, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… need. Very importantly, stakeholders were involved all the way through the development of the predecessor scheme—Welsh Refugee Council, local authorities, Transport for Wales, all of the stakeholders—and work is under way with the key stakeholders …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Nation of Sanctuary update
… needing it, regardless of nationality? Plaid Cymru has received concerns from Welsh local authorities and also the Welsh Refugee Council concerning the long-term planning for the scheme meant to support Ukrainian refugees. With the UK Government ending …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2024-25: Ministerial evidence session
… March, but we are now working across Government on this with partners, including sanctuary seekers, the Welsh Refugee Council, to explore options for a sustainable model of the welcome ticket in Wales. That's a part of our …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… taken down and that new security arrangements have had to be made at those places where the Welsh Refugee Council operates. Individuals who work for the refugee council were named in those highly irresponsible reports and have had …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Update on a Nation of Sanctuary
… the taskforce working alongside local authorities, the third sector, key partners such as Housing Justice Cymru, the Welsh Refugee Council, which we fund, helping them to move on into longer term accommodation, where they can have independence and …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… changing rooms; using vulnerable asylum seeker children as 'political footballs'—that's a direct quote from the Welsh Refugee Council; and targeting our Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community. It really does have to stop. It's doing none …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
… meet with all the third sector organisations. We also, obviously, are funding key partners like the Welsh Refugee Council and Housing Justice Cymru. British Red Cross play a crucial role as well. So, just to reassure you that …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
… actually also engaging with City of Sanctuary, who were with us yesterday when we met with the Welsh Refugee Council. This is about Wales being a compassionate and welcoming place for those seeking sanctuary, and it is important …
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Illegal Migration Bill
… nation of sanctuary? And I thank all those who gave evidence to your committees, including the Welsh Refugee Council, who many of us met today on the steps of the Senedd, meeting refugees whose lives, of course, have …
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Illegal Migration Bill
… take away existing protections from unaccompanied children and victims of human trafficking. Plaid Cymru agrees with the Welsh Refugee Council and Welsh Refugee Coalition that the Senedd should oppose this Bill entirely, and withhold legislative consent in order …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Refugee Week, 19-25 June—Compassion
… payment has been continued, but not everyone is provided with that funding. The British Red Cross, the Welsh Refugee Council—we support both those organisations, we fund them—have been helping them. This is where your response and …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Refugee Week, 19-25 June—Compassion
… resettlement programmes, including, as you mentioned, Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine and now general asylum seekers. However, as the Welsh Refugee Council and Carmarthenshire council have stated, placing refugees in hotels is not a suitable option. It is their needs …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Celebrating Volunteers
… volunteer-led organisation and the money used, that funding, to hire a volunteer co-ordinator; the Welsh Refugee Council, again supporting dispersal cities across Wales, including Wrexham, Cardiff, Newport and Swansea; Circus Eruption, which is very important …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Update on Wales: A Nation of Sanctuary
… support fully your approach. I was also very honoured to be at the dinner run by the Welsh Refugee Council and met many people there from many countries, and it was a wonderful occasion. I guess, just …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Update on Wales: A Nation of Sanctuary
… March, and I know others in this Siambr also had the pleasure of attending. I thank the Welsh Refugee Council for organising such a wonderful event. The awards demonstrate that migration is a benefit to our nation and …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
… the Llywydd for hosting this inspiring event this afternoon as well, where we heard from refugees, the Welsh Refugee Council speakers and Ukrainian guests and friends? And a wonderful event it was, but also a recognition that …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Ukraine Humanitarian Response
… third sector organisations—the British Red Cross, Asylum Justice, Housing Justice Cymru—all of them, and the Welsh Refugee Council, to help them with the resettlement of our Ukrainian guests …
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Gender based violence: The needs of migrant women'
… the roles and powers of devolved and non-devolved authorities and organisations. We've already invited the Welsh Refugee Council to sit on the national partnership board—that's part of the governance structure to take forward our …
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Equality and human rights
… area because services are so thin on the ground. Earlier this year, we awarded funding to the Welsh Refugee Council to deliver our Wales-wide sanctuary service. That is funded now until the end of March …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
… all across Wales. However, it has been brought to my attention directly from asylum seekers and the Welsh Refugee Council that improvements are needed to make the scheme even better. I do apologise to everyone here …