​Written Assembly Questions tabled on 22 November 2016 for answer on 29 November 2016
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Written Questions must be tabled at least five working days before they are to be answered. In practice, Ministers aim to answer within seven/eight days but are not bound to do so. Answers are published in the language in which they are provided, with a translation into English of responses provided in Welsh.
To ask the First Minister
Steffan Lewis (South Wales East): How is the Welsh Government ensuring that the interests of Wales are represented in any transitional deal with the EU before the UK leaves the European Union? (WAQ71545)
Answer received on 23 October 2017
The First Minister (Carwyn Jones:) In discussions with the UK Government and the other devolved governments we have raised the importance of considering transitional arrangements. We will continue to press this issue, in particular to ensure that businesses in Wales can benefit from continued full and unfettered access to the single market.
To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport
Neil McEvoy (South Wales Central): What plans does the Minister have to improve knowledge and awareness amongst NHS staff on how to deliver the Covenant principle of priority treatment for Armed Forces veterans in Wales? (WAQ71537)
Neil McEvoy (South Wales Central): Will the Minister make a statement on how health care professionals such as GPs determine whether an illness or condition is service attributable and therefore eligible for priority treatment under the NHS? (WAQ71538)
Neil McEvoy (South Wales Central): What data does the Minister's department hold on the number of health care professionals that have completed training or e-learning modules regarding care for the Armed forces? (WAQ71539)
Neil McEvoy (South Wales Central): Will the Minister make a statement on how Armed Forces veterans are identifies as veterans in the NHS? (WAQ71540)
Neil McEvoy (South Wales Central): Will the Minister make a statement on how the NHS in Wales ensures that every GP practice uses patient medical record codes to identify veteran status? (WAQ71541)
Neil McEvoy (South Wales Central): Will the Minister make a statement on how successful the implementation of priority treatment for Armed Forces veterans has been in Wales? (WAQ71542)
Answer received on 6 December 2016
The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport (Vaughan Gething): I will write to you and a copy of the letter will be placed on the internet.
Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister make a statement on orthodontic care in Ceredigion? (WAQ71544)
Answer received on 6 December 2016
Vaughan Gething: I will write to you and a copy of the letter will be placed on the internet.
To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs
Sian Gwenllian (Arfon): When does the Minister intend to publish TAN20, as amended following changes to the treatment of the Welsh language in planning arrangements in the Planning Act (Wales) 2015? (WAQ71543)W
Answer received on 2 December 2016
The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs (Lesley Griffiths): Changes to TAN 20 are being finalised and I intend to issue the revised version early in the new year.