5 July 2023 , Plenary
90-second Statements
Diolch, Llywydd. Clwb Rygbi Trebanos is celebrating its one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary. In the first half of its long history of being at the heart of its community in Cwm Tawe, the club played an active role in local competitions. One of its…
4 July 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
It is extremely worrying news, of course, and the thing that you've suggested there, in your answer to Tom Giffard, was about the shock, and the leader of Bridgend council, Huw David, also echoed that shock. It's quite surprising to me, as you say, knowing…
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, '60%—Giving them a voice: Speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system'
Sixty per cent, and as we've just heard, that's just a minimum. A minimum of 60 per cent of the children and young people in the criminal justice system have speech, language and communication needs, and it could be as much as 90 per cent. This statistic is…
27 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Update on healthy food environment legislation
The high rates of obesity, especially among children, and its impact on health is a matter of national importance and causes stresses for the health service, as we've heard, but the Government needs to tackle obesity in a holistic manner, using a public…
27 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Thank you, First Minister. The word 'poverty' is missing from your statement. The eradication of poverty should be the basis of the Government's whole programme, or every Bill and piece of legislation will be built on sand. The unacceptable levels of poverty…
21 June 2023 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Plaid Cymru will certainly support those calls and join with you in those calls to address these historic injustices. I want to thank Jenny Rathbone for tabling this important question. Tomorrow, I'm going to be joining Neath Port Talbot Black Minority Ethnic…
21 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch, Weinidog. A more general point about the plan that has actually been made by Dr Steffan Evans of the Bevan Foundation—he points to the lack of detail in the plan generally, and cites the example of the commitment, for example, on childcare and…
21 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Plaid Cymru welcomes the fact that the Welsh Government has launched a refreshed child poverty strategy this week, something that we've been calling for for some time, and it's eight years, of course, since the last strategy was published. Data published this…
21 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you, Llywydd. Good afternoon, Minister.
20 June 2023 , Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Illegal Migration Bill
Plaid Cymru has voiced our utter condemnation of this Illegal Migration Bill many times, both in this place and in the Houses of Parliament, and, again, I would assert that illegal it certainly is, with human rights organisations in complete agreement, as…
20 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Establishment of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
I’d like to declare an interest that my husband is employed by Swansea University. Thank you for the statement, Minister. It is a cause of joy; it’s been a long journey to get us to this point, given that Professor Hazelkorn was asked to conduct a review of…
20 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: The Warm Homes Programme
Like fellow Members, I've been waiting eagerly and waiting far too long for this statement on the Government's next Warm Homes programme. So, I'm grateful to have this brief opportunity—it's a shame that we don't have more time to discuss this important…
19 June 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Thank you. Just one brief question to finish. Thinking about what you've described as the long-term nature of this work, and the outcomes that will emanate from it, thinking then about the relationship and sex education—it's in primary schools and will be a…
19 June 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Okay. Thank you. In terms of thinking about the new Curriculum for Wales, which, of course, provides new opportunities for schools to integrate efforts to prevent gender-based violence into the curriculum, of course, the new curriculum won’t be complete…
19 June 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
By whom?
19 June 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
But this is being looked at, you said, yes?
19 June 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
And in terms of data, what data should we be asking the Welsh Government to collate and publish on gender-based violence, which could help us then to track changes over time at the school, local authority and national level? Also, how do we reach the children…
19 June 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Thank you, Chair. Yes, I want to ask a couple more questions on the whole-school approach. You just mentioned how that culture should be established, which is the basis for the whole-school approach. How can we ensure effective monitoring of the progress in…
14 June 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Papers to note
I agree with your comments, Chair. I'd also like to thank the people who have written in to us. It's evident that there's a lot of concern in the community among those who choose to educate their children at home, and what I was concerned about in reading…
14 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on Children, Young People and Education Committee Report—'Mental Health support in Higher Education'
I'd like to declare an interest, namely that my husband is employed by Swansea University and a member of UCU. I'd also like to echo the thanks already given. This was very timely and revealed the unique challenges faced by students in terms of their mental…
14 June 2023 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Warm This Winter campaign
I'd like to thank Hefin for bringing forward this Member's debate and also Bethan Sayed for all her work—of course, our former colleague, here on the Plaid Cymru benches. And I'm glad to be one of the motion's supporters, and Plaid Cymru wholeheartedly…
14 June 2023 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Warm This Winter campaign
No. I'm waiting for it.
13 June 2023 , Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill
Violence against women is endemic in England and Wales and worldwide. It's worth repeating the shameful, frightening figures at every opportunity, namely that one in three of all women will experience gender-based violence, and 71 per cent of women in the UK…
13 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Refugee Week, 19-25 June—Compassion
I want to associate myself and Plaid Cymru wholly with the comments made by the Minister regarding the fact that asylum seekers and refugees are not statistics or a media topic but people, all of whom have had difficult journeys and experiences. They are our…
12 June 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 5
Thank you. Just to say 'amen' to that last point.
