drakeford said the rise in land transaction tax makes rates in Wales broadly comparable with the equivalent stamp duty land tax in England and Northern Ireland.
Senedd ‘sidelined’ by Westminster water bill
Llŷr Gruffydd, who chairs the climate change committee, said the Senedd was “at the mercy” of the UK Government, with time for scrutiny curtailed.