Sarah Murphy: Sorry. So, it'd be great to have an update on that, if possible. Also, I would just like to ask, Minister: do you agree that the Welsh Government does value the constituency of Bridgend and other communities as places to invest and grow our local economies?
Sarah Murphy: 1. How is the Minister working with local authorities to ensure enough school places are available for pupils across Bridgend? OQ58521
Sarah Murphy: Thank you, Minister, and I appreciate your response to this question. I know from many parents in my constituency and, of course, across Wales, that they want to be able to send their children to good schools, close to their homes. But this has been a slight issue for parents and pupils in my community, so it is really great to hear about the £1.8 million investment from Bridgend County...
Sarah Murphy: As a new member of the Health and Social Care Committee, I want to start by thanking my colleagues and the clerks and everybody who contributed to this report, and I am glad that the Welsh Government has accepted, or accepted in principle, all 25 recommendations. As a Member with a hospital in my constituency, the Princess of Wales, hospital discharge continues to be one of the key issues,...
Sarah Murphy: I want to use this opportunity to thank the Children's Commissioner for Wales for this report, and welcome the new commissioner, Rocio Cifuentes, to her role. I look forward to seeing the work that Rocio achieves through engaging with young people, making Wales the best place to grow up as a young person. It is great to see how the Children's Commissioner for Wales has engaged with youth-led...
Sarah Murphy: I'm asking today for a business statement on the criminal age of responsibility, which is currently just 10 years old in England and Wales. In 2021, Scotland changed their policy to increase the criminal age of responsibility to 12 years old, recognising the vulnerability of some young people in society and the need to improve rehabilitation opportunities. Despite criticism from the United...
Sarah Murphy: Diolch. Minister, thank you for the statement today. The energy efficiency of homes continues to be a key issue for my constituents, especially when we do have some developments in the works at the moment, like the regeneration of Porthcawl. There's a real feeling from the community that they would love to have them as green and all of the things we were talking about today, really—energy...
Sarah Murphy: 10. What assessment has the Counsel General made of the legal implications for Wales of the UK Government's Data Protection and Digital Information Bill? OQ58655
Sarah Murphy: Diolch, Counsel General; thank you for your response on that and for that reassurance. As we now know, the UK Government has said that they are pausing their data reform Bill, but they are continuing to express their plans to scrap the general data protection regulation. Under GDPR, there is a legal requirement for consent to collect and share data; there is also an obligation for companies...
Sarah Murphy: I want to start, again, like everybody else, by thanking my colleagues and the clerks for their work on this report. As our Chair, Paul Davies, said, this is one of the first things that we said that we wanted to look into, and it seems like a very long time ago now. As you set out in your foreword, the staycation, at the time that we were looking at it, wasn't it—the bounce back from the...
Sarah Murphy: 3. Will the Minister provide an update on the availability of faecal calprotectin tests in primary care settings in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board area? OQ58689
Sarah Murphy: Diolch, Minister. You and I both joined the Crohn's and Colitis UK launch of their new campaign 'Cut the Crap' last week, and we heard testimonies from those who are living with Crohn's, and overwhelmingly they stressed the importance of an early diagnosis. Last week, I also reached out to my residents and my constituents on social media and asked them to share any of their experiences of...
Sarah Murphy: Again, I want to start by echoing what Paul and Luke have said. Thank you to my colleagues, the Senedd team, the Chair, and everyone who engaged with our Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee in putting this timely and important report together. This crisis continues to impact many in our communities. For some, it might be about being extra careful with budgets, but for others it is...
Sarah Murphy: With the very short time, Minister, I just wanted to say thank you for bringing this today. I would say that, on the whole, the response that I have heard, anyway, to the women's justice blueprint has been positive, as well as the Visiting Mums project. But I just wanted to build, really, on what my colleague Sioned Williams has said. When we visited HMP Eastwood Park recently, we were told...
Sarah Murphy: 1. How is the Welsh Government working to reduce daily household usage of water? OQ58731
Sarah Murphy: Thank you, Minister. Climate science tells us we're in for longer, hotter and dryer summers with the likelihood of ever more severe water shortages. Reducing daily water consumption would not only mitigate some of the challenges we've seen and will continue to see during the summer, but can also address water poverty during the current cost-of-living crisis. For example, there are parts of...
Sarah Murphy: Minister, I want to thank you for bringing this statement to the Chamber today. Before being elected, I was a volunteer at Sustainable Wales, based in Porthcawl, who are a grass-roots charity that encourage people to work as community leads on sustainable development. Working in social partnership is at the core of their work within such communities, and it's also about advocating for ethical...
Sarah Murphy: What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the impact of the Royal Mail dispute on its workers and services in Bridgend?
Sarah Murphy: 7. Will the Minister provide an update on the LGBTQ+ action plan for Wales? OQ58821
Sarah Murphy: 6. What discussions has the Counsel General had with other law officers regarding the devolution of youth justice to Wales? OQ58819
