Jayne Bryant: Firstly, I’d like to welcome Newport High School to the Chamber today, who are keeping an eye on us, from my constituency. Tidal lagoons create clean, green, eternal energy as consistent as the tide on which it relies. As large-scale energy infrastructure projects, with plans to build tidal lagoons in Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea, they will also create hundreds of jobs. Will the Cabinet...
Jayne Bryant: ...until they have reached crisis point. Early intervention and support is crucial. The pioneering gambling risk and harm pilot, carried out by Newport Citizens Advice Bureau, has highlighted that the education of young people is key to reducing the impact of gambling-related harm. What plans does the Welsh Government have to ensure that gambling has the same educational attention as other...
Jayne Bryant: What is the Welsh Government doing to develop critical thinking amongst school children in Wales?
Jayne Bryant: What steps are the Welsh Government taking to improve financial education in schools?
Jayne Bryant: Tomorrow is the last day of President Obama’s term in the White House. In 2014, he visited my constituency for the NATO summit at the Celtic Manor. Stephen Bowen, a school governor and Rogerstone community councillor, wrote a compelling letter to President Obama with an offer he couldn’t turn down: a visit to Mount Pleasant Primary School. The presidential car, fitted with US and Welsh...
Jayne Bryant: ...Aware campaign, to highlight to parents and children the dangers of sharing information online. My colleague Lynne Neagle hosted an event today in the Pierhead, where the Cabinet Secretary for Education gave a keynote speech. Will the leader of the house join me in commending initiatives like these, which raise awareness of online abuse and exploitation on Safer Internet Day, and assure me...
Jayne Bryant: What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-Being and Sport about promoting the Talk to me 2 strategy in schools?
Jayne Bryant: .... The experience of one of my constituents illustrates this. At the over 50s information event in Newport last year, I met a woman who’d been a full-time carer. She devoted her life after leaving school to caring for her mum, and then afterwards her husband. When I met her, sadly both of her beloved family members had passed away. She felt as though she had nothing. As a full-time carer...
Jayne Bryant: I would like to thank Dawn Bowden for giving me a minute of her time in this debate. Credit unions can play an active role in the financial education of young people. Newport Credit Union, with nearly 1,000 union savers, runs school savers clubs in four primary schools. With the help of teachers, parents and school governors it teaches children the value and importance of saving money. This...
Jayne Bryant: ..., such as sexting. But more work needs to be done with internet providers, and I would like to see the UK Government taking a stronger lead on this. Police forces around Wales are working with schools to educate pupils on issues such as grooming, sexual exploitation, sharing images and staying safe online. Gwent Police, for example, has provided 1,874 lessons to almost 50,000 pupils in...
Jayne Bryant: ...the disease is crucial. I was proud to present South Wales Fire and Rescue Service’s Newport stations with their Dementia Friends logo, and I’m particularly pleased that St Joseph’s high school in my constituency has become the first dementia-friendly secondary school in Wales. Will you join with me in congratulating both St Joseph’s school and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service,...
Jayne Bryant: ...an attempt to reach territory controlled by the Bosnian army where they could be safe. Nedžad was captured together with the other Bosniaks and was then transported to a village and locked up in a school building. Nedžad said, ‘We heard screams and cries. The classrooms were overcrowded. No water. No air. We drank our own urine in order to survive. People died of heat, literally’....
Jayne Bryant: A visit to the Senedd can also be a valuable part of political education, yet a visit from a deaf constituent of mine a few weeks ago showed me that we still must strive to improve the experience of visiting here for those who are deaf. Unfortunately, although all efforts were made to get a British Sign Language interpreter here, nobody was available. I was grateful to staff in the Commission...
Jayne Bryant: ...Wales is working with the communities in the upper Llynfi valley to restore the former Coegnant colliery and Maesteg washery sites into community woodland. Local residents, community groups and schools have all been involved, from tree planting, community orchards, cycling tracks and designing dog trails. On our visit to Maesteg, one of the contributors suggested that we needed to make...
Jayne Bryant: 4. How is the Welsh Government encouraging schools to promote female role models in the classroom? OAQ51673
Jayne Bryant: ...line, who put her own life at risk to care for and treat wounded soldiers in world war one. She was awarded the highest honour by the French Government for bravery. Pupils from St Woolos Primary School were there at the unveiling to hear about a local woman who was so remarkable, yet nearly lost from history. What support is the Welsh Government providing to schools to ensure that all...
Jayne Bryant: ...mothers, BME groups and the LGBT community amongst others. I was shocked when I attended the Ffrind i Mi launch to recognise a face in the video. Rob Wiltshire was two years younger than me at school and had gone on to join the army. Now a veteran in his 30s, he felt so far removed from his support network on his return to the UK that he battled with feelings of isolation and...
Jayne Bryant: ...11 per cent of the engineering workforce—the lowest percentage of female engineering professionals in Europe. I know the Welsh Government are doing lots of positive work with young people and schools, however, what action is the Welsh Government taking to engage with businesses who are eager to increase the amount of women in this sector?
Jayne Bryant: ...Age Cymru in my constituency last month about tackling loneliness, and one good example is the work of Ffrind i Mi in Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board. They're working to pair up care homes and schools, and the benefits there are clear for everyone to see. What role can Welsh Government play in supporting initiatives like this, which bring all generations together and tackle loneliness and...
Jayne Bryant: ...that concessionary fares have been extended to include 16 to 18-year-olds. So, does the Cabinet Secretary agree that enabling young people to easily and affordably move around the region for education and employment opportunities not only encourages use of public transport but also contributes to the Welsh Government's plan for inclusive growth?