, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government international relations: Scrutiny session with the First Minister of Wales
So, have you had any opportunity to do any background work? Clearly, the immediate need is for the relief of famine, but, just trying to rebuild a peaceful two-state solution, have you had any detailed conversations with Cardiff University or other…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government international relations: Scrutiny session with the First Minister of Wales
Thank you. I just wanted to move on to the Israel-Gaza conflict, which has dominated our screens for the last eight months. The Senedd was one of the first Parliaments to agree to call for an immediate ceasefire, but, tragically, a sustainable ceasefire has…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Wales's World-class Recycling
So, I want to know, on two other challenges, what can we do to ensure that we can make money from the muck produced by cows and poultry sheds, given that the—? The wealth of Peru was founded of guano in the nineteenth century, and it was one of the more most…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Wales's World-class Recycling
Thank you. I'm very disappointed that Gareth Davies is not here, because he could really learn something from this, as he keeps going on about the problems suffered by the people of Denbighshire in having to do what the people of Conwy have been doing for…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Refugee Week: Our home
I too had the privilege to attend the Nation of Sanctuary Awards with Sioned Williams, and I want to thank the Welsh Refugee Council, the Welsh Rugby Union and Wales & West Housing Association, who I think were the main sponsors of what is becoming an…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Turning to a different matter related to the question, Dow Corning had a leak at its chemical plant in Barry on Saturday, and the white mist, obviously, was particularly impacting on people in Sully and Penarth, as well as Barry, but the easterly direction of…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I very much agree with you, First Minister, that the polluter should pay, and a levy is what's needed to pay for these gambling addiction services. This covers people from all walks of life. My poor grandmother used to have to sit and watch while my…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
I now just want to invite the committee, under Standing Order 17.42, to exclude the public from the rest of today's meeting.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Obviously, we'll send you a transcript you can correct. Thank you.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Well, we've come to the end of our session and we thank you very much, Cabinet Secretary. It's been a whirlwind tour around a lot of very large subjects, but it's good to know that you're going to be a gladiator for social justice, and obviously, we'll write…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Yes, but we're looking at people who shouldn't be in prison, and there's a cost there, isn't there? Is there something very briefly that you wanted to, that you had a burning question about?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
If you could, because Pippa Cotterill, who's the head of the speech and language therapists, is saying that it's all being pushed back to the health boards, and I don't think that's the leadership that's needed here.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
All right. So, I think specifically on youth justice, our report on speech and language and communication needs in the youth justice system, we wanted to see more speech and language people being available to the youth justice teams, on the lines of Neath…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
We've done a report on women in prisons, which you might want to—
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Could I bring in—? We've got two specific questions, before we completely run out of time, so Jane, and then Sioned.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
No, I think it is—.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Okay. Perhaps you could write to us on the detail. Right, Buffy, are you able to give us a succinct question around community safety?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Right—
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Okay. That's really helpful, because this is what stakeholders were asking us. Jane.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Okay. There are five areas I'd like to get through, briefly, but they are specific questions. One is on gender-based violence and our recommendation that children who have witnessed or experienced domestic violence should have access to specialist therapy…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Very good. Sioned.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Good. Excellent. All right.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Well, it is for the head of your department, though.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Well, I just want to say that we want to see this move at pace, because at the beginning of this calendar year, applications had been submitted and nobody was looking at them in Government. So, the representatives of the Gypsy and Traveller community were…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Right. We'll come back to you at another date. Carolyn, you had some questions about site provision for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers.
