Julie Morgan: I thank the First Minister for that response. Yesterday, it was reported that the number of local bus journeys made in Britain had reached a 12-year low, and during the same period Wales bus passenger journeys have dropped by 5 million a year. The bus is such a hugely important form of transport for so many people, so what more can the Welsh Government do to encourage people to take the bus...
Julie Morgan: 4. What plans does the Welsh Government have to provide better public transport around Wales? OAQ52799
Julie Morgan: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, for calling me to speak in this very important debate, which looks at how we're faring in Wales and looks at the legislative programme. I'd like to congratulate the Government on the progress that has been made. I'd like to focus on a couple of issues. Housing is one of the biggest issues I deal with in my constituency office, and I'm sure that is true of...
Julie Morgan: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer, for calling me to speak in this very important debate on the Petition Committee's report on the routine screening for type 1 diabetes in children and young people. Firstly, like everybody else, I'd like to thank my constituent Beth Baldwin for all the hard work she's put into getting this petition to the point where we're debating it now here in...
Julie Morgan: I welcome the draft budget and congratulate the Cabinet Secretary on producing this budget in the ninth year of austerity, because I think we all know how families, particularly families with children, have struggled these last few years. So, I particularly welcome the help for children and families that many Members have referred to today—school meals and school uniforms. It is so...
Julie Morgan: I was contacted a few days ago by a constituent from Rhiwbina, in my constituency of Cardiff North, about her four-year-old daughter, who has just been diagnosed with a severe peanut allergy. She was told initially that there were no junior EpiPens available at any pharmacies. So, she phoned every pharmacy in Cardiff and couldn't get one, but has since identified two in Swansea. So it's...
Julie Morgan: What further action is the Welsh Government planning to take to combat climate change?
Julie Morgan: In what I was saying here, I wasn't really referring to the planning conditions. I was thinking more of the building regulations for the large-scale developments that are happening. Certainly, I think, in rural areas, it is very important that we do have the highest standards, which you've referred to. But, in terms of sensitive areas, any development there I think has got to be considered on...
Julie Morgan: I'm very pleased to speak in this annual report of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee on the Welsh Government's progress on climate change mitigation. I'm not a member of the committee, but obviously climate change is something that affects every one of us in this Chamber and does affect every department. As the Chair said in his opening remarks, this isn't something...
Julie Morgan: I welcome the decision very strongly and congratulate the Minister on standing firm on this. Would the Minister not agree that it does actually chime very much with what the public think about it? A poll by Animal Aid and the League Against Cruel Sports in April found that at least 71 per cent of people across Wales—including in the rural areas of mid and west Wales, where, again, shooting...
Julie Morgan: I'm sure the leader of the house will be aware that many families from Wales went up to London yesterday for the opening of the public inquiry into contaminated blood, and as the leader of the house will know, over 70 people from Wales lost their lives through this scandal, and many others have had their lives ruined. So, this is a moment of huge importance to Welsh families, and last week I...
Julie Morgan: I thank the First Minister for that response. I know the First Minister will agree that the continuing uncertainty over Brexit is having a massive impact on the university sector. Unfortunately, Welsh universities saw the biggest drop in the UK in the number of European Union applicants between 2017 and 2018. So, what help can the Welsh Government offer to the universities, which are...
Julie Morgan: 2. What plans does the Welsh Government have to support Welsh universities? OAQ52647
Julie Morgan: Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to say a few words in this very important debate. I'd like to congratulate Jack Sargeant for putting forward this subject, because I think this is a difficult subject and I think he shows courage in putting it forward. I do think we need a kinder politics—a politics of mutual respect—and I think in the short time he's been here Jack has...
Julie Morgan: I'm not a member of the committee, but I'm very pleased to speak in this debate as I am a strong advocate for the active travel Act, and so are many of my constituents in Cardiff North, which is of course very famous for the Taff trail, one of the great cycling and walking routes in Wales. I know from my post box in Cardiff North how important cycling is, and also the cycling event that I...
Julie Morgan: Thank you very much. I understand the constraints that the Cabinet Secretary is under, but I wanted to use the opportunity to express the concern there is in my constituency of Cardiff North. A lot of constituents have contacted me and it has been raised in a number of meetings that I've been at. There is concern about the safety in Cardiff, so I feel we should do all we can to explore,...
Julie Morgan: I know the Cabinet Secretary for Education will agree that it's essential that we allow children of all abilities to enjoy the pleasure of play facilities, and we also know that disabled children have fewer opportunities certainly to take part in physical education and sports activities. So, what plans are there for play equipment in schools, or indeed any play equipment, to ensure that it...
Julie Morgan: What plans does the Welsh Government have to encourage the building of new schools in Cardiff?
Julie Morgan: Leader of the house, I've been contacted by a constituent whose child was born with a genetic condition called achondroplasia, which is a form of dwarfism. And my constituent is extremely concerned about the dwarf wrestling shows that are being brought to the UK next month by a group touring from the US. It refers to people with dwarfism as 'midgets', which is a very offensive way to speak...
Julie Morgan: I thank the First Minister for that response, and I'm sure the First Minister would agree that European structural funds have been hugely beneficial to Wales, both in helping individuals, helping communities, supporting infrastructure projects, creating jobs and developing partnership working. Does he have any knowledge about how the UK Government plans to operate the shared prosperity fund...
