Julie Morgan: Carwyn Jones.
Julie Morgan: 5. What plans does the Welsh Government have to invest in cancer services in Wales? OAQ(5)0012(FM)
Julie Morgan: I thank the First Minister for that response. As he says, there are exciting plans in place to improve cancer services in south-east Wales, bringing services closer to people in their own homes, and also to build a new Velindre. So, will he confirm his Government’s commitment to building the new Velindre, in order to improve the quality of service that we’re able to offer?
Julie Morgan: Can I add my support to Lynne Neagle’s comments about the strike at the museum? I think this really needs urgent resolution. Following the debate and discussions that arose at First Minister’s questions, would it be possible to have a debate in Government time about the implementation of the planning Bill and, in particular, the strategic planning element that was included in that Bill?...
Julie Morgan: I welcome the changes in the new draft Bill. I don’t think it goes far enough, but I think there has been some progress, so it’s a cautious welcome. I have a few quick questions. I think there’s been general welcome that electoral arrangements are going to be devolved to this Assembly, and I’m looking forward to the time when the Assembly may vote for votes for 16 and 17-year-olds for...
Julie Morgan: 3. What have been the main benefits for Wales of EU membership during the fourth Assembly? OAQ(5)0055(FM)
Julie Morgan: I thank the First Minister for that response. Scientists and universities in Wales have spoken out strongly about the importance of remaining in the EU. Is the First Minister aware that Cardiff University alone has received Horizon 2020 funding for 49 projects at a value of £16.9 million, and that this money enables the university to build working relationships with leading experts all over...
Julie Morgan: Following the massacre at Orlando and the vigil outside the Senedd last night, would the business Secretary consider tabling a debate to give the opportunity for Members to highlight areas of policy where further progress could be made in ensuring that discrimination suffered by members of the LGBT community could be tackled? At the vigil last night—and I know the Minister was...
Julie Morgan: I welcome the Cabinet Secretary to her post and welcome her statement and her commitment to a circular economy. Obviously, she has concentrated on recycling in this statement, and I note that she raises the potential for further recycling from the analysis of the content of the black bags, which shows there is much more there that could be recycled. However, I do think that we should, in...
Julie Morgan: 4. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to make online businesses aware of the alternative dispute resolution regulations which came into force this year? OAQ(5)0017(EI)
Julie Morgan: I thank the Minister for his response. More and more businesses are selling online, from very small things—groceries—to cars. This is happening, obviously, in the UK and across the EU. Would the Minister agree that the new online dispute regulations are an opportunity for increased consumer and trader confidence and for Welsh businesses to show that they offer an excellent customer...
Julie Morgan: I thank the Member very much for giving way. He’s been talking about the reservations and the logic of them and I just wondered if he’d had the opportunity to consider the reservations in the family relationships and children section, which does appear to include adoption and some parts of the Children Act, and proceedings related to the care, supervision or protection of children. It may...
Julie Morgan: I have two points I wanted to raise. Last week, I was pleased to host an event here in the Senedd about the work of the Welsh bone marrow registry and to mark the thousandth collection of a matched donor from the Welsh registry, which is based in the Velindre trust in my constituency. This is an absolutely tremendous achievement, and the matches are all over the world, and I wondered if there...
Julie Morgan: Thank you very much. Just a few quick points. I was pleased to sign Lee Waters’s letter, and I hope that that will get a result. ‘Casualty’ is being filmed up on the Gabalfa estate next week, so everybody’s very thrilled about that, but I just reiterate the points that people have made that it could be filmed anywhere in terms of portraying anything, really, about Welsh life and how...
Julie Morgan: I particularly welcome the actions on food poverty, and I am pleased that she mentioned the initiative that was taken in Cardiff by Food Cardiff—the school holidays initiative. One of the things that I’m very concerned about is waste. I held a short debate on waste during the last Assembly and there was a huge amount of public interest. As a result, I had some sort of training sessions in...
Julie Morgan: 10. Will the Minister make a statement on progress with adoption services in Wales? OAQ(5)0017(CC)
Julie Morgan: Will the Minister confirm that there are no statutory barriers preventing the introduction of Welsh legislation to ban the use of snares in Wales?
Julie Morgan: I welcome very much that the Government is going to move forward on this legislation on a cross-party basis and I’m sure that we’ll be able to get consensus to bring this in. Could the Cabinet Secretary tell us whether he believes there are any reservations in the draft Wales Bill that would affect the competence of the Welsh Government to remove the defence of reasonable punishment?
Julie Morgan: I thank the Cabinet Secretary for that response, and I congratulate the Government on the progress with the National Adoption Service. I have been approached by adoptive parents in Wales who are concerned about their status in possible contested adoption proceedings. Would the Cabinet Secretary confirm that the Welsh Government will be seeking to make amendments to clause 9 of the Children...
Julie Morgan: Thank you. Diolch, Presiding Officer. Just to say at the beginning of the debate, I’ve given a minute to Rhianon Passmore and a minute to Joyce Watson at the end of my speech. The title of the debate that I chose was ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go? What factors have influenced public opinion over the EU referendum campaign?’ Now, I tabled this debate before the terrible events on...
