Natasha Asghar
Regional Member · Welsh Conservative · Wales
“I am aware that we have limited time, Deputy Presiding Officer, but I wanted to refer to one of the recommendations before closing. Recommendation 8 refers to the appointment of the former president of Museum Wales to a new role reviewing Cadw.”
“And I believe that it would be beneficial for the Cabinet Secretary to also outline what discussions were taken within the Government prior to this appointment about the risks and whether other board members within Cadw at the time were consulted on their thoughts about whether this was an appropriate appointment, given that the work requ…”
“It is therefore shocking to me that the Welsh Government rejected recommendation 3 of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee report, which advised the implementation of a system to review grievance procedures at arm's-length and sponsored bodies to ensure that they are robust and fit for purpose.”
“Cabinet Secretary, Labour's decision to drastically hike national insurance contributions in the recent budget has caused a lot of anxiety and concern in the hospitality industry, a sector that has already been under immense pressure before this move.”
“We know that the committee's report comes within a wider background of recent cuts to the national museum's budget under Vaughan Gething's previous leadership, which as we all know led to serious discussions and concerns about the potential closure of the national museum in Cardiff.”
“Labour Ministers here, as we know, slashed rate relief, from 75 per cent to a mere 40 per cent for retail and hospitality businesses, and, as we saw recently, the UK Labour Government followed suit and dropped rate relief to 40 per cent.”
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“All of this was caught on camera and the footage I have seen makes very, very distressing viewing. I'm more than happy to share it with you, as well as the Cabinet Secretary for health. This incident was, quite frankly, unacceptable, and had it not been for the public's quick thinking, the outcome could have been very, very different. I am working with the family to help them get answers following this distressing incident, so a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for health, outlining what steps the Government is taking to ensure this appalling situation, and situations like this, do not ever happen again, will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.”
“Business Minister, can I please request a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care about what steps the Government will be taking to improve ambulance waiting times? An 86-year-old constituent of mine had a nasty fall during a recent shopping trip at Newport retail park with her son. Following her fall, passers-by rushed to her aid and called for an ambulance, only be told that there was an eight-hour wait. My constituent's son was left with the shocking prospect of leaving his frightened mother on a cold, wet concrete floor, in danger of hypothermia, whilst waiting for an ambulance. Instead, members of the public rallied around and made a makeshift stretcher and lifted my constituent into the back of a transit van and drove her to the Grange University Hospital.”