The Welsh Government is developing a protocol in case cash-strapped councils in Wales face financial emergencies such as bankruptcy, a committee heard.
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Calls for north Wales dental school rebuffe
Senedd members backed calls to establish a north Wales dental school but the Welsh Government rebuffed the proposal due pressures on the public purse.
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Senedd committee quizzes watchdog over bias claims
Senedd members scrutinised Wales’ public services watchdog following a row over alleged anti-Conservative comments made by an investigator on social media.
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Senedd debates crisis in eye care
Senedd members narrowly rejected calls for action on eye care amid warnings of a “tidal wave of blindness” about to hit Wales.
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Minister sets out vision for mental health services in Wales
Wales’ new mental health minister set out plans to improve people’s mental health, pledging to focus on reducing waiting times for support and treatment.
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Welsh Government accused of taking a ‘scattergun’ approach to Welsh economy
Opposition Senedd members accused the Welsh Government of taking a “scattergun” approach to growing the Welsh economy.
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Cwmbran Community Council awards £10k grant to football club
Cwmbran Community Council has given a football club in the town £10,000 towards new floodlights.
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More than 11,000 people housed in temporary homes in Wales
Wales faces a housing crisis, with almost 140,000 people on social housing waiting lists and more than 11,000 trapped in temporary homes, the Senedd heard.
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Finance committee scrutinise Senedd’s £84.3m draft budget
Senedd officials pointed to “unavoidable” pressures and the need to make the Welsh Parliament fit for the future after unveiling a 16% budget increase.
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Disability reform delays leaving people feeling ‘forgotten and left behind’ in Wales
Disabled people feel “forgotten and left behind” due to severe delays to reforms aimed at advancing their rights in Wales, the UK’s equality watchdog warned.