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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 10
But I just did want to mention it today, because she has been doing some interviews about this. But I think this is a reflection of how the whole of Government, working with criminal justice, and then with everyone else, football, sport—. We know that this…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 10
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you very much, Chair, for the invitation to this important committee meeting for this inquiry, which I really do welcome. Your question is absolutely pivotal to tackling violence against women, misogyny and toxic masculinity, which, of…
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Unsustainable: debt fuelled by the rising cost of living'
And thank you so much for giving me the tools, the evidence, that I need to take the action that the people of Wales require. Diolch.
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Unsustainable: debt fuelled by the rising cost of living'
Thank you very much for the opportunity to respond to the committee's recommendations.
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Unsustainable: debt fuelled by the rising cost of living'
Citizens Advice Cymru has been mentioned. Their report shows that the numbers approaching them for debt advice are now above pre-pandemic levels, with 3,000 people seeking debt advice during May this year alone. And of course, as has been said, the…
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Unsustainable: debt fuelled by the rising cost of living'
Diolch yn fawr, acting Presiding Officer, and thank you for the opportunity to respond to this important debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee's report, 'Unsustainable: debt fuelled by the rising cost of living', and I welcome the report and its…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you very much, Darren Millar. I regularly meet with Link International. I 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…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, Alun Davies. Can I also take the opportunity to acknowledge the leadership of our Counsel General, Mick Antoniw, and yourself, and the visits you've made and continue to make, visiting in the recess to deliver vital aid? And I assure you that…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, Alun Davies. As a nation of sanctuary, we aim to ensure all people seeking sanctuary in Wales are welcomed from day one of their arrival. We are continuing to support guests, helping them to move on into longer term accommodation and be…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Can I just put the record straight about our funding for local government? Thank you, Sam Rowlands, for that question. Welsh Government core funding for local government has increased by 7.9 per cent in this financial year, to over £5.5 billion, and that…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr Siân Gwenllian, and I was very pleased—. I think it was the day after or the day I came to the Eisteddfod that this report was published, and I thought it was an excellent report, and I thought the recommendations could apply for not just…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you very much for your question. I welcome the report and agree that we will continue to target the support that we can provide to those who need it the most, doing all that we can to support people through the cost-of-living crisis. We will also…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr. You're absolutely right. I spent the summer visiting, meeting groups, going to communities. I went to Rhymney valley foodbank in July, and Baobab Bach in Bridgend with Luke Fletcher and Huw Irranca-Davies, earlier on this year. We did have a…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you very much for that question. We have supported the development of cross-sector food partnerships across Wales, enabling the co-ordination of on-the-ground food-related activity to help to tackle the root causes of food poverty. This will support…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you very much. Diolch yn fawr, Vikki Howells, because I was very pleased to visit the Cynon valley and to see the good work of the coalfields grant scheme and to recognise that that was also funded by the Welsh Government. This goes back to what we are…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
There's no doubt that access in terms of travel for older people is critically important, and for many people it is the bus service that they look to. And, indeed, also we have a very effective community transport system and service across Wales as well. With…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you for your question, Natasha Asghar. I regularly meet with the older people's commissioner to discuss equality issues. However, the issues of loneliness and social isolation are the responsibility of the Deputy Minister for Social Services. So, I will…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you, Mark Isherwood, chair of the cross-party group, of course. The invitation to tender for our new Warm Homes programme demand-led scheme has recently been issued. We're on track to move to contract award and begin mobilisation this year. We'll…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, Joyce Watson—a really important question following on from the questions from Sioned Williams prior to this. It is a crisis made in Downing Street. We’ve allocated significant funding; I won’t go over the figures again. Our evaluation of the…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, Joyce Watson. The Welsh Government’s support package includes the Warm Homes programme, which improves home energy efficiency for the long term, but we also provide short-term relief through our discretionary assistance fund and our support…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you for that also very important question. I'm very aware of the snapshot of poverty report for summer 2023. Just, of course, to record that during this financial year and the last we provided targeted support worth more than £3.3 billion to help…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
It has been a summer when I have been involved, as Minister for Social Justice, in addressing these very issues. We are a nation of sanctuary—that's what we seek to be. And although we obviously don't have all the powers, we have to influence UK Government…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you very much for that important question.
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Well, I think this was answered very clearly by the First Minister and, indeed, the Deputy Minister in terms of the costs of implementing this once-in-a-generation opportunity to save lives. Can I just say that the lower speed limit aims to help older people…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you for the question As I said, and I will repeat again, the new 20 mph speed limit is not a blanket limit. It would be great if we heard an acknowledgement of that this afternoon from the Welsh Conservatives. As well as increasing social cohesion…
