11 July 2023 , Plenary
Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report—Delivering the Government’s priorities and legislative programme
Prif Weinidog, there are a number of areas of agreement between our parties, and a number of aspects of the programme for government and co-operation deal where we see synergy. I do welcome the progress that you've outlined, particularly in relation to things…
11 July 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Fairtrade Nation—15-year anniversary
Good afternoon, Minister, and I do congratulate the people of Wales for their continuing faith in fair-trade products and their continued commitment to Wales being an ethical and responsible trading union, and I do thank you for your work and commitment on…
11 July 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Government response to the second phase of the sustainable farming scheme co-design
Good afternoon, Minister. There are obviously a lot of good things that have come out of this process, the co-design and the co-production being so positive. But to sound like the stuck record that I'm afraid you've heard, it is the focus on the 10 per cent…
10 July 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 7
Just a real quickie, just so I totally understand: so, if there's an allegation made, they are not automatically suspended—is it 'yes' or 'no'?
10 July 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 7
Thank you very much. And can I just ask, Chair, whether it would be okay for each of the witnesses to write back to tell us what exactly the training is that's available, and whether people who have been affected by domestic abuse take part in that training…
10 July 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 7
Thank you very much, yes. Emma.
10 July 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 7
Thank you very much. May I also ask about training? I understand that the Ask Me training is happening in north Wales and south Wales; I'm not sure whether it's happening in mid Wales. Could you just talk a bit about that? I'm interested in hearing evidence…
10 July 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 7
Thank you very much, Chair. I just want to focus on prevention and preventing domestic abuse. The first thing that we did as a committee was we met with women who had been affected by domestic abuse, and to be honest, the majority told us that they had no…
10 July 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 7
Just one follow-up question, please. Are you confident that every person across Wales is getting the same response from the early help hubs, or whatever you call them, and that it's not a postcode lottery? How are you learning from the hubs that are in mid…
5 July 2023 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Epilepsy services
I just want to follow on from what Delyth has said. I didn't realise that Delyth was going to talk about the issue of how important it is that we all know how to work with somebody who's having an episode of epilepsy, because my first experience was not that…
5 July 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
As you've heard, it's a really big issue, isn't it, and both spokespeople from both of the opposition parties made that point. So, it is a continuing concern, and I just wondered if you might consider asking Qualifications Wales to pause their proposals…
5 July 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you for the response.
5 July 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
8. Will the Minister make a statement on proposals from Qualifications Wales for a single-award GCSE in the sciences? OQ59784
5 July 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Good afternoon, Minister. Can I thank Carolyn Thomas for raising this issue? I know it's a really important issue for you. Thank you for keeping it in our eyes in the Senedd. I just want to talk a little bit about the investment, particularly following on…
4 July 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Update on Building Safety
Thank you so much, Minister, for your statement. It’s good to see that it’s getting the time on the Senedd floor. Thank you for your expertise and responses as well to this very complex area. I just wanted to, in the time I have available, concentrate on one…
4 July 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: NHS at 75
Well, I agree with the Conservatives. This isn't the day for us to actually focus on politics. This is a day for us to celebrate and talk about the achievements of the NHS. The NHS workforce are so generous, and all of those health practitioners across all of…
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Vulnerable older home owners living in homes unfit for human habitation
A number of people in my region, particularly, live in older properties, and rural areas have far more older properties that are poorly insulated, and have poor repair. Wales has the oldest housing stock in western Europe, which is more susceptible to the…
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Vulnerable older home owners living in homes unfit for human habitation
Thank you to Mabon.
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Rural communities
I'm happy to correct the record, Llywydd.
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Rural communities
I just really want to concentrate on one part of this motion. I think we've heard lots about how important our rural economy is, and I don't think that's in dispute. I just want to look at part 4 of this particular motion, and to hear from the proposer as…
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September'
I'm going to carry on and not address that, because I really feel it's important that we look at the evidence that's produced by people who are experts in this. And that's what I've been reading, and it shows that lives are saved. So, really, we have to…
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September'
Accidents don't have to happen. I support the 20 mph adoption, of course, but I do want to thank the petitioners. It's really, really important that we have this process, and it's important that this is transparent and that we address some of the issues, if…
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, '60%—Giving them a voice: Speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system'
It's a quick one. You mentioned recommendations 3 and 6—thank you so much for referring to that. But we heard from a local authority where the youth justice team had managed to find the funding to employ speech and language therapists in their youth justice…
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, '60%—Giving them a voice: Speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system'
Will the Minister take an intervention?
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, '60%—Giving them a voice: Speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system'
You will all know that I spent many years being a child protection social worker. Part of my role was to work with children who interfaced with the youth justice service, and I'm calling them 'children'. I'm not calling them 'young people', because they are…
