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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, Peredur Owen Griffiths. We are committed to connecting communities across Wales by transforming our railways, delivering a better bus network, fixing our roads and empowering local communities. This will allow us to build an accessible…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Well, Dirprwy Lywydd, I don't intend to go over all of the actions that we've already taken. I've answered this question more than once, but I'm going to add a couple more points and ways in which we are trying to help people. The one key thing, I think, is…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you, Darren Millar. We're working to ensure people in Conwy and Denbighshire, and throughout Wales, claim every pound to which they're entitled. Our 'Claim what's yours' Advicelink Cymru helpline is helping pensioners to find out about and access…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
It is important that we share that and that you shared that with us today. Just to reassure you and Members that, with the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 requiring us to issue guidance to support all political parties in considering the actions…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much, Adam Price, and thank you for marking the contribution of Stuart Neale.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much, Adam Price. The Welsh Government has taken many steps to support diversity and increase participation in politics. Increasing diversity is everyone’s responsibility, and we will continue to work with partners to deliver a more diverse…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
It’s so important, and we also recognise that that’s a very important question, because we are in Wales hate crime week this week. In fact, I spoke at the Wales hate crime support network yesterday and I spoke at that event about the fact that, arguably…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much for the important question.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much for drawing this to our attention today. This is just one example of many across Wales of ways in which organisations and community groups like Age Alive in Newport are actually working so effectively to champion diversity, tackle…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Diolch, John Griffiths. Since the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan' was launched two years ago, we have laid significant structural foundations for improving outcomes for ethnic minority people in Wales, including an external accountability group, which holds…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
I just wanted to briefly and quietly say: did we have foodbanks before the coalition Government took over? [Interruption.] We had nothing—nothing compared with the food poverty that our children and young people are facing today. So, yes, we have a long way…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
I do find it very hard to keep my cool when we have faced 14 years of austerity and we face a £22 billion black hole, which the new UK Government is now having to deal with. I do find it hard to—[Interruption.]
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
This is a question that obviously is very current and topical at the moment. Indeed, I know the First Minister has answered this question as well. You will be aware that the UK Government has got a child poverty taskforce, and I’ve just mentioned the fact…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much. In Wales, 29 per cent of children were living in relative income poverty, after housing costs, in the financial years ending 2021 to 2023. Ending child poverty must be a shared priority. We will take a leadership role in co-ordinating…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you for that question. I was very glad that we were discussing these questions yesterday in response to the children's commissioner's report, and answering the questions that were put to me about how we were tackling child poverty. I think one of the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Of course, tackling poverty is a key priority of this Government, and it's across Government—all Ministers integrating activity to tackle poverty and how we support vulnerable households to mitigate the impact of poverty. On Monday, I spoke at a child poverty…
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Thank you very much for your very important question.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you, Sioned Williams, for that really important question, because it is something that I think we can all be proud of in this Senedd, in our Welsh Parliament, that we did bring forward the well-being of future generations Act. And, of course, it is now…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Well, thank you for that question. I’ve already met with Alex Davies-Jones, MP, who’s the Minister for victims and tackling domestic violence and violence against women. She’s in the Home Office, and, of course, we also have Jess Phillips in the Ministry of…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you for that question. Of course, justice is currently a reserved matter, and many of the services that are central to operating our adult and youth justice, in terms of the secure estate, probation services, in terms of the impact of decisions that are…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Well, I thank Joel James very much for that question. I was only reflecting last night that the amount and the extent and the prevalence of domestic violence is just utterly terrible—it's shocking. And, of course, it is a societal problem, which requires…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you, Altaf Hussain. I've already outlined quite a few ways in which we are working closely with the UK Government to ensure that people who are eligible do take up the pension credit in order not only to enable them to be eligible for the winter fuel…
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Thank you very much, Jenny Rathbone. It's critically important that we get this information out now, as you say, of the cut-off date of 21 December. When I wrote to the Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions, originally, to say we wanted…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you, Jenny Rathbone, for that question. The Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions has written to me, setting out the range of actions the UK Government are taking to increase take-up of pension credit. We're working with DWP and…
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Thank you very much, Sam Rowlands. That's also critically important in terms of access for all, but particularly access for disabled people. This, of course, includes access to buses and supportive bus infrastructure. Of course, that includes ramps…
