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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
We will now move to the party spokespeople. The Conservatives spokesperson, Altaf Hussain.
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
We will reconvene. The next item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the Minister for Social Justice, and the first question is from Rhys ab Owen.
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Thank you, all, for setting out your priorities as young people and Members of the Welsh Youth Parliament. Your priorities are now our priorities too, and we look forward to working with you in the future too. Thank you all very much. [Applause.]
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I don't think we could have had finer words to end our session than the words we've just heard from you, Ollie. So, thank you for that, and thank you for being an inspiration to your fellow Members as youth parliamentarians, as well as an inspiration and a…
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Diolch to the Deputy Minister. The last word in this session does go and should go to a Member of the Youth Parliament, Ollie Mallin, who represents the Carers Trust in Wales.
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Tegan Skyrme is next to ask her question to the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being, and Tegan represents Learning Disability Wales. Tegan.
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I thank the Deputy Minister.
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—Swansea East, to ask this question.
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Thank you very much to the Minister for those responses. The next question is to be answered by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change, and is to be asked by Ella Kenny from Swansea East.
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Thank you for all three questions. The Minister now to respond.
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And Reuben is a Member of the Youth Parliament representing Cardiff North. Keira Bailey-Hughes with the next question to the Minister for education. Keira Bailey-Hughes representing partner organisation Gisda. Keira.
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Ruben Kelman, again with a question for the Minister for education.
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And I should have introduced you, Jake, as the Member for Maldwyn, Montgomeryshire, and I was prompted to do so by the cheers from another Member representing the constituency of Montgomeryshire. So, thank you for that question.
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Thank you very much to the committee Chair. So, the next part of the session will be a series of questions from Members of the Welsh Youth Parliament to various Ministers within Welsh Government. So, the first set of questions is to be answered by the…
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Thank you very much to the party leaders. Now, the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee, Jayne Bryant
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Leader of the Liberal Democrat, Jane Dodds.
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Leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth.
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The leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew R.T. Davies.
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Diolch yn fawr. No, you don't need to clap the First Minister or the leaders of your respective parties, if you don't mind. Nice try, Hefin David, but no thank you. [Laughter.]
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Thank you, all, for those updates on behalf of the various Youth Parliament committees. We will now hear brief responses from the First Minister, the party leaders, and also the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee. So, first of all…
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Harrison Williams, representing the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wales. Harrison.
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Thank you to Harriet. Now, on behalf of the climate and environment committee, Harrison Williams.
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—the committee on mental health and well-being, Harriet Wright-Nicholas from the Caerphilly constituency.
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On behalf of the mental health and well-being committee—
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I'm being very generous in allowing applause in the Chamber this afternoon. I hope the Senedd doesn't continue it after the Senedd Ieuenctid has finished our session.
