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Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health Delyth Jewell

Vision laid out for ‘no wrong door’ approach to mental health support

  • ‘No wrong door’ approach to ensure people get help wherever they go
  • No referral needed to prevent long waits for mental health support
  • More than 300,000 contacts to NHS 111 press 2 mental health helpline
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Thousands of Welsh farm payments land in bank accounts as support ramps up

  • 90% of farms claiming under the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) Universal Layer and 94% of farms claiming under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) have now received their advance payment. 
  • SFS and BPS advance payment rates were increased this year to 80% to help ease cash-flow pressure caused by this summer's dry weather 
  • Building on previously announced support for the industry 
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Welsh Government takes action to climate-proof Wales's transport network

  • Deputy Minister for Transport Mark Hooper has set out plans to make Wales's transport network more resilient to climate change, in a Plenary statement today

  • Specific action is being taken across rail, buses, roads and ports

  • Future transport investment will be shaped by lessons from recent extreme weather, aiming to deliver networks that are both climate-resilient and low-carbon