Delyth Jewell: Now, in terms of the denials we've heard from Mark Isherwood, David Rowlands and others about the fact that they think the US has no intention of gaining access to the NHS, I find that frankly astonishing in the face of all the evidence. Trump has been open about his 'America first' policy. He said on 4 June that he did want the NHS to be on the table in a trade deal, and we have evidence...
Delyth Jewell: I will take an intervention.
Delyth Jewell: Thank you for the intervention. I do agree that this is not something that is solely focused on Boris Johnson. I think that there are number of members of the Cabinet—well, they are still the current Cabinet—like you've said, like Dominic Raab whom I think some of this—. It's like this Dickensian view of the world that the prosperous world reaps all of the rewards and I agree with that...
Delyth Jewell: 4. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the implications for Wales arising from the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill? OAQ54890
Delyth Jewell: I thank the First Minister for that answer. We had an interesting discussion in the external affairs committee yesterday about the LCM for this Bill, where you explained your thinking on that very clearly. Now, I've since read the LCM, and I broadly agree with your analysis. Plaid Cymru accepts that Brexit is going to happen, but that doesn't mean that Boris Johnson should be given carte...
Delyth Jewell: I would like to thank the Minister for her statement today and wish her a happy new year at the beginning of a crucial year for Wales. You say that the Welsh Government now recognises that the UK will leave the European Union, and Plaid Cymru agrees. Now that the Conservatives have a majority, we know as a fact that we will leave the European Union at the end of this month. We will...
Delyth Jewell: I'd like to push the Minister on that, if I can, about any bid in the future to host the Commonwealth Games and whether you've actually learnt or spoken to the Scottish Government about the benefits that came to Scotland, not just in terms of sports, but also the cultural benefits and public health benefits that that country received after hosting the Commonwealth Games. Obviously, we were...
Delyth Jewell: I welcome the establishment of this committee, and I'm very glad to sit on it. Although, it is a shame that any changes we recommend will not come into force until at least 2026. It's all the more essential that we work cross-party to get this to be a project that everyone in the Senedd can feel that it belongs to them—and I really do hope that the Conservative benches will feel able to add...
Delyth Jewell: I object to this. [Laughter.]
Delyth Jewell: Will the First Minister make a statement on road safety in South Wales East?
Delyth Jewell: I'd like to thank the Minister for her statement and broadly welcome the international strategy. It does come very late, about seven months by my reckoning, and it follows on from a widely criticised consultation document published last summer, but the good news is that there is a lot to be welcomed in this. I've only had a chance to read the strategy quickly ahead of Plenary today, but I'm...
Delyth Jewell: What do we mean when we use the word 'justice'? I've looked it up and the Oxford English Dictionary offers two principal meanings: the first being 'just and reasonable behaviour or the quality of being fair', and the second meaning is 'the administration of the law'. Now, as anyone who has known someone who's been raped or who has campaigned to improve the system will know, these two meanings...
Delyth Jewell: I'll give way.
Delyth Jewell: I can only assume that there is something that I'm genuinely not aware of that you're talking about and I can't answer something that I don't know what the specifics are. I'm disappointed that you've used an opportunity in a debate like this to make that point, genuinely.
Delyth Jewell: I really do think that this debate will help people. The fact that we are not fully able to integrate policing into the referral pathways that I referred to and the support networks has a hugely detrimental impact on the survivor, any survivor, of a hideous crime like rape. If policing and justice were devolved, we'd be able to look at less traumatic ways of reporting that involve health...
Delyth Jewell: Sometimes in politics, it benefits us to take a long-lens view of how we ended up where we are. This will be my last contribution in this Chamber as my party's spokesperson on Brexit, as I'm taking on a new role that coincides quite fittingly with our timing of leaving the EU. It has been a curious honour—in equal measures, challenging and frustrating—to speak on this issue for my party...
Delyth Jewell: I'm grateful this matter has been raised because there's another issue in Caerphilly that I'm sure that you'll be aware of, where local residents are unable to park and it's in Bryn Heol in Bedwas, where the residents have just been left exasperated by Caerphilly County Borough Council's indecision or the lack of any action to deal with the problem. They're told they can't park outside their...
Delyth Jewell: This week is my last as a member of the external affairs committee, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Chair, David Rees, and all other members of the committee for the welcome and friendship that I've experienced over the past year, as we have scrutinised various elements of the Welsh Government's and UK Government's plans in terms of exiting the European Union. One...
Delyth Jewell: Freedom of movement opens horizons. People living amongst us in our communities have benefited from this freedom—people who will now see those horizons disappear. It is a remarkable and deeply sad phenomenon, but here we are. I mentioned the focus groups that we held as a committee, and their testimony was devastating: people who have lived much of their lives in Wales who no longer feel...
Delyth Jewell: I would like to ask for a statement from the health Minister about general practitioner recruitment in Aneurin Bevan health board. I've been told that the health board has failed to plan in advance for the retirement of a GP that serves the Lansbury Park and Penyrheol surgeries in my region. Now, both of those practices are crucial bedrocks of their local communities, as you can imagine, and...
