Julie Morgan: 1. What progress is being made in eliminating single-use plastic items from the Assembly estate? OAQ51992
Julie Morgan: I thank the Commissioner for that response, and I'm glad that there is some progress happening. I notice you mentioned single-use plastic cutlery, so that will be a good move, but also what about the plastic cups for drinking water, which we haven't made any moves to remove yet? Salad pots, and the plastic lids for takeaway coffee cups—a lot of these items are still being used in the...
Julie Morgan: Will the Member give way?
Julie Morgan: I thank the Member for giving way. Could I draw to her attention the meeting that was held in Cardiff North that was organised by the MP Anna McMorrin, when women queued along the roads leading to the Whitchurch rugby club because the strength of feeling was so great? In fact, the meeting had to be held in two rooms and the hallway because there was such an overwhelming feeling. I'd like to...
Julie Morgan: First of all, I want to say how glad I am that we are debating the strikes on Syria here in this Chamber. It seems really important to me that we are here at the heart of Welsh democracy and that we should be discussing this very important issue. The issues of war and peace are clearly not devolved, as the leader of the house made clear earlier in the day. Those decisions are made, clearly,...
Julie Morgan: I'd like to congratulate Angela on obtaining this debate and for her powerful and moving speech. And I'd also like to congratulate her on setting up the all-party group, the cross-party group, and for the work of Terence Canning, who is a constituent of mine from Llandaff North, and who first made me aware of this issue. The point that I'd like to raise is the effect on the families of...
Julie Morgan: What additional funding will the Cabinet Secretary allocate to the education portfolio to support pupils from lower income families?
Julie Morgan: 10. How does the Welsh Government ensure that all children in Wales have an equal chance in life? OAQ52061
Julie Morgan: I thank the First Minister for that response. Does the First Minister agree that all children deserve to be able to participate equally in after-school activities and that these often come at a cost, particularly to poorer families, when you need specialist equipment and specialist kit for sporting activities, for example? What can the Government do to give those children an equal chance in...
Julie Morgan: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I know the leader of the house will be aware of the statue of Millicent Fawcett that is being unveiled in Parliament Square today—the one woman statue now along with 11 male statues. So, I wondered if we could have a statement about the plans to have the statues of two women here in Wales. The First Minister announced that in his very welcome speech in...
Julie Morgan: I welcome this statement and am really pleased that this is coming high up on our agenda. I'm particularly concerned about the effect of air pollution on children, because three of the nine schools in Cardiff that are situated near roads with harmful levels of air pollution are in my constituency of Cardiff North: Ysgol Mynydd Bychan, St Joseph's and Cathays are all around the North Road...
Julie Morgan: 6. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the 21st Century Schools programme in Cardiff? OAQ52036
Julie Morgan: I thank the Cabinet Secretary for that response. I was very pleased to visit last week the new site for the schools of Gabalfa primary and Ysgol Glan Ceubal in my constituency, Cardiff North, for the topping out ceremony last week. This is one English-medium primary and one Welsh-medium primary, which are co-located, and the building's been designed in such a way that there are joint...
Julie Morgan: Last week, we had a meeting of the cross-party group on cancer, where we were looking at the diagnostic workforce in Wales, and the issue that David Rees has brought up came up strongly, about the lack of endoscopy nurses, with a vacancy rate of 11 per cent. And, with evidence given about nurses leaving to go to private companies, I wondered what more the Government could do to try to...
Julie Morgan: I'd like to thank the Cabinet Secretary for his statement. I know that this represents many months of hard detailed work by the Cabinet Secretary and by his officials. I think he has listed significant achievements today, and I'd like to congratulate him for those results. I think it's absolutely right that the Government feels able to recommend that we do give legislative consent when this...
Julie Morgan: What plans does the First Minister have to increase community cohesion across Wales?
Julie Morgan: 3. What plans does the Cabinet Secretary have to develop integrated transport in Cardiff? OAQ52093
Julie Morgan: What plans does the Cabinet Secretary have to develop integrated transport in Cardiff?
Julie Morgan: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I very much welcomed the First Minister's answer last month to a question about the bus station—that we're seeking to provide seamless integration between trains, buses, coaches and the metro, and to provide easy access for cyclists and pedestrians. However, I understand that, in the new design for the bus station, there are actually fewer cycle spaces...
Julie Morgan: Can we have a debate on the announcement that the First Minister mentioned in his questions today, that the Department for Work and Pensions plans to close five offices across south Wales and centralise those jobs in one new build, in Treforest? The plans will affect jobs in Newport, Cwmbran, Caerphilly and Merthyr, as well as 714 staff working at the Gabalfa office, in my constituency of...
