, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social cohesion: Ministerial evidence session
… say that we have got a very close working relationship with all of these organisations, and the Welsh Refugee Council particularly, who were then targeted, in January, as you know—a completely new set of circumstances arising with … Elon Musk and the outrageous attacks on the Welsh Refugee Council. I think, John, you were meeting with them over that weekend when there were threats to their office and we offered funding. I was going to add …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
… all third sector organisations, because we know, for example—. I can give you one example, the Welsh Refugee Council, because of their support for the nation of sanctuary. We fund the Welsh Refugee Council, and I'm proud … and I will continue again to call on all political parties to support not only funding the Welsh Refugee Council, but the nation of sanctuary. This is about not just the political situation; this is protecting organisations, protecting …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Hate Hurts Wales
… matters, their own responsibility and their own empathy for vulnerable sections of our community, and, because the Welsh Refugee Council shares that video, the Welsh Refugee Council is then attacked and hindered in its ability to perform its …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
… can add on that, at the Welsh Refugee Council, local connection was one of the areas we felt quite strongly about. We understand that sometimes local connection is used as essentially a rationing tool, but also that local … Obviously, both Debbie and Dave have spoken about those groups that fall within that. Obviously, as the Welsh Refugee Council, we're here to champion the rights of sanctuary seekers and specifically newly granted refugees, who we believe …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Refugee Week: Our home
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the Welsh Refugee Council's Nation of Sanctuary Awards. I'd like to say 'well done' to all the winners and nominees, but especially to congratulate the Birth Partner Project … refugees in Wales and those that support them, but also because the chief executive officer of the Welsh Refugee Council, Andrea Cleaver, made some very important points in her speech about Wales as a nation of sanctuary. She …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2024-25: Ministerial evidence session
Well, we do fund the Welsh refugee consortium, which is a consortium of organisations, with the Welsh Refugee Council being one of them. Chair, can I come back with a breakdown of that funding, because, actually, my question … those organisations as a result of our commitment to the Ukrainian refugees, Housing Justice Cymru, the Welsh Refugee Council, Red Cross. Could we come back to you as soon as possible with a breakdown of all the funding …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Update on Wales: A Nation of Sanctuary
… only the leaders of local authorities, but also the third sector—with the British Red Cross, the Welsh Refugee Council and Housing Justice Wales. We are funding them to help us, with the £40 million that has been … has to go through the planning process. But I do take account of the views of the Welsh Refugee Council, particularly, and colleagues and Members around the Chamber will recognise the words that asylum seekers fleeing war and …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
… working flat out across Wales to help Ukrainians in these situations. But, also, we're funding the Welsh Refugee Council to provide support for those who need support directly, and they can in fact contact the Welsh Refugee …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
… the UK—provided free transport for asylum seekers in a short pilot, which was managed by the Welsh Refugee Council from January to the end of March this year. So, of course, we're taking forward the outcomes … seekers. It's very important that, in the working group, we've actually got representatives from the Welsh Refugee Council as well as from Transport for Wales and the Welsh Government. And what we're now looking …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
… okay. So, to what extent is Welsh Government working with other strategic partners, for instance the Welsh Refugee Council? We heard that in Scotland the Scottish Refugee Council is a strategic partner of the Scottish Government, delivering … VAWDASV for migrant women. Is there a reason why the Welsh Refugee Council isn't a strategic partner, and would you be open to exploring a separate strategy, for instance similar to the 'Ending Destitution Together' strategy …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Refugee Week 2022: Healing
… that has been made available on our website. You ask about the asylum rights programme. The Welsh Refugee Council has recently been awarded funding for the Wales sanctuary service, which replaces the asylum rights programme, which … important, just in terms of evaluating the transport scheme, that we look at the pilot. The Welsh Refugee Council ran a pilot of free transport for asylum seekers from January to March. Surveys were undertaken with those who …
, Plenary
Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
… here and then becoming an integral part of our community. I saw a video recently by the Welsh Refugee Council that was about a family in Pontypridd, the Orsi family. They have been here for generations and are …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… this, last night, I had the privilege of attending the Welsh Refugee Council's nation of sanctuary awards. Here, I heard stories from inspiring individuals from several countries, of people who, despite having escaped great hardship, have thrown …
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
… before Christmas and what the message was—and I'm proud that the Welsh Government funds the Welsh Refugee Council—from Sanctuary Coalition Cymru is that sanctuary works for Wales. As they shared with us, why does …
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Co-operation over Conflict: Wales must Act'
… discord that's caused by inequality. And the events that took place in my constituency, where the Welsh Refugee Council had to close in order to protect staff and the users and the general community—I mean, these …
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Co-operation over Conflict: Wales must Act'
… targeted by hate and harassment in Wales. I recall the Sanctuary in the Senedd event, when the Welsh Refugee Council said, 'Stability for people, strength for Wales.' I think that sums up what we're looking for …
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Co-operation over Conflict: Wales must Act'
… that. But if we look at organisations representing refugees and asylum seekers, we can see that the Welsh Refugee Council, for example, had to close its doors for three days because of targeted online abuse—not because …
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
COVID-19: evidence session with Race Council Cymru, Building Communities Trust and Co-Production Network for Wales
… worked is when there were a lot of fears about the incident that was happening to the Welsh Refugee Council. Immediately, the Welsh Government provided community groups with a guidance document that gave them hints and tips …
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
… terms of the contribution and the values of Wales. I also think, in terms of the Welsh Refugee Council, which we are very proud to fund to help with the delivery of that integration, which is so important …
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
… you at the sanctuary that works for Wales event earlier, organised by Sanctuary Coalition Cymru and the Welsh Refugee Council, and they are rightly concerned at the spreading of misinformation and hate and how poisonous and divisive that …