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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, Luke Fletcher. I met with the Minister for Economy recently as part of a series of bilateral meetings on cross-cutting measures for inclusion in the draft child poverty strategy. The draft strategy, of course, went out to consultation on…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
I'm very glad you have actually welcomed the fact that it is a Welsh Labour Government that is not only funding 500 PCSOs, but also increasing their number by 100 over the period of this Senedd term, and that is important in terms of the timeline—I will come…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you for the question. The Welsh Government is committed to community safety in Wales. One of our programme for government commitments is to maintain funding for 500 police community support officers and increase their number by 100 over the period of…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Well, thank you for that question. I'm a very proud member—I should declare that interest—of Cardiff and Vale Credit Union, as are so many others, and I would urge you to visit Cardiff and Vale Credit Union. We visited credit unions after Christmas to…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, Joel James. We're working closely with credit unions to provide ethical loans and savings, delivered through 13 projects. In addition, we are providing £1.2 million for a loan expansion scheme. I also engage regularly with responsible lenders…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, Sam Rowlands, and thank you for your recognition of the nation of sanctuary and the recognition of the support and welcome in north Wales, in your region, and the ways in which local authorities are also playing such a crucial role in terms of…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Well, diolch yn fawr, Carolyn Thomas. How important it is to recognise that compassion that was shown in the Holywell world dance festival, with such integration and such compassion, and, of course, such benefit that the whole community was feeling from that…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, Carolyn Thomas. Our vision for Wales is to be a nation of sanctuary, embedding compassion as a key principle. Our nation of sanctuary plan aims to ensure people seeking sanctuary are welcomed from day one of arrival in Wales, and our support…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, Sarah Murphy, and can I thank you for not just this powerful question today, but also for the leading role that you're playing, I have to say, in this Senedd, in developing understanding and expertise in data justice? I think we recognise…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, Sarah Murphy. While the issue of police data sharing is not devolved, the Welsh Government is working closely with criminal justice partners through our blueprint approach to delivering the violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Well, thank you very much for that question, and I'm, obviously, very keen to hear and learn from what the Bevan Foundation—. I've already responded to that point, but also the Wales Centre for Public Policy have helped us in terms of moving us forward and…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, Sioned Williams. I am very pleased that we were able to launch the revised child poverty strategy for Wales. It is now open for consultation, so I look forward to having the in-depth response, of course, from yourselves and from Wales, and…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Llywydd, can I just say, and also it's an opportunity to remind the Member and Members in the Chamber, that, in 2017, the Welsh Government adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism in full and without…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr for your question. But, I have to say that LGBTQ+ rights, including trans rights, are human rights, and the LGBTQ+ action plan—. I think the thousands of people who attended on Saturday, particularly in our capital city, acknowledge what we're…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
And it is an important question. I just wanted to say thank you for acknowledging the fantastic support that was received, and led not just by the First Minister, but my colleagues, the Deputy Minister for Social Services, Julie Morgan and Jeremy Miles. There…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you very much for your question.
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Well, I'd like to thank the Member for raising a very important issue for the third sector, not just in your constituency in Powys and Montgomeryshire, but also, for the whole of Wales. And it is often the smaller charities that are caught by this, not…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, Russell George. I am funding Third Sector Support Wales just over £7 million per year until March 2025; £346,463 of this funding goes to Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations every year, to help local voluntary organisations with…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
What is important now is that we look at the extent and use of strip searches. I've raised this with the police and crime commissioner, as I've said, and we recognise that strip searches are potentially extremely traumatic for young people, and it's crucial…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
I was extremely concerned to hear about the report into strip searches of children, published by the Children's Commissioner for England on 27 March. I have discussed this issue with the lead police and crime commissioner this week to clarify the position in…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you very much for your question.
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Illegal Migration Bill
Diolch, Llywydd, and I do thank Members today for their contributions to this very important debate. Particularly, can I start by thanking the Chairs of the key committees who scrutinised this LCM, endorsing the position I have taken in relation to this Bill…
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Illegal Migration Bill
Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. I move the motion and recommend that Members withhold their consent to this Bill. I'm grateful to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, the Equality and Social Justice Committee and the Children, Young People and…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Warm This Winter campaign
So, I will conclude. Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. Welsh Government is fully committed to tackling the current crises. We can't tackle these alone; the UK Government has a significant part to play. And I would say, finally—and this is, again, responding to…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Warm This Winter campaign
Yes, and Hefin, I was going to go on to that as I realise the statement, a written statement, has just come up, so I'll get to that very quickly. And of course, this is the statement today made by the Minister for Climate Change, and, quite clearly, you’ll…
