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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill
'Democracy cannot be static. Whatever is static is dead.'
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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill
Eleanor Roosevelt said:
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: The Steel Industry
Tata steelworks in Port Talbot employs people from across the region I represent. It employs many of my friends and their children. The town of Port Talbot has been shaken by the news of these enormous job losses, but also Neath, Swansea, Bridgend and their…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 10
Yes.
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 10
And perhaps, in that response, you could give us an idea of when that's likely to happen. Of course, I appreciate that it's not a devolved issue, but perhaps in the discussions that you have through the blueprint and with colleagues in the police service and…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 10
Diolch—
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 10
Thank you. One specific thing—. I referred previously to our inquiry into the needs of migrant women. One of the recommendations that we had was that a firewall should be established to restrict the sharing of data between agencies on those who seek support…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 10
Thank you, Minister. It's good to hear that there will be awareness and consideration of this in the new indicators, because clearly, as you know, when we undertook our inquiry into the experiences of migrant women who were suffering from domestic abuse and…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 10
Thank you, Chair. Good afternoon, Minister. A couple of questions from me about intersectional inequalities and how they're considered as the Government tries to prevent violence against women. Lara Snowdon from Public Health Wales told us that there is a…
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Unsustainable: debt fuelled by the rising cost of living'
Our report is entitled 'Unsustainable'. The situation in which thousands of citizens find themselves is unsustainable, because, Minister, the union is unsustainable.
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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Unsustainable: debt fuelled by the rising cost of living'
Our report highlights how the most vulnerable people in our communities are facing serious hardship, truly unacceptable hardship, in one of the richest nation states in the world. It also highlights the need for targeted interventions now, as well as longer…
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90-second Statements
Throughout September, Bus Users UK hold their Catch the Bus Month campaign. Every day, people in communities across Wales catch a bus. Buses are essential services that many people rely upon and that we all benefit from. Buses are good for our economy. They…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you, Minister. A new report by the Bevan Foundation published some weeks ago shows that many people are finding it difficult to make ends meet, and that number remains very high: 15 per cent are having difficulty in buying the essentials of daily life…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
We've seen a very worrying further rise in anti-refugee sentiment over the summer, with far right groups causing unrest and preaching racist hatred in Llanelli, fuelled by the rhetoric and actions of the UK Government and their inappropriate plans to place…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Good afternoon, Minister.
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
Fine. We heard from Dr Rachel Fenton from the University of Exeter who had developed the intervention initiative toolkit for universities, and she said that it was an effective evidence-based intervention. But HEFCW says that none of the universities in Wales…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
Thank you. HEFCW has told us that six out of eight universities in Wales have set aside funding for specific bystander interventions in 2022-23, and they'll continue to do so in the next year, although there are questions about whether funding will be…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
Thank you, yes. I just wanted to talk about higher education. There has been a focus on universities and the need to tackle gender-based violence in higher education, following a series of high-profile publications from 2016. How confident are you that…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
Excellent, thank you.
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
Thank you. Then, what we've been discussing in general—how prevalent, unfortunately, gender-based violence is in society—means that all parents, all pupils, and all members of staff, perhaps, will have encountered gender-based violence. So, what assurances…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
Estyn, in their written evidence to us, did raise a specific concern that not all teachers are aware of the mandatory reporting duty placed on them regarding FGM. What conversations have you had with Estyn about this specific issue, and what action have you…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
Thank you. Was there any specific reason why it hasn't been published yet?
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
Thank you, Chair. Gender-based violence, of course, takes many different forms, and there are many aspects to that. You mentioned in your previous answer that you had responded to the report by the Children, Young People and Education Committee last year on…
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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8
Thank you. Just to close, a question to both Ministers, really. Our advisory group, as I mentioned, which includes survivors of gender-based violence, say that there is a need to integrate care for gender-based violence survivors within health and social…
