Lynne Neagle: I think it's difficult for anyone not to be inspired, really, by what we saw that weekend. It was a phenomenal and historic success and I was particularly pleased that two of the areas that have been identified as priorities—the life skills in the curriculum and the emotional and mental health of children and young people—are issues that the Children, Young People and Education Committee...
Lynne Neagle: Will the Minister provide an update on how the Welsh Government is promoting Wales in Europe?
Lynne Neagle: First Minister, the loss of a loved one to suicide is a uniquely devastating bereavement in my view, and yet support services for those bereaved by suicide are practically non-existent in Wales. Organisations like the Jacob Abraham Foundation are doing sterling work supporting families with not a penny of public funding. There is also a pattern I am seeing in my work, on both my committees,...
Lynne Neagle: Does the First Minister agree that the European Union could not have been clearer that there is no scope for a further renegotiation and so therefore we have three basic options: to leave with no deal, which would be catastrophic; to back the Prime Minister's deal, which the Commons refuses to do; or to have a people's vote? And does he agree with me that that equally applies to the advocates...
Lynne Neagle: 2. Will the Minister provide an update on the guidance which is going to be issued to schools in April on talking about suicide? OAQ53576
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Minister. I really welcome the fact that the guidance recommended by 'Mind over matter' is due for publication in April. I also welcome your commitment to work with the advisory group to ensure the guidance is promoted extensively. However, as you know, for many teachers, for understandable reasons, they are reluctant to talk about suicide. It is therefore crucial not just that the...
Lynne Neagle: Will the Minister make a statement on the efficacy of the complaints process in Wales for those unhappy at the treatment they have received from the NHS?
Lynne Neagle: 2. Will the Counsel General provide an update on the Welsh Government's preparations for a no-deal Brexit? OAQ53629
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Counsel General. And, yes, a 'no deal' Brexit would be catastrophic for Wales, which is one of the reasons why I'll be proud to march on Saturday for a people's vote, to try and prevent further catastrophe. [Interruption.] No, no; a people's vote on the Brexit deal, with an option to remain. As you know, one of my major concerns in relation to Brexit is the impact on our many...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Llywydd. I'm pleased to open this debate today on the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s report, 'Degrees of Separation?', which discusses the impact of Brexit on higher and further education. Members of this Chamber will be fully aware of my views on Brexit, but at the outset of this debate it's important that I emphasise that I am contributing this afternoon as...
Lynne Neagle: It is difficult to know where to begin a debate on the impact of Brexit when so much is still unclear, but I don't want us to focus our discussions on whether we agree with Brexit or on the votes happening in the UK Parliament. Rather, our aim in tabling today's debate is to discuss the potential impact Brexit could have on students and education providers in Wales, based on the evidence we...
Lynne Neagle: Due to these actions at the UK level, the specific recommendation made by the committee may no longer be necessary, but the principles that lie behind it remain important. In her recent response, the Minister also outlined the work Welsh Government has been undertaking in seeking to contribute to and shape the development of migration policy in the UK. It is a concern, however, that the...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Can I thank everybody who has spoken in the debate today? Your contributions are very much valued, including the Minister's. Can I also take this opportunity to thank all the organisations who engaged with our inquiry and provided such insightful written and oral evidence, and also take the opportunity to thank our excellent clerking and research team?...
Lynne Neagle: Minister, I was very proud on Saturday to March with a million plus citizens of the UK, including many thousands of people from Wales. I'm sure you will also have seen the 5.5 million people who have signed the petition calling for article 50 to be revoked. Given the unprecedented democratic backlash on this issue, would you agree with me that it is now time for the Welsh Government to give...
Lynne Neagle: 2. What assessment has the Deputy Minister made of the funding pressures facing the third sector in Wales? OAQ53688
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Deputy Minister. One of the clear themes that has emerged for me in recent committee inquiries has been that local authorities and health boards are increasingly relying on third sector organisations to deliver services but are often not providing sustainable funding for those services. This has been the case in the children's committee's inquiries on perinatal mental health, on...
Lynne Neagle: Will the First Minister provide an update on preparations for a people's vote on the final Brexit deal?
Lynne Neagle: 5. Will the Minister provide a statement on funding pressures in local government? OAQ53674
Lynne Neagle: Minister, due to Tory austerity, Torfaen council has had no option but to increase council tax this year in order to protect vital services, namely social care and education. I'm very proud that, in Torfaen, we have a Labour council that is prepared to take those decisions to protect our local services. The leader of UKIP knows nothing about the financial pressures facing the local authority...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I would like to be able to welcome today's debate from the Welsh Conservatives because I do think that local government is facing its toughest period since devolution in 1999, but it would be to ignore the elephant in the room to thank the Tories for the opportunity to talk about this because it is their austerity agenda, that political choice to starve...
