Julie Morgan: Will the Minister give way? I was interested to hear the Minister mention local connection and also the fact that rough-sleeping numbers have risen, because I think that, in Cardiff, since 2014, the actual number of rough-sleepers has doubled, and obviously the issue of a local connection does come up with a small number of those people. Does she think that, sometimes, the determination of...
Julie Morgan: I'm very pleased to speak in this debate, and congratulations to Siân Gwenllian for obtaining this debate and really focusing attention on this very important area. I want to speak here today because I want to give my wholehearted support to—well, I want to see job sharing introduced here for elected Members. I think Siân has done a really good job in explaining and all the...
Julie Morgan: What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with the UK Government regarding the provision of support services to Welsh prisoners?
Julie Morgan: There are two issues I wanted to raise, and the first one was the issue of progress on eliminating hepatitis C. I think 12 months ago we had a very good cross-party debate about the aim of eliminating hepatitis C in Wales by 2030, and the Government responded with a series of actions. I wondered if it would be possible to have a statement outlining the progress that's been made in the...
Julie Morgan: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer, and thank you very much for calling me to speak on this very important consultation, which I hope will move us to being truly a nation of sanctuary for refugees and asylum seekers, but I don't think we should ever underestimate the amount of daily racism and prejudice that asylum seekers and refugees do face. I support very strongly that this...
Julie Morgan: What plans does the First Minister have to recognise the contribution of different communities in Wales?
Julie Morgan: 2. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had about the future of EU structural funding? OAQ52364
Julie Morgan: I thank the Cabinet Secretary for that response. This Monday, I went to visit the new bay campus of Swansea University to see how European structural funds have been used there. And I was extremely impressed with the quality of their projects, particularly with their built-in, cross-cutting themes of sustainable development, tackling poverty and social exclusion, and particularly with the...
Julie Morgan: 3. What is the Commission doing to encourage members of staff to cycle to work? OAQ52368
Julie Morgan: I thank you for that response and I congratulate the Assembly on what it does generally to encourage cycling. Last week, Sustrans published its 'Bike Life' report into the cycling habits of women in seven cities across the UK, including Cardiff. It showed that in Cardiff only 14 per cent of women cycle once a week, compared with 27 per cent of men, and the ratio of female to male bike riders...
Julie Morgan: 1. What action will the Welsh Government take in response to the loss of 203 jobs at the Barclays call centre in Pontprennau, Cardiff? 187
Julie Morgan: I thank the Cabinet Secretary for that response. I'm sure he's aware that 170 jobs are going to Northampton, and a small number of jobs are going to India. But I think it's important to make the point that these are not the first losses of jobs in Cardiff, and in Cardiff North in particular, of financial services jobs and call centre jobs, because we fairly recently lost 1,100 jobs at Tesco,...
Julie Morgan: Thank you very much for calling me to speak in this very important debate, which is so important to our children and to future generations. Congratulations to the cross-party group of Members who have put this motion forward. I think it is, when you think about it, absolutely shocking that 2,000 people in Wales are dying as a result of air pollution, and obviously for people with asthmatic...
Julie Morgan: Thank you very much for giving me a minute. I'm very pleased to speak in this debate, which is very timely, with World Humanist Day being on 21 June. I've been a humanist for many years, and I'm a member of Wales Humanists, which is part of Humanists UK. I just wanted to make three quick points. I support the call by Wales Humanists for the marriage law to be devolved—Mick Antoniw has...
Julie Morgan: A minute? [Laughter.]
Julie Morgan: I know the leader of the house knows what an incredible occasion it was here in the Senedd last Friday, when we celebrated the Windrush generation, and how deeply moving it was to hear about the contribution of all those people who came to the Senedd. And, obviously, it's 70 years since the Windrush came to the UK, and it was particularly moving, I think, to hear from the elders and to hear...
Julie Morgan: I'm very pleased that the Welsh Government is continuing its commitment to make Wales an equal society for all, including the most marginalised, as the leader of the house said. I was particularly glad that you started off your statement recognising the strong entrepreneurial spirit that Gypsies, Roma and Travellers have, and the different perspectives, and the fact that there is a diverse...
Julie Morgan: Yes, okay. Finally, when I met the Gypsy young people with you, I think the issue was raised about broadband, and I wondered whether you had anything to comment about that. And then the last question is about Gypsies and Traveller people who live in houses—whether any effort has been made to contact them and to sense what they're feeling.
Julie Morgan: Since the last questions to the leader of the house, we've had the news from Westminster that the five women's prisons they were going to build have been abandoned and, instead, there will be five women's centres, which I think is a matter of great rejoicing. I know the leader of the house will share that with me, because we've campaigned for this for years. So, it does seem a fundamental...
Julie Morgan: It's great to use this opportunity to recognise all the achievements of the NHS over the last 70 years, particularly recognising the longer lives and the drop in the infant mortality rate, the huge drop in unplanned pregnancies, and I'm particularly pleased to welcome the initiatives we've been able to take here specifically in Wales, such as the free prescriptions, because I think that is...
