Written Assembly Questions tabled on 7 July 2015 for answer on 14 July 2015
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To ask the Minister for Health and Social Services
Aled Roberts (North Wales): What timescales have been put in place for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to submit recovery plans in respect of the 2014-15 overspend to the Welsh Government? (WAQ68920)
Answer received on 14 July 2015
The Minister for Health and Social Services (Mark Drakeford):
The written statement about NHS financial performance for 2014-15 highlights that overspends incurred under the new financial regime in the NHS must be repaid.
How health boards will repay their overspends will be set out in their integrated medium-term plans. However, the statement also states that repayments must ensure the continued provision of safe, sustainable and high-quality healthcare.
The written statement is available at: http://gov.wales/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2015/financialperf/?lang=en
Lynne Neagle (Torfaen): What impact will the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 have on provision to support parents within the family court system? (WAQ68921)
Answer received on 14 July 2015
Mark Drakeford:
The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 provides a framework for the assessment of everyone who has a care or support need, whether they are in the family court system or not.
The Act places people at the centre of service delivery so the voice of children and families is heard.
If a parent's needs meet the eligibility criteria, a local authority must prepare a care and support plan.
Lynne Neagle (Torfaen): How many children, who have been removed from their families and been placed for adoption or fostering, have had their parents identified as having a learning disability in Wales? (WAQ68922)
Answer received on 24 July 2015
Mark Drakeford:
The Welsh Government collects various sets of statistics from local authorities on looked after children, placements and adoption, which are available from the StatsWales website. These include statistics on children starting to be looked after by local authority and need for care, which include the category 'parental illness or disability' but is not broken down into different types of illness or disability.
In the year to March 31, 2014, the figures show 75 children in Wales became looked after due to parental illness or disability.
The Children in Need census at March 31, 2014 included 5,675 looked-after children of whom 685 (12%) had parental learning disabilities recorded. The lastest report of the Children in Need census is at: http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/wales-children-need-census/?lang=en
Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Will the Minister provide figures on the number of GPs that have left the profession per year for the past five years? (WAQ68923)
Answer received on 24 July 2015
Mark Drakeford:
This information is published annually in the General Medical Practitioners statistical release: http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/general-medical-practitioners/.