Julie Morgan: I have two items I wanted to raise with the leader of the house. Over the weekend, we all heard the news from the Royal Bank of Scotland that so many more bank closures would be taking place, and I think it's 20 in Wales. Two of them are in my constituency of Cardiff North, in Whitchurch and in the Heath hospital, and already I've been contacted, and I'm sure other Members have been, about...
Julie Morgan: 1. Will the Leader of the House provide an update on the Travelling To Better Health guidance in relation to Gypsies and Travellers? OAQ51433
Julie Morgan: I thank the Cabinet Secretary for that response. I know that the Welsh Government has worked hard to produce these guidelines. However, when I visited Pembrokeshire last week with the cross-party group, a great deal of concern was expressed by the Gypsies and Travellers who attended the meeting about health provision and, in particular, getting access to general practitioners, and the loss,...
Julie Morgan: What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with the UK Government about proposals for a plastic tax?
Julie Morgan: Thank you very much. I'm very pleased to speak in this debate, and I'd like to start by paying tribute to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and thank them for the very important work that they do in Wales, highlighting issues that affect so many different groups in society. I'd also to thank Kate Bennett, my constituent for many years, for all the work that she's done there, and I...
Julie Morgan: I'm very pleased to sponsor and to speak on this motion, and I'm very keen to see the metro plans come to fruition and to see less use of the car. The motion notes, as several speakers have already said, that a fully integrated public transport system, including active travel, is needed to provide a practical and attractive alternative to car use. I'd just like to quote from an e-mail I...
Julie Morgan: 5. What assessment has the First Minister made of the impact on Wales of China’s decision to ban imports of plastic? OAQ51528
Julie Morgan: I thank the First Minister for that response. I'm sure the First Minister would agree that stopping the use of plastic to begin with is the key to cut down on any exports that were needed. Does he think that one of the ways possibly of doing this is to offer incentives to local authorities to bring back drinking fountains into use? Because, if you have widely available drinking fountains,...
Julie Morgan: Twelve months ago, I had a short debate on the alleged sexual abuse of young boys in Llandrindod Wells school for the deaf. This happened in the 1950s and a constituent of mine, Cedric Moon, brought it to my attention. We've now reached the stage where one of the victims has been awarded legal aid and a letter has gone to Rhondda Cynon Taf—the successor authority—seeking compensation for...
Julie Morgan: May I first of all say how much I welcome this consultation and congratulate the Minister for bringing it out as one of, almost, his first actions on taking up the post? The Minister mentioned that I had been involved in this for a long time as an MP. We also have Simon Thomas, who was also involved in it as an MP, and I was remembering when we went to Stockholm as a group, where Jane Hutt...
Julie Morgan: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer, for calling me to speak in this very important debate. And thanks very much to Plaid Cymru for raising these important issues, because I do believe that there is a lot of cross-party consensus on these particular issues. I'm very pleased to support the amendment in the name of Julie James, which does call on the Welsh Government to consider...
Julie Morgan: I call for two statements. Firstly, would it be possible to have a statement from the relevant Cabinet Secretary about how the Hunting Act 2004 is being enforced in Wales? I think it's almost 13 years since this Act came into force, and I'm really glad that the Prime Minister has now, finally, dropped plans to repeal it. However, foxes do continue to be killed on a regular basis on so-called...
Julie Morgan: Cabinet Secretary, I wanted to ask you about the rearing of game birds. There appears to be no regular inspection of these sites by animal health inspectors and the current code of practice on game bird rearing is now seven years old. It is very basic and it doesn't even require a minimum space for the birds to be reared in. So, really, they're often reared in overcrowded, battery-like...
Julie Morgan: I'm a member of the committee, so I was very pleased to take part in this inquiry, and my view, I think in line with that of the committee and most of those who gave evidence to us, is that the principle of clusters is a very good one, that the principle of interdisciplinary work is excellent. But I think we all felt that there's a lot more work to do to make the clusters more effective, and...
Julie Morgan: What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the effectiveness of campaigns to reduce the number of dog attacks on postal workers? Transferred for written answer by the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs.
Julie Morgan: Leader of the house, I had two issues I wanted to raise. Last week, I helped launch a comic book aimed at five- and six-year-olds to encourage more of them, particularly girls—a subject I know is close to the Cabinet Secretary's heart—to study science, called Ada's Adventures in Science. This idea came from my constituent, Dr Edward Gomez, who is a lecturer at Cardiff University. Would it...
Julie Morgan: It's a great pleasure to take part in this very important debate. The first thing I want to say, really, is that I'm glad that this is getting us talking about National Museum Wales as I think it's of huge importance to us as a nation because we need to tell our story to our children here in Wales as well as to visitors who come here. And I agree that Wales should be telling its story to the...
Julie Morgan: What is the First Minister doing to encourage children to study STEM subjects?
Julie Morgan: 3. What plans does the Welsh Government have to tackle domestic violence? OAQ51607
Julie Morgan: I thank the leader of the house for that response, and I very much welcome the announcement earlier this month of the appointment of two new part-time national advisers on domestic violence. I'm sure they will bring a wealth of experience to this job, but, of course, there has been a six-month hiatus and they'll have a big task now in pushing through the legislation. I know that the UK...
