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“That is great. Thank you. The aim of the two Governments is already feeding down into the commissioning stage, which is good to know. I will turn to Stacey. We have talked a little about Carol’s experience in two of the three authorities that are on the border. There are also patients in Wales who live away from the bo…”

“Are you aware of any existing data that is looking at these groups now?”

“If I could follow up quickly, you have spoken about how you feel that women lost quite significant amounts of money as a result of the maladministration that is clearly there, as has been recognised, and that that must not happen again. The amount that the ombudsman has recommended is a fairly small amount. I wondered …”

“Thank you for joining us. You have already mentioned that you have been campaigning since 2015, so it is fair to say it has been a long road. We are under a new Government and the DWP under that Government has accepted the maladministration and committed to learning from it, which I think when we look back at some of t…”

“Much more focus and granularity. Thank you. My colleague Johanna Baxter wants to come in.”

“All right. Thank you. That is really helpful.”

“It seems that there is potential for a much more proactive approach. If we know now, all these years ahead, that this is the trajectory that somebody is on, the potential appears to be there to be able to do something about it much earlier.”

“Do you feel the existing arrangements satisfactorily meet the needs of Welsh patients, or could improvements be made?”

“That is in addition to?”

“We have heard this morning that a woman’s journey towards being less well off in retirement is not one that suddenly becomes an issue at pensionable age. It is a journey through a woman’s life. Caring responsibilities are particularly pertinent. I think of my own constituency, where that is very much writ large around …”

“Welcome, everybody. It is good to see you all. There is a familiar face there with Carol—it is nice to see you in Parliament, albeit virtually. We were talking in the earlier session about the announcement the Secretary of State for Wales made in September, just three months ago, about how the two Governments will be w…”

“T8. The Secretary of State for Transport, the Secretary of State for Wales, the Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee and the Welsh Government all went on record last week to recognise the previous Government’s low spending on rail infrastructure in Wales. Does my right hon. Friend agree that this Government must put th…”

“I am a mum to not one but two 16-year-olds, who I am pleased to say are newly eligible to vote in both the local and Senedd elections in Wales. Because of that, I know at first hand how all-encompassing exam periods are. Elections often occur at these times. Does my hon. Friend agree that allowing young people to apply…”

“As a fellow Welsh MP, I have to say that people are incredulous, when I speak to them on the doorstep, at the complexity of the system in Wales. A digital option is unavailable to them to participate in such important local and national elections. Does my hon. Friend agree that the maximum opportunity to vote in all el…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wrexham (Andrew Ranger) on his private Member’s Bill, and I am proud to be a named supporter. As a Welsh MP, I know that few things unite Welsh people like supporting our rugby and football teams, and love for our local pubs runs deep. Places such as the Mayquay in Kinmel ba…”

“As my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby (John Slinger) pointed out, the victims and survivors panel really needs countrywide representation. Given that I am a Welsh MP, can the Secretary of State confirm that Welsh voices will be heard loud and clear?”

“With that in existence, what improvements will it make to those intergovernmental relationships and the fact that we are all pulling in the same direction?”

“You have already touched on the Council of Nations and Regions. I wanted to ask about the three-tier system of intergovernmental relationships that was set up in 2022. It is a two-part question again. Do you feel that that is sufficient to ensure the effective working that we need in this new era? What role do you see …”

“Welcome to the Committee. I want to ask a little bit more about resetting this relationship with Welsh Government. I was really pleased to hear that that was one of your three key priorities at the beginning of the session. We have heard you say, when you were appointed, that you wanted to reset that relationship. Ther…”

“Are you confident that the health assessors are up to speed with what they need to know?”