Laura Anne Jones: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'd like to thank the Minister for his statement today. We welcome this statement, as we feel Government financial input into music for young people is long overdue. I'd also like to extend my thanks to Rhianon Passmore for the work that she's done in the last Senedd. But we also—. It still remains that we have some practical concerns about your...
Laura Anne Jones: What steps is the Government taking to protect the integrity and safety of women’s sport in regards to gender identity?
Laura Anne Jones: I'd firstly like to thank Hefin David for bringing this important debate to our Chamber today. I very much hope that his personal experiences with his beautiful daughter, and knowledge that he now has, will be listened to. For most of what you've said, you've had that experience, unlike most of us here, and you know what is needed to right the wrongs of the system. The current state of...
Laura Anne Jones: Thank you, Minister. The city of Newport has been crying out for inward investment now for far too long. Sadly, under years of Labour mismanagement, they have reigned over a period of stagnation for the area. Only now, with the shared prosperity fund, the community ownership fund, and others, are places like Newport getting a look in. Whether it be a free port or redevelopment of the Newport...
Laura Anne Jones: So, Minister, what steps is this Government taking to stop this from becoming a full-blown crisis in my region, to cut extortionate waiting times, and can you commit to updating the Senedd on progress being made, going forward?
Laura Anne Jones: Thank you, Minister. I have many e-mails in my inbox, as does everyone, I'm sure, about the fact that waiting times are just becoming worryingly long now. I've also had an e-mail from a constituent recently who's a teacher and was involved recently in an accident at work, resulting in a head injury. Due to sickness and head pain, she was told to go to the Grange hospital. She arrived at the...
Laura Anne Jones: 2. What steps are being taken to cut waiting times at Grange University Hospital? OQ58017
Laura Anne Jones: 1. What steps has the Welsh Government taken to attract major economic investment to Newport? OQ58016
Laura Anne Jones: Thank you, First Minister. The Cass review's interim report to NHS England, as you highlighted just then, has highlighted several concerning issues. The interim report clearly warrants some real debate and discussion of the same services here in Wales. It highlighted really worrying issues, and I would have thought it would have prompted this Welsh Government to hold a similar inquiry in...
Laura Anne Jones: 5. What action will the Welsh Government take in light of the Cass review's interim report? OQ58018
Laura Anne Jones: What steps is the Welsh Government taking to tackle anti-semitism?
Laura Anne Jones: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and thank you very much for your statement, Minister. We welcome, of course, what you've outlined and what is being done so far on what is a very worrying rise in school attendance at the moment in Wales. Of course, it all comes down to, in my opinion, behaviour, choice and lack of support, and of course the mental health impact of, particularly, COVID. As...
Laura Anne Jones: What steps has the Welsh Government taken to attract major economic investment to Newport?
Laura Anne Jones: What steps will the Minister take to ensure fairness in council funding?
Laura Anne Jones: I'd like to start by thanking Estyn for this report. Estyn's independent report 2020-21 makes interesting reading and is very concerning in some areas, as I'm sure the Minister will agree, which of course reflects the pandemic, and in some areas what we see is understandable. But there are problems also highlighted that were inherent before the pandemic, were exacerbated by the pandemic, and...
Laura Anne Jones: Just quickly, First Minister, it's Newport City Council, not borough council. First Minister, at the moment our constituents are all facing a worldwide cost-of-living crisis, where bills are only expected to rise in the coming months. The UK Government has been working hard to ensure that more support than ever is reaching the pockets of our hard-working people of Wales. You had the audacity...
Laura Anne Jones: I want to thank my colleagues Russell and Darren, obviously, for bringing this debate forward today. Pharmacies played a crucial role during the pandemic, and they have been vital, as has already been outlined, in supporting primary and secondary care. They have supported the national roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine, helping to get jabs in arms so that the United Kingdom could get back to...
Laura Anne Jones: As a non-committee member, I just want to make a short contribution. I am a single working mother of two boys, and so I wanted to just say how much I welcome the fact that you are looking into this. I want to thank Jenny and the committee for making this a priority, because it is something that affected not only me, but it affects many, many of us throughout Wales. I have first-hand...
Laura Anne Jones: Minister, it isn't good enough that this report has been sat on and hidden away for so long. We were told during the announcement of the review that the 'Leadership Review will inform future developments and provide clarity on the support we have for school leaders across the system, and the support they will need to enable them to realise the new curriculum.' We were also told that it would...
Laura Anne Jones: Thank you, Minister. As you know, Minister, the Welsh Government announced an independent review of educational leadership last year. The leadership review was completed last autumn, only it hasn't been published. Minister, simply: when will you be releasing this report and why have you been sitting on it for so long?
