Jenny Rathbone: 7. What discussions has the Counsel General had with counterparts in Ireland about the impact of any Brexit settlement on future trade with Wales? OAQ53619
Jenny Rathbone: I read about huge pessimism on both sides of the Irish border, and I'm concerned to probe with you what the impact on our trade with Ireland could be because we know that we export over £1 billion-worth of goods to Ireland, and most Irish exports come through Fishguard, Pembroke and Holyhead to other parts of Europe. So, that is one huge aspect of it that is very difficult to understand how...
Jenny Rathbone: I just wanted to pick up on what you were saying about how part of the Kurdish community is owned by Iran and partly by—. It's not owned by them; it's occupied by them. And we have to realise that people don't go on hunger strike because they just want to bring attention to themselves. There has to be some really, really fierce commitment that will give them the strength to end their life,...
Jenny Rathbone: I'd very much like to congratulate Julie Morgan and, indeed, Chris Chapman, for their really resilient work in keeping going on what was a very unpopular issue, and some of the scars on your back are from Members of our own party as well as from wider members of society. It's wonderful to see you introducing this legislation here today. Becoming a parent doesn't come with instructions and...
Jenny Rathbone: What assessment has the First Minister made of how prudent healthcare principles are embedded into primary care?
Jenny Rathbone: 4. What plans does the Welsh Government have to amend Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 to give people who privately rent homes more secure tenancies? OAQ53675
Jenny Rathbone: Thank you. Minister, obviously this affects nearly 0.5 million people. Obviously, quite a lot of them are young, single people who don't seem to have a problem moving around at short notice, but the people who are really affected by this lack of any secure tenancy are people with families, which means that if they have a child in school—being evicted for no reason whatsoever; they could be...
Jenny Rathbone: Unlike the glass-half-empty position of Darren Millar, I very much welcome the Minister's statement, because I think it gives a clear direction to the workforce plan underpinning 'A Healthier Wales', and I think that's really important. So, thank you very much for your statement. I think you're to be congratulated that we've managed to attract more and more doctors, year on year, to come and...
Jenny Rathbone: 4. Does the Commission have a strategy for disinvesting in fossil fuels as part of the Welsh Assembly's pension funds? OAQ53711
Jenny Rathbone: Thank you for that. I just wondered what correspondence you have with the independent remuneration board about the investment strategy you wish them to pursue in relation to the Assembly Members' pension fund, because it seems to me it's impossible for us to encourage local authorities to disinvest from fossil fuels, in line with the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, unless...
Jenny Rathbone: 5. What can the Welsh Government do to stop the UK from leading the European Union on providing subsidies to fossil fuels? OAQ53791
Jenny Rathbone: Of course, these subsidies come at a price, because the suppression of the fuel duty rises that were due to be taking place for climate change reasons have meant that Governments have had to forgo a sum of money equivalent to twice the amount of money we pay for doctors and nurses in this country. So, we are talking about very large sums of money. And it seems to me that it's completely...
Jenny Rathbone: First, I'd just like to pay a personal tribute to Kirsty Williams for her persistence in campaigning for the pupil development grant, because this is something that she was doing in the last Assembly as well as in this Assembly. I think that it is an instrument for ensuring that we have some attempt at levelling up the opportunities for students from poorer backgrounds. So, rather than making...
Jenny Rathbone: 4. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to improve the rights of children to access sexuality and relationships education in all schools? OAQ53776
Jenny Rathbone: Thank you very much, Minister, for that. I think, having picked up the draft statutory guidance yesterday, it reads really, really well about what we're trying to do and also, hopefully, will calm down anybody who has been encouraged to think that this was, in some way, a way of brainwashing our children into one piece of action or another. Obviously, the new areas of learning don't come...
Jenny Rathbone: It's useful to reflect on this story that we've been debating for the last nine months. It's undoubtedly the case that the former Government economy Minister had very ambitious plans for expanding the film and television industry in Wales, and that in itself was laudable, but there wasn't sufficient thinking through of the potential conflicts of interest, which weren't considered properly...
Jenny Rathbone: Deputy Presiding Officer, I wonder if you'd take a point of order before we move to the vote.
Jenny Rathbone: I wanted to understand why it was that those who'd gathered on the Senedd steps to show their support for the motion that we've just passed, or are about to pass, were not permitted to come and hear the debate, because I've always been proud of the fact that we are an open Assembly and we're keen to ensure that the people of Wales know what we're debating. I was told that only six people were...
Jenny Rathbone: Will the Minister make a statement clarifying who is responsible for monitoring the Appetite for Life guidelines in relation to school meals?
Jenny Rathbone: Trefnydd, I'm sure we’ll all be devastated by the report published yesterday by the 450 experts on their work on the state of the world’s nature and the fact that nearly a million species are at risk of extinction. We know that native species have disappeared from our land, our seas and our shorelines, and crops are at risk because of the decline in pollinators. And we know that the...
