Jayne Bryant: Diolch, Llywydd. The work of the Standards of Conduct Committee is integral to ensuring that we, as elected representatives in the National Assembly for Wales, maintain the confidence and trust of those who put their faith in us to represent them. The system of an independent commissioner was introduced in 2011. The statutory post of commissioner for standards held important powers to carry...
Jayne Bryant: Thank you, Joyce, for your comments, and I really appreciate the opportunity to make this statement, again, as I said, today, Llywydd, and I want to assure all Members and the public that this hasn't gone unnoticed. We've been very concerned about it and we have taken action when we've needed to. We did have leak inquiries around this, around the two points that Joyce has said today, and,...
Jayne Bryant: With so many children using social media, gaming and messaging sites, children and young people are increasingly exposed to the threat of abuse or exploitation from both adults and their peers. Ofcom estimates that children and young people spend an average of 15 hours online per week, and 70 per cent of recorded offences of sexual communications with a child in Wales and England in 2017-18...
Jayne Bryant: 3. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to encourage community sport and active recreation? OAQ53914
Jayne Bryant: Diolch, Deputy Minister. I'm very pleased that you've mentioned Newport County AFC. Walk Newport in my constituency is an excellent example of the health and well-being benefits of active recreation. Organised and led by volunteers, they lead walks of varying difficulties across Newport and the wider area twice a week. With over 100 members, they arrange day trips and have been running...
Jayne Bryant: This week is Dementia Action Week—a week that unites individuals, workplaces and communities to take action and improve the lives of people living with dementia. One person develops dementia every three minutes, and it's predicted that, by 2055, there will be over 100,000 people in Wales living with dementia. It's our responsibility to make Wales a dementia-friendly nation that supports...
Jayne Bryant: Thank you, First Minister, for your statement. The process leading to today has taken years, cost millions of pounds and created much uncertainty for local residents and businesses. Today, we have a decision. It's deeply disappointing and a bitter blow for Newport. I'd like to put on record my thanks to the independent inspector who led the year-long public inquiry and to all of the public...
Jayne Bryant: Thank you for your statement, Minister. And, as the Member for Newport West, I'm sure you'd appreciate I have many questions, but I'll keep them as brief as I can. Firstly, I welcome the Minister's commitment to listening to the people whose daily lives are affected by the road. How exactly will the commission ensure that these views are fully captured? The vast majority of M4 traffic around...
Jayne Bryant: 1. Will the Minister make a statement in response to the announcement that Quinn Radiators has gone into administration? 324
Jayne Bryant: Thank you, Minister. Minister, this has been devastating news, which came out of the blue. It's a blow for Newport, the surrounding area, but especially for the workers and their families. Two hundred and eighty workers turned up for work on Monday morning to find out that they had lost their jobs. They describe being told that they'd lost their jobs as 'gutting', 'shocked' and 'a slap in the...
Jayne Bryant: Last night I had the pleasure of hosting an event in the Senedd to mark Carers Week and to highlight the incredibly vital and often underappreciated work of carers. According to most recent estimates by Carers Wales, there are up to 400,000 in Wales, providing 96 per cent of care in our country. As a society, we will always rely on unpaid carers, usually family members or loved ones. Carers...
Jayne Bryant: Many thanks for the opportunity to speak in this debate today. While the Plaid Cymru motion recognises the congestion issues around Newport, I'm concerned that by putting the word 'includes' in the motion, the significant challenge around Newport will be lost, and will divert the focus away from solving this particular problem. I'd like to say that the blue route is no silver bullet and, for...
Jayne Bryant: 3. Will the Deputy Minister make a statement on community safety in south-east Wales? OAQ54085
Jayne Bryant: Thank you, Deputy Minister. I recently hosted a screening in the Senedd of Anti Social Bob, a film produced by Newport youth offending service to combat and prevent anti-social behaviour. The project's an excellent example of the benefits of multi-agency partnership working. It received funding from Newport City Council and One Newport, and the youth offending service worked closely with...
Jayne Bryant: In the last few days, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has started a hunger strike in an Iranian prison. She had a sham trial and has been subject to all sorts of torments since being arrested in 2016. Her husband Richard has started a parallel hunger strike outside the Iranian embassy in London and Richard's sister, Rebecca Jones, lives in my constituency and has been campaigning locally. Could we...
Jayne Bryant: 9. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to reduce air pollution? OAQ54068
Jayne Bryant: Thank you, Minister. I welcome your statement on clean air yesterday and Welsh Government's commitment to bring forward a clean air Act. Caerleon is one of 11 designated air quality management areas within Newport. The high volume of traffic that pours out onto the narrow streets is regularly forced to a halt due to constrictions and congestion in the road system. Sites of archaeological...
Jayne Bryant: 3. What is the Welsh Government doing to tackle child poverty? OAQ54069
Jayne Bryant: Thank you, Deputy Minister. The discretionary assistance fund, which was introduced in April 2013, is a critical fund that supports the very poorest families in Wales. Children and families in the most pressurised circumstances and facing financial crisis have access to this fund. An evaluation was undertaken in 2015 to examine the effectiveness of the fund, which included suggestions on how...
Jayne Bryant: I'd like to thank Siân for bringing this forward today. Understanding and learning the lessons from our history as a nation, as a community and as individuals is hugely valuable, and, as has been said, if we don't know where we've come from, how do we know where we're going? Wales is a country with a rich and diverse history, but that doesn't mean that we should just look inward on...
