16 March 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you very much, Mike Hedges. Last October, the UK Government's decision to end the £20 a week universal credit uplift payment condemned thousands of households across Wales to life on the poverty line. Also, with inflation forecast to hit 7 per cent, the…
16 March 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you, Mark Isherwood. Well, you know that the key levers for tackling poverty are powers over the tax and welfare system that sit with the UK Government, but we're doing everything we can to reduce the impact of poverty and support those living in…
16 March 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Our programme for government sets out clear ambitions to deliver a more prosperous and a more equal Wales and to create better outcomes for people. I am working with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that its commitments are shaped and delivered with addressing…
9 March 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ukraine
Well, this is what we're calling, very clearly—that we need this refugee resettlement scheme. We really feel that, in terms of our previous experience with Afghan and Syrian programmes, we need a fully funded refugee resettlement scheme. I know that the…
9 March 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ukraine
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9 March 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ukraine
Thank you very much, Mark, and I'll come on to that point in my speech this afternoon. I think it was very helpful, Rhun ap Iorwerth, that you drew attention to that film showing what has happened as a result of our team Wales approach to the Afghan…
9 March 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ukraine
Diolch, Llywydd. I do welcome this important debate today with powerful and unifying contributions across the Chamber. Two weeks ago, we saw Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and, as the days go by, in the face of the most courageous Ukrainian…
9 March 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ukraine
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9 March 2022 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): The Devolution of Policing
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'd like to thank Mike Hedges for bringing this Member debate before the Senedd, and for all the contributions this afternoon, which are important in terms of this very key issue. The Welsh Government will be supporting this motion…
8 March 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: International Women’s Day
Diolch yn fawr, Delyth Jewell. You know, I have to say that this is why we've had statements, we've had debates; we've got to keep this on the top of the agenda, not just on International Women's Day. If you look at the femicide census, it's a tragic but…
8 March 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: International Women’s Day
Thank you very much, Vikki Howells. I know that Elaine Morgan was very proud of you as well, and would have been very proud that you are a Senedd Member for Cynon Valley. She was an inspiring, pioneering woman and I was very pleased to meet her on many…
8 March 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: International Women’s Day
Diolch yn fawr, Rhun ap Iorwerth. It's so important that we look at health inequalities for women and not just in terms of particular conditions in the lifecycle of women, such as what we've already just commented on—endometriosis and the menopause. Last…
8 March 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: International Women’s Day
Thank you very much, Sam Rowlands. It's always very—. It's great when our male colleagues are also speaking up on International Women's Day, and we've had many debates and statements over the last few weeks and months where you have made very powerful…
8 March 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: International Women’s Day
Diolch yn fawr, Jane Dodds. And this is just another aspect that you've brought to the attention of the Chamber again today—Siambr heddiw. It's really important that we—. I'm very happy to write that letter today, and, actually, I think probably it's a letter…
8 March 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: International Women’s Day
Diolch yn fawr, Joyce Watson, and can I just thank Joyce for being such a lead champion for women in Wales? Before you become a Senedd Member, it's been your adult life commitment. But it is important to focus on the theme, 'breaking the bias', in terms of…
8 March 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: International Women’s Day
Diolch, Sioned Williams. I do think it's so important that we reflect on the women we've descended from as well—our mothers and grandmothers. So often we pay attention to perhaps the men we're descended from as well, because they've had achievements, but it's…
8 March 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: International Women’s Day
Diolch yn fawr, Natasha, and it's so great that you are with us here today and that we can share so much in terms of celebrating progress, but also acknowledging the huge challenges that lie ahead for women. I do want to pay tribute and thank Joyce Watson for…
8 March 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: International Women’s Day
Today we mark International Women’s Day. Today is an opportunity to pay tribute to the women who came before us and the women who stand on the shoulders of these giants, continuing the fight for equality and social justice—women including the formidable Betty…
8 March 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: International Women’s Day
Thank you very much, good afternoon.
1 March 2022 , Plenary
& 12. Cynnig Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil yr Heddlu, Troseddu, Dedfrydu a'r Llysoedd—Cynnig 1, a Chynnig Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil yr Heddlu, Troseddu, Dedfrydu a'r Llysoedd—Cynnig 2
I'd just like to say again, Mark Isherwood, that we've raised our concerns about clauses that impact on the right to lawful and peaceful protest, and whilst public order is a reserved matter, the noise elements do relate to the environment, which falls within…
1 March 2022 , Plenary
& 12. Cynnig Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil yr Heddlu, Troseddu, Dedfrydu a'r Llysoedd—Cynnig 1, a Chynnig Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil yr Heddlu, Troseddu, Dedfrydu a'r Llysoedd—Cynnig 2
I'll take—. Mark Isherwood.
1 March 2022 , Plenary
& 12. Cynnig Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil yr Heddlu, Troseddu, Dedfrydu a'r Llysoedd—Cynnig 1, a Chynnig Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil yr Heddlu, Troseddu, Dedfrydu a'r Llysoedd—Cynnig 2
Llywydd, I thank Members for their contributions to the debate. As I said in my opening remarks, we can only consider the clauses that have been assessed as touching upon devolved matters and within the competence of the Senedd. While there are clauses that…
1 March 2022 , Plenary
& 12. Cynnig Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil yr Heddlu, Troseddu, Dedfrydu a'r Llysoedd—Cynnig 1, a Chynnig Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil yr Heddlu, Troseddu, Dedfrydu a'r Llysoedd—Cynnig 2
I wanted also to take the opportunity to mention that at Lords Report Stage, Baroness Newlove, a previous victims' commissioner, tabled an important amendment that would have seen misogyny classified as a hate crime, which was supported by the Lords at that…
1 March 2022 , Plenary
& 12. Cynnig Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil yr Heddlu, Troseddu, Dedfrydu a'r Llysoedd—Cynnig 1, a Chynnig Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil yr Heddlu, Troseddu, Dedfrydu a'r Llysoedd—Cynnig 2
Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. I am here today to bring forward two legislative consent motions for the UK Government's Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. This is the second debate that we've held in relation to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts…
1 March 2022 , Plenary
Motion to suspend Standing Orders
Formally.
