Leanne Wood: I'd like to add my name to the growing number of people who are calling for a summit on adult social care services on a national basis, into the provision of care for older people. I'd also like to see a moratorium in the interim on the closure of further facilities, because many local authorities have closed or are closing their day and residential care centres, and spaces are being lost...
Leanne Wood: I'd like to say I'm surprised by this watered-down policy, but I'm not. It follows a well-trodden path in which a Labour Government hints at the delivery of a progressive policy, only to lose the courage of its convictions and instead roll out something that's unsatisfactory and diluted. I may not be surprised, but that's not to say that I'm not disappointed—disappointed for the many...
Leanne Wood: I move the amendments in the name of Plaid Cymru. The constituency that I represent, the Rhondda, is possibly one of the best-known of the Welsh Valleys throughout the world. Now, having served its purpose as far as the British state is concerned, the Rhondda, similar to many other Valleys, as well as non-Valleys communities throughout the country have been left by successive Governments on...
Leanne Wood: Will you take an intervention?
Leanne Wood: I asked you when you were Minister on countless occasions how much investment would be available for the Rhondda. We've heard this afternoon that there's investment going into buses and houses. Well, that should be there already. Can you answer me now: what money has gone into the Rhondda from this Valleys taskforce? And if none has gone in so far, what specific money for the Rhondda, not...
Leanne Wood: Answer it.
Leanne Wood: Answer the question first.
Leanne Wood: But they're not, are they?
Leanne Wood: Will you take an intervention? You mentioned scrutiny; I think scrutiny's really important. Do you share my concerns that a sum of money has not been allocated to the Cynon valley? The questions that I've been asking about the Rhondda are the same questions that are pertinent to the Cynon valley. Are you concerned that we're not getting answers to those questions from a scrutiny perspective?
Leanne Wood: No, it's not.
Leanne Wood: Will you take an intervention?
Leanne Wood: Will you take an intervention?
Leanne Wood: Thank you. I know many people are concerned about being criminalised as a result of this legislation, and the point that you've just made there about family support is a really important one. Do you envisage that if a family is caught out under this legislation that they wouldn't go to prison, that there would be a provision for sentencing to include options to provide supportive parenting,...
Leanne Wood: Will you take an intervention?
Leanne Wood: Do you think domestic abuse should be legal if it's meted out by a loving partner?
Leanne Wood: What's the difference, then?
Leanne Wood: The power's the same. The power imbalance is the same.
Leanne Wood: A big concern for many people in the Rhondda right now, and something that could reduce access to services, is the question of bus pass renewal. The current bus pass will no longer be valid after December, so people are naturally keen to quickly get sorted what is, for many, a lifeline to the world outside their front door. Unfortunately, from day one there have been major problems. For some...
Leanne Wood: You're just against strikes, aren't you?
Leanne Wood: Will you take an intervention? Do you think climate change is a real thing, or do you think we're making it up?
