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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report: 'Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner: An update'
There are many things to celebrate in terms of how the innovation of the well-being of future generations Act and the work of the future generations commissioner help to steer the vision and implementation of policy, but we also know that there are many…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Diolch, Weinidog. The Reid review contained five central recommendations for the Welsh Government on how to support research and innovation in the aftermath of Brexit. With higher costs now eroding small businesses' margins at a rate that many have not…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
1. Will the Minister provide an update on the Welsh Government's innovation strategy? OQ58177
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
Thank you for the statement, Minister. It's concerning, of course, that the supersponsor scheme has had to be temporarily paused, because we know that this was a scheme where we can best guarantee that the needs of refugees are met, and that their safety and…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Cost-of-living Update
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, and thank you for your statement, Minister. The scale of the crisis facing too many households in Wales is truly horrifying. Inflation, as we've heard, is at a 40-year high, and energy prices are going up 23 times faster than wages…
, Plenary
Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
Yes. I hope this is only the first step of many towards a Senedd that truly reflects and represents the citizens it serves. As Mary Wollstonecraft said, 'The beginning is always today.' I'm glad to see that today is dawning.
, Plenary
Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
Again, we need timescales for this crucial work. It must not be swept aside. Hybrid working is also a key component of workplace practice, and it isn't mentioned, unfortunately, in the committee report. So, I would like to hear if the Government would…
, Plenary
Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
—that structural inequality, which we debated in this very Chamber yesterday, doesn't exist, although report after report points to the contrary, and the make-up of this Senedd proves it beyond a doubt. There are those who feel that we don't need statutory…
, Plenary
Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
No, you've had enough say this afternoon, Darren. Well, there are those who believe that the playing field—[Interruption.] There are those who believe that the playing field is already level—
, Plenary
Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
So, why are gender quotas a necessary step? How will they be effective? Well, gender quotas will provide a quick and simple solution to the unjustifiable fact of women's under-representation, or potential under-representation, in elected politics…
, Plenary
Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform—Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales
Simply, the Senedd should reflect the Wales that it serves. Its Members, those who speak for their communities in this place, those who scrutinise the impact of policy and legislation, and the way in which our nation is governed, must be representative of…
, Plenary
Debate: The Equality and Human Rights Commission in Wales Annual Review 2020-21
And now we are facing a cost-of-living crisis that is both desperate and disastrous—an economic and social crisis that stems from, and is compounded by the aggregate impact of many of these elements, as well as some new elements such as the price of energy…
, Plenary
Debate: The Equality and Human Rights Commission in Wales Annual Review 2020-21
I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate today. The Equality and Human Rights Commission continues to do vital work. Indeed, during these worrying times, when human rights are being threatened to an unprecedented degree by the Tory Government at…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Tackling institutionalised and systemic racism—Anti-racist Wales Action Plan
It's a sad fact, isn't it, that it took a global pandemic and a movement ignited by a horrific murder in the United States, that of George Floyd, to open the eyes of many in Wales to the blatant truth of race inequality and its devastating and too often…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 3
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 3
Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Kirsty. You've mentioned a number of examples of good practice already, but I just wanted to ask you to tell us about the aspects of policy and support in your nation that the Welsh Government could learn from. We heard in an…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 2
Diolch.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 2
Thank you. We are short of time and I did want to ask you more specifically about those examples of best practice outwith Wales perhaps in terms of supporting migrant women that the Welsh Government could perhaps learn from. We don't have time this afternoon…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 2
Thank you, Chair. I want to look to the future, if I may. We've discussed what, perhaps, hasn't worked in the past, and some of the steps that have been taken more recently, and I wanted to ask specifically about your view. I think, Naomi, you made reference…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 1
Diolch.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 1
Sara, did you want to come in there?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 1
Just one final question. I know that we're almost out of time, but I do think this is very important. I think it's something that has struck us all as members of this committee in hearing from those people affected by this violence, and I just wanted to ask…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 1
Thank you. Wanjiku, do you want to come in?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 1
I'll being Andrea in first and then I'll come to you, Wanjiku. Andrea.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 1
I'll bring Andrea—.
