Jane Hutt: Leader of the house, I chaired a meeting last week attended by the Docks Incinerator Action Group, which has been set up in Barry. At that meeting also was the chair of Natural Resources Wales, Diane McCrea, and her senior officers. At the meeting, the Natural Resources Wales officers said that they were minded to take a draft decision to grant an environmental permit with conditions for the...
Jane Hutt: Thank you for giving way. I think you will recall the Bevan Foundation report, 'Tax for Good: New taxes for a better Wales', which was published last year and included a proposal for a tax on takeaway packaging. And then, of course, as you said, the Cabinet Secretary consulted widely on ideas for new taxes and published a shortlist, which included, of course, the disposable plastic tax....
Jane Hutt: 8. Will the First Minister provide an update on action taken by the Welsh Government to tackle violence against women and girls? OAQ51342
Jane Hutt: I thank the First Minister for that answer to my first question to him. I think it is shocking to learn this week that, on average, two women a week are killed by a partner or ex-partner in England and Wales. Yesterday, I spoke at the BAWSO annual Light a Candle multi-faith event at Llandaff cathedral, following a march from the offices of the Llamau housing society. We raised awareness and...
Jane Hutt: Leader of the house, later this week I'm attending a Wales automotive forum event, where I'll meet with Aston Martin. They'll update me on the positive progress on phase 1 of the new plant in St Athan. Will you reiterate the Welsh Government's support for the project, given the concerns raised by Aston Martin very recently about the potentially catastrophic consequences of a Brexit 'no deal'?...
Jane Hutt: Will you give way?
Jane Hutt: Thank you very much. I've noted, of course, that the economist in the International Monetary Fund last year warned that austerity policies will do more harm than good. That's coming home to roost now, as you say, with the downgraded growth forecast. But also, would the Member agree that it's increased inequality that also hurts the level and sustainability of growth and that's what the...
Jane Hutt: Can I thank Jayne Bryant for allowing me also to speak in her short debate? I was one of the AMs who jointly sponsored the study. I was interested to read the data regarding my constituency, the Vale of Glamorgan. In the report, Barry town centre was not considered high density in terms of the number of bookmakers, but the high number of amusement arcades on Barry Island was noted. Of course,...
Jane Hutt: Leader of the house, the Cabinet Secretary for rural affairs is aware of concerns raised about the complexity of the application process for rural development grants via the WEFO website for third sector organisations who've been allocated funding in the current round. Can the Welsh Government assure me that these concerns are being addressed in order to facilitate the draw-down of rural...
Jane Hutt: I'm very pleased to speak in this debate on the draft budget for 2018-19. It does mark a new era for this Assembly in terms of our powers and responsibilities with the new fiscal framework, and it's good to see this include the outcome of the reform of the Barnett formula as it applies to Wales at long last, resulting in an additional £69 million over this draft budget period. And the...
Jane Hutt: I was going on to say that a very important vehicle for integrating health and social care is, of course, our integrated care fund. And, in fact, going back to parties working together, that was devised by three parties in the Assembly in the fourth session—Labour with Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Liberal Democrats—when we were negotiating a budget agreement. It did result in a bespoke fund...
Jane Hutt: Llywydd, last Thursday, I attended a ceremony in Alexandra Gardens in Cathays Park to re-dedicate the Gift of Life stone in memory of all organ and tissue donors. This memorial stone was places in the park 10 years ago with the support of Kidney Wales and families whose loved ones had donated their organs and tissues. Two families were from Barry: Colin and Bet Burgess and Gaynor Taylor....
Jane Hutt: Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on public and private sector commitments to adopting the Code of Practice on Ethical Employment in Supply Chains?
Jane Hutt: I've got two questions for you, leader of the house. Part of the commitment to the 'Code of Practice: Ethical Employment in Supply Chains' is for employers to progress towards becoming real living wage employers. Do you welcome Barry Town Council's commitment to become the first real living wage town in Wales? What support is being given to the real living wage campaign in Wales led by...
Jane Hutt: I'm very pleased to speak in support of the Equality and Human Rights Commission , with special reference to the chapter on improving Welsh workplaces. The Equality and Human Rights Commission's stated aim is to improve workplaces by working with employers and by encouraging effective equality and human rights workplace practices. I welcome the working forward coalition that the EHRC has...
Jane Hutt: 4. Will the First Minister make a statement on Welsh Government action to mark the centenary anniversary of women’s suffrage? OAQ51524
Jane Hutt: I thank the First Minister for that answer. In November 2017, data from the World Economic Forum showed for the first time a year-on-year worsening of the gender gap since 2006. In fact, the group predicts that it would take a century to close all areas of equality that it monitors globally, well up from the 83 years predicted in 2016. They predict that women will have to wait 217 years...
Jane Hutt: Thank you, Presiding Officer. I also want to thank the Minister for his statement today, and also reflect on the fact that we've had some very positive advice and responses from people like Professor Sally Holland, who's the independent children's commissioner. Before she became a children's commissioner, she was, in fact, professor of social policy and social work at Cardiff University. I...
Jane Hutt: In the centenary year of women's partial suffrage, I'd like to pay tribute to inspiring women from my consistency in the Vale of Glamorgan, starting with 19-year-old Hannah Tuck from Barry, the youngest ever railway chaplain. Hannah has been appointed to this role covering the railway network in Wales and the Marches. I already knew Hannah before she was appointed to this role as a leading...
Jane Hutt: Llywydd, in the draft budget debate, I commended the Welsh Labour Government's support for social care over the past eight years of austerity and reducing budgets, and I'm glad to start by focusing on that priority again today. I think it's worth recording again today, and reminding Members, that health and social services spend in Wales is 8 per cent higher than in England. I think in the...
