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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you very much. Happy St David's Day to you all this afternoon.
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales: A community of communities
Diolch yn fawr, Mike Hedges, and, yes, can I say how proud we are of Swansea as a city of sanctuary? We have other cities of sanctuary across Wales, including Cardiff, of course, but also, Holywell, I think, is a town of sanctuary. We've got town, community…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales: A community of communities
I think it is very important to recognise that 'Cymraeg 2050' is a strong commitment that our language belongs to us all, and we've been very clear that the Welsh Government is fully committed to the 'Cymraeg 2050' strategy. It has those aims to reach a…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales: A community of communities
I just want to start by commenting on the bank holiday question. Of course, it’s not a devolved matter, but we’ve asked the UK Government on more than one occasion, as colleagues will know, to designate the day as a bank holiday, or give us the power to do…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales: A community of communities
Thank you very much, Heledd Fychan, for your very important questions.
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales: A community of communities
Thank you very much, Mark Isherwood, and, indeed, this statement is about a community of communities, which we believe Wales is, surely, in every respect, and particularly I think in relation to our commitment to listening, learning and working with our…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales: A community of communities
I started my statement this afternoon by wishing Members a happy St David's Day. Cymraeg and Dydd Gŵyl Dewi belong to us all, and I really do mean that. It belongs to each and every one of us and each and every community across Wales. Let us all celebrate St…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales: A community of communities
Llywydd, the work that has been already achieved in this area fills me with pride, and I know that many exciting projects are also in the pipeline, but we mustn’t be complacent, as I know we will still have much work to do. We recently saw how sport can also…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales: A community of communities
I would also like to highlight the work of Mudiad Meithrin, who recently launched its AwDUra scheme. This project empowers and enables black, Asian and minority ethnic people to write children's literature in Welsh to address the under-representation of…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales: A community of communities
All our current strategies and action plans in the area of equality and social justice consider the Welsh language within the design and delivery of policy, in the same way that 'Cymraeg 2050' should complement our social justice ambitions. In recent years…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales: A community of communities
A more equal Wales; a Wales of cohesive communities; and a Wales of vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language.
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales: A community of communities
For many years, the Welsh Government has proudly celebrated Dydd Gŵyl Dewi on the international stage by taking Wales to the world and amplifying everything that's magnificent about our country. This year, we continue that tradition, and in addition to…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales: A community of communities
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Llywydd. Let me wish everyone a happy St David's Day.
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Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
I'll get to you the information as quickly as possible on the Warm Homes contract. Thanks very much.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
We gave that £1 million for warm spaces, and we've got an extraordinary range of venues being offered. Also, as well as sheltered housing, which we'll certainly take back and look at, there's the use of libraries, of course, as well, which are obviously…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
Yes. Thank you for that feedback about the work that Purple Shoots is doing on the no-interest loan scheme. That is a pilot. But also, we've been funding credit unions on risky loans, and we've increased that funding, and I'm not sure whether quite—I mean…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
Yes.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
We can certainly look and see what we can provide for that.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
Well, we did—I did refer to this in my follow-up work report—provide another £11 million grant funding for single advice services. I mean, it is about funding generalist and very specialist advice services to people who are most vulnerable, and I think it's…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
That's something—. We just sort of touched on the protocol earlier on, and also the fact that we've got the Enforcement Conduct Board, which is crucially important. But, in fact, we also have to look—. Although the enforcement industry isn't a devolved…
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Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you very much, Ken. Well, in the follow-up evidence that I gave, the follow-up work on debt and the impact of the cost of living, I did do a bit of an analysis of impact, which I think—. Just looking at that now, it shows that Welsh Government support…
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Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
Yes.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
Yes. I think we've got some really great examples like Well-Fed, and I've mentioned Big Bocs Bwyd. I don't know if you've taken any evidence about that initiative, which is very much school and education led, because I think in this again, in terms of…
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Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
Well, I think this goes back to all the work that we're doing on tackling child poverty and all of the factors that actually enable people, particularly children and young people in terms of tackling child poverty, to be able to grow up and have access to all…
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Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
They've given evidence. We've helped with Well-Fed, and they're just an amazing social enterprise. So, we can learn a great deal from this, but I don't think that we can avoid the fact that we, as a Government, are going to help local authorities, who do get…
