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6,364 speeches and questions

20 June 2023Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I had a wonderful meeting with Albany school's council, and they raised the issue of adults feeding pigeons that prevented them using the little bit of green space they had around their school. So, children make the best eco-warriors. They also raised with me…
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Okay. Well, I wouldn't expect a question that asked, 'Have you ever had your genitalia cut off?' but I think it's more the issue of how do we safeguard children, and how do we use all the wealth of effort that is going into trying to understand and mitigate…
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
So, specifically, one of the most difficult issues for schools is trying to protect girls from female genital mutilation, because clearly the protection is not going to come from the home, as that's where the perpetrators are. So, I was surprised when Bethan…
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Okay. This is a fairly depressing subject. Shall we move on to Jane Dodds now?
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
No, no. I think, Bethan, you wanted—. I just want to throw back and say the police go into secondary schools every week and warn young people not to share compromising photographs. Do they take any notice? There's not a lot of evidence that they do. Do you…
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Okay. That's good. Go ahead—did you want to add anything?
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
So, it's Bethan or Honor. Who's going to answer this? Is that Bethan? Well, I don't mind—you can add anything if you want, Honor. Bethan, go first.
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Who wants to go first? Lex, go ahead.
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Very good. Moving on to Altaf Hussain.
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
That would be helpful. Thank you.
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Honor, are you going to start?
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Okay, thanks. Can we move on now to Ken Skates?
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
We're aware of it, because they're going to come and present in the Senedd.
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Okay. I think we need to move on, if you don't mind, otherwise we won't get to the end of our questions. Sioned Williams.
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Okay. Sarah, short questions and short answers, please, for everybody.
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
All right. Honor, are you picking that up, or one of your colleagues?
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
—our questions and answers short?
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Okay. Before you answer, I'm going to ask Jane Dodds to give her question. Can we keep our answers—
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Oh, okay. Fine.
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
I'll come back to you, Sarah. But, Jane, can you—
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Okay. Sarah wants to come in. If you can keep your—
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Okay, thank you. Now, moving on to Sarah Murphy.
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Very good. All right. I think, Bethan, and then I'll move on to Sarah.
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Okay. I think that's for another place. I just want to know what does happen with this information, though. Does Estyn routinely get this information by school when they're about to do an inspection?
19 June 2023Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Jane.