, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 8: Welsh elections information platform (Amendments 108, 109, 49, 50, 51, 118, 119, 120)
I want to commend Adam for bringing part of this forward, because we all see how things work now on social media, with the deepfakes, when one video—. From a political perspective, Adam and I were actually talking earlier about the mental health of…
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Group 4: Welsh elections piloting powers and regulations (Amendments 7, 101, 17, 18, 117, 8, 102, 103, 104, 19, 20)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I have sympathy with amendments 7 and 8. My personal opinion is that I think there should be a civic duty to vote. I think everyone should do it. I think, in some parts of the world, some people would be very pleased to have the vote, and…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Early Years: Improving mental health in Wales
Minister, I'd also like to welcome you to your place and, out of all the ministerial appointments, this was the one that I was actually quite looking forward to with all the work that you and I did together on the Children, Young People and Education…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The future of farming in Wales
I'd like to thank the Cabinet Secretary for your statement this afternoon, also your written statement this morning, and for speaking with me prior to the release of these statements earlier today. Can I just say that it is encouraging from you, Cabinet…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, as Jenny Rathbone highlighted, the low proficiency amongst children swimming in Wales is, I think, dangerously low. And we do see and hear on the media of young people who lose their lives unnecessarily because they can't swim, or they don't…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Cabinet Secretary, I've been speaking to the industry and house builders recently, and one of the issues they highlight in terms of why we cannot build houses is the lack of available skills across Wales to actually get those homes developed. I know this…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Priorities for climate change and rural affairs
I'd like to thank the Cabinet Secretary for an advance copy of your statement this afternoon. I'd like to welcome you to your post formally; I don't think I've had the opportunity to do that yet. Your statement today focused a lot on collaboration and…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I think you should listen to your First Minister about respecting people. In light of this, could you please elaborate on the specific measures that the Welsh Government has put in place to safeguard those children from all forms of exploitation, including…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, the UK Government's Rwanda plan targets deterring illegal migration, putting in place a deterrent to stop people entering the United Kingdom illegally and protect the most vulnerable people fleeing persecution from disgusting criminal gangs…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
General Scrutiny
Just a really quick question, First Minister. Lynne Neagle, in her previous role in mental health, was dealing with a piece of potential legislation on the healthy food environment. I'm just wondering where that is currently, because things have gone very…
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General Scrutiny
I'm glad to move on from the topic, if you'd like.
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General Scrutiny
You have a mandate from Labour members, not the public.
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General Scrutiny
Yes, thanks, Cadeirydd. First Minister, public confidence in the wider Welsh Government has been shaken lately regarding some controversial policy areas, which you and I probably disagree on, on the 20 mph limits, expansion to the Senedd, and more recently…
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Care-experienced children
I think, First Minister, the point is that we have to talk the service up, don't we, as well, because nobody wants to go to work for a service that people talk down all the time. And I think it's very, very important that we do that. And I just want to put on…
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Care-experienced children
Thank you. It actually leads on well to the next set of questions from me, which is on workforce. I don't like using the word 'crisis', but there is a coming crisis in our social care workforce right the way across Wales, especially in the children and young…
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Care-experienced children
It's about care-experienced children who then have children themselves. It's an area I feel very strongly about. I've listened to those people, and they are discriminated against because they've been in care before. They're ultimately discriminated…
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Care-experienced children
I just want to test your patience a little bit, Chair, and just go back very slightly before I move on to workforce, if that's okay.
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Care-experienced children
Yes. Just a really quick point, First Minister. I sat on the inquiry looking into care-experienced children, and we heard a lot of evidence of young people, during their education, at key points during their educational life, being moved during the middle of…
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Care-experienced children
Okay.
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Care-experienced children
You never know.
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Care-experienced children
So, with regard to care-experienced children, where does this sit on your list of priorities for your time as First Minister? You've outlined a little bit of that already, but it wasn't in your leadership manifesto when you stood to be leader of the Labour…
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Care-experienced children
You mentioned in your initial response there about the radical reform summit, which was signed by your predecessor Mark Drakeford. And I would put on record his unwavering commitment, actually, to the lives of care-experienced people; he did a lot of work in…
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Care-experienced children
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Congratulations, Prif Weinidog, on your appointment. My first question to you is: what is your current understanding of the lived experience of children in the care of the local authorities across Wales? What do you think their lives look…
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Same, Chair. One of my family does work in children's services.
, Plenary
Short Debate: Primary care and the preventative agenda
It's really good that Peter Fox has brought this debate to the Chamber today because prevention is always better than cure. Most health conditions that people face could actually be prevented if they had a healthier, more active lifestyle. As Sam Rowlands…
