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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Actions, not words: towards an anti-racist Wales by 2030'
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. I just wanted to go back to the point, you mentioned the work and the efforts of the Welsh Government, and your officials, as well as your partners, within the justice blueprints, for example, to tackle what the report describes…
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Actions, not words: towards an anti-racist Wales by 2030'
—yes, this is my final sentence—unjust and inconsistent in terms of the creation of an anti-racist Wales?
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Actions, not words: towards an anti-racist Wales by 2030'
As a committee, we saw in particular the need to focus firmly on and drive robust change in the areas of education, health and criminal justice. I would now like to focus for the rest of my time on the final recommendation, which is that the Welsh Government…
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Actions, not words: towards an anti-racist Wales by 2030'
'We are expecting a lot from people for nothing, and so we need to value that time. If we want to take this seriously, then you do need to put your money where your mouth is on this one. And so if we want to achieve an anti-racist Wales by 2030, then we need…
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Actions, not words: towards an anti-racist Wales by 2030'
Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in Wales face serious and unacceptable challenges and disadvantage. And for too long, they have been hearing that there will be a change in this regard, through action plans and statements from the Welsh Government. But…
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Topical Questions
Diolch. The tragic and unacceptable situation that has been allowed to develop at HMP Parc in Bridgend is an absolute scandal. Last Wednesday a 38-year-old inmate died at the prison, bringing the jail's death toll to 10 in just over three months. Nine other…
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Topical Questions
1. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the recent events at HMP Parc? TQ1102
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Diolch. I recently met with the Federation of Small Businesses to discuss the current challenges facing town centres in my region. The recent closure of banks and anchor stores like Marks and Spencer in Neath, after almost a century, have been a huge source…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
3. How is the Government supporting town-centre businesses in South Wales West? OQ61196
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Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales
In every statement and debate we have on Tata—and we've had a few, as Members have mentioned—we always hear the Welsh Government refer to the difference a Westminster Labour Government could make to the future of the plant at Port Talbot and the fate of the…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Culture and Social Justice—Reaffirmation of our values
Will we therefore see a change, Cabinet Secretary? Are you ready to listen to this advice and show that you're serious about doing everything possible to ensure that your work in this area is as effective as possible? You also say that the fight to lift…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Culture and Social Justice—Reaffirmation of our values
'It's a bit like marking your own homework. I think that it's difficult to monitor progress when you don't have clear targets, because you are just reporting on trends. You're not actually reporting on the effectiveness of your own interventions.'
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Culture and Social Justice—Reaffirmation of our values
Thank you for your statement, Cabinet Secretary. I'm pleased to hear the focus that you have on child poverty in particular. It's shameful, in my opinion, how little we've heard from the leaders of Labour and the Tories during the election campaign about the…
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Debate: The Infected Blood Inquiry Report
'To save face and to save expense, there has been a hiding of much of the truth.' Sir Brian Langstaff's damning and shocking words must be at the very forefront of our minds as we consider the impact of the infected blood scandal on the constituents that we…
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Papers to note
No. I just wanted to ask, and of course I understand that there is a vacuum at present in terms of what we can ask the Government in Westminster to do, and the department there, but in terms of what our Ministers can do—. I think it is an issue of social…
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Papers to note
I just wanted to raise, under letter 3.7, with regard to the correspondence that we've received regarding Parc prison: is there anything that we can do as a committee in terms of writing to the Minister for social justice, and also the Counsel General…
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Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
And can I just ask one general question to end, in terms of the public? Because as someone who represents the public, we know that there's an increasing awareness of the Act, and specifically as we look at climate change and the period of austerity, we can…
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Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you. One final question: 'Cymru Can' states that you will increase the number of targeted reviews to assess implementation of the Act. Will these be section 20 reviews, and if so, what will their specific focus be?
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Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you. And in terms of that work with the Welsh Government, were there any areas where you felt there was not significant progress?
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Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you, Chair. I want to speak specifically about section 20 reviews. If we go back to a piece of work that was done by your predecessor, the review into procurement, what changes have you seen as a result of that review?
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Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Because it's just that we have received a letter from the Minister for social justice saying that she reports that you say that you're content that it's possible to meet the demands within the budget that you currently have. So, do you think that's a correct…
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Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
I just wanted to come back quickly to these additional bodies, and I appreciate what you're saying in terms of the need and that you were saying that you wanted responsibility for these public bodies. I just wanted to be absolutely clear, because there are…
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill for political education
It's all good stuff, and I mentioned a lot of the things that I said I was praising in the curriculum and The Politics Project, although perhaps I can write to you or the Counsel General about getting an evaluation on some of that, because I know there's been…
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill for political education
I agree with you entirely on that. And to the Minister, I would say this:
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill for political education
Thanks, Heledd. I agree entirely in terms of the engagement sessions. They're inspirational. I was with Cwmfelin Primary School year 6, this morning, from Maesteg. The questions I received from them were excellent, but I agree entirely with you we do tend to…
