Jane Hutt: Thank you, First Minister. I'm attending the White Ribbon event today, sponsored by Joyce Watson, and will attend the Black Association of Women Step Out's Light a Candle event at Llandaff cathedral next week. As the First Minister is aware, for the past eight years BAWSO has led the Light a Candle multifaith event, bringing together more than 250 individuals to commemorate international...
Jane Hutt: I'd like to thank the First Minister for his statement and also for your swift actions, First Minister, last week, in writing to the Prime Minister, jointly with Nicola Sturgeon, calling for a Joint Ministerial Committee as a matter of urgency. As far as the draft withdrawal agreement is concerned, I'm dismayed by the apparent disregard and low level of importance given in the political...
Jane Hutt: I'm pleased to take part in this debate and would like to express my thanks to Steffan Lewis for the integrity of purpose and principle that he's brought to the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee in his role, particularly developing, of course, in those early days post the Brexit referendum, 'Securing Wales' Future', the paper that has stood the test of time since its...
Jane Hutt: 7. What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the importance of rural schools? OAQ52941
Jane Hutt: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. I'd like to thank you for your reply to my letter regarding the proposed closure of Llancarfan school, in which you say that a presumption against closure does not mean that a school will never close; however, it does mean that the case for closure must be strong and not taken until all viable alternatives have been consciously considered, including federation....
Jane Hutt: I'm really pleased, Cabinet Secretary, and I welcome your commitment to this, because we all know that early diagnosis of HIV is crucial to ensuring that any individual who has a positive test can start treatment as soon as possible, and having a range of opportunities for testing is indeed vital to improving that early diagnosis and to maintaining the health and well-being of those people...
Jane Hutt: Can I join the Cabinet Secretary and Members in praising the management of Cardiff Airport in my constituency? I welcome the latest passenger figures for the airport, which show that during the last financial year total passengers grew, year on year, by 9 per cent to reach 1.48 million. As it has been suggested that air passenger duty has been a particularly detrimental factor for Flybe,...
Jane Hutt: Can I welcome this debate on the report of the standards committee, 'Creating the Right Culture', and can I thank the Chair and members for undertaking this inquiry and producing this report with recommendations that I support? It is appropriate to hold this debate during the week of the white ribbon, which we wear in recognition of the ongoing drive to eliminate violence against women. As we...
Jane Hutt: I'm grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate, and I'm very glad to follow Andrew R.T. Davies in raising yet again our joint opposition across this Chamber to the Vale of Glamorgan Council's latest proposal—of course, it is now a Conservative-controlled council—to close a successful school in my constituency and Andrew's region, Llancarfan Primary School. I think it is...
Jane Hutt: What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the NICE guideline for management of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse draft currently out for consultation?
Jane Hutt: Will you give way?
Jane Hutt: Thank you very much, Helen Mary. And this, of course, is the week where we are focusing on eliminating violence against women, and we've had a statement from Julie James this afternoon. Wouldn't you say that this should be a test of Amber Rudd, the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to see if she will halt and dump this iniquitous attack on women and change it so that it isn't a...
Jane Hutt: What assessment has the First Minister made of the statement made by the UN rapporteur, Professor Phillip Alston, following his visit to the UK?
Jane Hutt: 3. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the take-up of the real living wage by the private sector in Wales? OAQ53002
Jane Hutt: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. Supporting the real living wage campaign will help tackle low pay, counter the growth of indebtedness and use of food banks and support of fair work economy. It makes economic sense and it's the hallmark of a caring, compassionate and fair society. So, how can the Welsh Government further support more employers in the private sector to become real living wage...
Jane Hutt: 6. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the economic contract between the Welsh Government and Welsh businesses? OAQ53003
Jane Hutt: The Office for National Statistics has reported that the average full-time female employee earns 8.6 per cent less than the average male employee. In light of Equal Pay Day 2018 on 10 November and the recent call by the Electoral Reform Society Cymru and groups such as the Women's Equality Network, Chwarae Teg, BAWSO, Llamau to close the political gender gap and publish diversity data, is...
Jane Hutt: Diolch, Llywydd. Last week, we celebrated the centenary of the day women were able to stand for Parliament in 1918, and one of the early pioneering women MPs was Edith Picton-Turbervill, featured in Angela John's book, Rocking The Boat: Welsh Women who Championed Equality 1840-1990. A family plaque for Edith Picton-Turbervill is featured in Ewenny priory in my constituency, where she lived,...
Jane Hutt: I'm pleased to take part in this debate as a member of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee for the past year and chair of the women in Europe network Wales. And you'll be aware of our committee's work preparing for Brexit, including the report published last week on the preparedness of the healthcare and medicines sector in Wales. Access to medicines is causing...
Jane Hutt: In preparing my Christmas message to my constituents this week, I was pleased to report on the uplift to local government announced by the Cabinet Secretary on 20 November, which came as welcome news to Welsh local authorities, securing an additional package of £141.5 million in revenue and capital over the next three years. And the uplift to the draft budget secures these additional...
