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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

6,364 speeches and questions

16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Okay, thank you very much. We're now going to take a short break, and I'd be grateful if you were able to come back at 2.39 p.m. so that we can start promptly at 2.40 p.m. in public. Okay? And we'll start with questions from Ken Skates.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Thank you. Elizabeth.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Okay, fine. Sorry, I thought you wanted to come in. I'll just add in this, which is: no recourse to public funds is what it says on the tin, that's what somebody has signed up to when they've come to this country under that provision. So, really, what success…
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Okay. So, hold the idea about the Children Act. Sarah Murphy, what was your additional point?
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Okay. I'll take questions from Jane Dodds and then Sarah Murphy, and then I'll call Ginger and Elizabeth, who want to respond. Jane.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Jenny Phillimore.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
That's okay. I know Altaf wants to come in as well, but did you have a follow-up question on what Hannana said?
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Thank you very much. If we could move on to Jane Dodds, who has some questions.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Elizabeth.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Sarah Murphy, I know you wanted to pursue this. Sarah.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Okay. Altaf, did you have anything further you wanted to ask?
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Thank you for that. Jenny Phillimore, you wanted to come in as well.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Thank you for that. Ginger Wiegand, would you like to come in now?
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Elizabeth and then Ginger.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Okay, thank you for that very comprehensive answer. Altaf, did you want to pursue this as to how we could improve access?
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Thank you. And, Hannana.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Okay. So, we've, to some extent, covered the insecurity of the immigration status of mainly the woman, or the victim, and the power and control that can be exerted as a result. How much is immigration abuse a central theme—I think, Jenny Phillimore, you…
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Okay. That's very interesting. One of the witnesses some of us spoke to in private session last week said that they had experienced violence in the relationship before they arrived in this country, but that had ceased for a period of five or six months before…
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Jenny Phillimore.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Sorry, could you start again? You don't need to unmute; the clerk will do it for you.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Elizabeth.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Thank you for that. Jane Dodds, you wanted to come in.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
Thank you. Thank you for that. Does anybody wish to add anything to that, before we move on? Hannana.
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: scene-setting session
This is our first public meeting of our inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence, so this is a very important meeting setting the scene for our deliberations. I'd very much like to welcome Jenny Phillimore, professor of…
16 May 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Prynhawn da. I'd like to welcome Members to the meeting of the Equality and Social Justice Committee. The public items of this meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv. We are a bilingual Parliament, and simultaneous translation from Welsh to English is…