, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into the implementation of the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan': evidence session 3
So, Debbie, who's included in these executive meetings?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into the implementation of the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan': evidence session 3
Okay, before I bring in other witnesses, I wondered if Jane Dodds can ask her question.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into the implementation of the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan': evidence session 3
Sorry, I apologise. [Laughter.]
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into the implementation of the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan': evidence session 3
We certainly haven't got time to be reinventing the wheel. If things are working well elsewhere, we should adopt them. How do you think the Welsh Government is ensuring that organisations like yourselves, who have responsibility for ensuring that anti-racist…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into the implementation of the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan': evidence session 3
Absolutely. Farzana.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into the implementation of the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan': evidence session 3
Debbie, did you want to follow up, or are you happy with what Shanti has said?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into the implementation of the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan': evidence session 3
So, just to introduce you all, we've got Farzana Mohammed, Muslim Doctors Cymru, who is present in the committee room; Debbie Eyitayo from Swansea Bay University Health Board; and Dr Shanti Karupiah from the Royal College of General Practitioners. So, thank…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Great. That's lovely. I think the declarations of interest are mainly aimed at the Members, but thank you, anyway, for giving us that important piece of information.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Prynhawn da. Welcome to the Equality and Social Justice Committee. The main items on the agenda today are around our 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan'. I've had no apologies for this meeting as all Members are present. Are there any Members who have a…
, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to prevent the sale of single-use vapes
Thank you for that. I certainly know that it's in the UK Government's King's Speech legislation that it would give new powers to local authorities to enforce the age limits. And I would actually prefer a UK-wide piece of legislation, because, otherwise, if we…
, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to prevent the sale of single-use vapes
I absolutely share your enthusiasm for the fact that the Minister is going to be working with UK Ministers to try and accelerate some legislative proposals, because we know that it is disrupting lessons, it's causing young people to go out of lessons, because…
, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to prevent the sale of single-use vapes
Thank you very much. It took large parts of the twentieth century to even get the tobacco industry to admit that they were causing widespread lung cancer, and they continue to promote tobacco across the world in countries that simply haven't got the sort of…
, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to prevent the sale of single-use vapes
Diolch yn fawr. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Some of us will recall that back in 2016, when Mark Drakeford was the health Minister, we had the chance in Wales to do something that would have protected young people from the risks that vaping and…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Evidence session on rail delivery and performance
The south Wales metro.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Evidence session on rail delivery and performance
No, that was for the south Wales line.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Evidence session on rail delivery and performance
All right. Well, that's just—. Fine.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Evidence session on rail delivery and performance
We touched on these five new stations on the south Wales main line, but it's pointless having this discussion unless we've got the infrastructure to deliver them. Professor Cole says that that will be between £1.5 billion and £1.8 billion, and all of this is…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Evidence session on rail delivery and performance
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Evidence session on rail delivery and performance
Okay. Well, all these stories about trains not having enough carriages, that's down to maintenance of the stock we've got, isn't it?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Evidence session on rail delivery and performance
I was going to go on to—. Not enough train drivers. What about maintaining the vehicles, the engines, and indeed the carriages so that the rolling stock we've got can be properly used? Have they got enough?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Evidence session on rail delivery and performance
So not enough train—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Evidence session on rail delivery and performance
Okay. Peter Kingsbury.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Evidence session on rail delivery and performance
Okay. Let's just stick with railways for today.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Evidence session on rail delivery and performance
Thank you. James Price, the head of TfW, says they've got enough staff. Do you agree?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Evidence session on rail delivery and performance
Thank you.
