Angela Burns: 1. Will the Cabinet Secretary outline the guidance that the Welsh Government is providing to schools on how to improve attendance? OAQ(5)0088(EDU)
Angela Burns: I know, Cabinet Secretary, that you and I both share the same view and priority to get as many children into school, as often as possible. But there is one small area that does concern me, and that’s the area of children who are persistently sick. I have had a number of constituents come to me, where their children have either had the bad luck to have a series of tonsillitis bouts, where...
Angela Burns: I carefully cut the grape in half and I fed one half very carefully to my precious child. She sucked out the contents and then proceeded to choke on the skin. I was utterly terrified. My CPR training—learnt when I was a rescue diver, in the days when I was younger and fitter—completely went out of my head. Thankfully my husband was present and he saved our little girl’s life. Today she...
Angela Burns: Diolch, Presiding Officer. I’m very pleased to be able to wind up on this debate, and I’d like to thank Russell for opening it the way he did, because I think, Russell George, you painted a very broad canvas of the economic needs of the country. You rightly pointed out the growth of the Northern Powerhouse and the opportunities for north Wales and the north Wales growth deal. However,...
Angela Burns: Of course.
Angela Burns: I cannot actually tell you if it’s all, because who knows? In the same way, you guys most certainly haven’t done all you could do. But let’s be clear: what do we have? We have a result that protects a valuable industry for Wales. We have a result that actually will enable an enormous investment to happen in Tata Steel and in the steel industry in Wales, and that’s what we...
Angela Burns: Lynne, first of all, I’d like to pay an enormous tribute to you, because you are such an advocate for children and young people and for tackling the issues that we have with the child and adolescent mental health services. Because I agree with everything that you’ve said this afternoon: I think it is vitally important that we enable our children to become more emotionally and...
Angela Burns: Cabinet Secretary, will you take an intervention?
Angela Burns: I just wonder, speaking with my mother hat on for a moment, if you would consider, or if you are already doing, guides or advice for parents about how to help them. Because, of course, schools are one half of the equation, but they spend 50 per cent of their time elsewhere. Whilst many do have chaotic lives, there’s an awful lot where you can have the most robust family, but still have one...
Angela Burns: Thank you very much for your statement this afternoon, Cabinet Secretary, and there’s much to commend, or to be commended in the report from the Welsh Ambulance Services Trust. And, like you, I would like to particularly commend the paramedics who have made enormous strides forward in delivering and being able to deliver timely care, and I think that they are making a real different to...
Angela Burns: I’m delighted to be able to stand here and speak on the Public Health (Wales) Bill. Minister, I’d like to say that the Welsh Conservatives will be supporting the general principles of the Bill. As we go forward over the next few stages, we will be seeking to bring further amendments to the Bill and we will be seeking to ensure that the financial assessment of the cost of this Bill keeps...
Angela Burns: Will you take an intervention? Thank you very much, Minister. Whilst I accept the veracity of the evidence that you’ve heard from public bodies, there was also talk in the committee evidence that we took that there’s a large underground movement that involves things like body modifications. So, they’re not necessarily going to be picked up by public authorities.
Angela Burns: Will the First Minister outline the Welsh Government's plans to reduce drink related deaths in Wales?
Angela Burns: 5. What plans does the First Minister have to address the barriers that are facing GP recruitment in Wales? OAQ(5)0484(FM)
Angela Burns: Thank you for that. I’ve met with a great many of the organisations that represent all facets of the GP work sphere and, of course, the issue of professional indemnity is one of the major points that comes across as a barrier for getting more GPs who currently are either thinking of retiring and work part-time to release more of their GP hours and go into GP practices, which would indeed...
Angela Burns: Cabinet Secretary, thank you for your statement today. I welcome hugely the great strides made forward in the delivery of stroke services. There was much in this report that I found to be of really good news. I do have a couple of questions, though, that spin from it. The first is that NICE guidelines suggest that patients suffering from stroke should, as you know, start thrombolysis within...
Angela Burns: 1. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on how he intends to support victims of domestic violence? OAQ(5)0117(CC)
Angela Burns: Thank you for that response and thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for attending the Mothers Affection Matters event earlier today. Because here we are, celebrating International Women’s Day 2017, and yet, today, we heard some harrowing stories and learnt of the deep fear of abused people who are reluctant to seek help because they feel their children will be removed. I’ll be absolutely...
Angela Burns: Back to the Mothers Affection Matters event earlier on today, Cabinet Secretary, listening to some of the people who gave their stories, they talked about harassment turning into abuse from a very, very early age. I’d like to just reinforce the calls made by Sian Gwenllian, and I think others yesterday, for healthy relationships training and counselling and development in schools. If we can...
Angela Burns: Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. I am pleased to bring this debate to the Assembly today on behalf of the Welsh Conservative group. I have given much thought to the discussion I am hoping we can develop today. As a mother of two young children, the issue of child health and well-being is obviously extremely close to my heart and something I feel passionately about. I am so very aware that...
