Angela Burns: Thank you for that. You are probably aware that the latest Stonewall report identified that two in 10 trans people—that's 41 per cent—and three in 10 of non-binary people—31 per cent—have experienced a hate crime or incident because of their gender identity over the last 12 months. Now, this is, obviously, totally unacceptable, and you'll be aware that the Westminster Government is...
Angela Burns: Thank you for your response. As I'm sure you know, there are some extraordinarily community-minded organisations based in Carmarthenshire that rely very, very heavily on volunteers—organisations from CAVS, to Homestart Carmarthenshire, ward befrienders at Glangwili hospital, animal rescue sites, home visiting volunteers. And they've really stepped up to the plate, especially at times like...
Angela Burns: 1. A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet ddatganiad am gymorth ar gyfer y sector gwirfoddol yn Sir Gaerfyrddin? OAQ51816
Angela Burns: 2. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to support equality for the transgender community in Wales? OAQ51815
Angela Burns: Would the Member take an intervention?
Angela Burns: It's just to say that I absolutely agree with you and I wonder if there may be a case for asking the Counsel General if he would review why there's been so few prosecutions. Going back to my ABMU case, year after year they've had the highest number of assaults and the least number of prosecutions. So, I think you're absolutely right in identifying that something, somewhere is going wrong and...
Angela Burns: I will try to be brief, but I do want to first of all say congratulations to Chris Bryant for bringing this forward in Westminster, because I think it's an excellent Bill to have brought forward and it absolutely reflects the Welsh Conservatives' 2016 Assembly manifesto where we sought to strengthen laws on penalties. A quick bit of context, because everybody else has spoken about what the...
Angela Burns: Good afternoon, Cabinet Secretary. There are a couple of questions that have sprung to mind having read your statement and, indeed, the 'Services Fit for the Future' White Paper. I'd like to firstly and mainly address appointing members to the board in regard to underperformance. The consultation states that there was significant support for the principle of introducing time-limited...
Angela Burns: The stay well survey actually, I thought, showed a population that was very keen to take part in responsible healthcare and understood that prevention is better than cure, and showed an enormous maturity on behalf of the public, something we tend to talk down sometimes, I think, here. And one of the things that they really picked up was that 76 per cent of the respondents wanted to see health...
Angela Burns: Will you take an intervention? Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for taking an intervention. I absolutely recognise the approach you're taking in responding to this, but I would like to ask you for your view on the provision of crisis care centres, because people are not nine-to-five robots and people do have mental health issues out of hours and at weekends. You've just talked about access to...
Angela Burns: There are many reasons for mental health conditions becoming evident. In some cases, adverse childhood experiences, known as ACEs, can lead to mental health problems later in life, and there are explicit links to drug dependency and thus early death. A single instance of an adverse childhood experience can be traumatic, but often we see adults who have had to deal with multiple cases in their...
Angela Burns: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'm delighted to move the motion tabled today by the Welsh Conservatives on the subject of mental health. This issue is one that will affect many of us during our lifetime, either directly or through close family and friends, and I'd like to start my contribution by saying thank you to those Members who have raised their personal experiences...
Angela Burns: To be honest with you, what I was going to say I think both Dai and Lynne have covered extremely well. So, my message to you, Minister, is along these lines: when I took part in this committee inquiry, I was absolutely staggered to understand just how big this problem is. Not very long ago, we passed a public health Bill, and we talked about trying to make people slimmer and fitter, and...
Angela Burns: Cabinet Secretary, I am a great supporter of the city deal, and I believe that the real benefit will not just be in the 11 projects that have been selected to go forward, but in the economic climate that that infrastructure will create, and the multiple small projects and alternative projects that can come off the back of it. In Pembrokeshire, the Pembroke Dock marine has been put forward as...
Angela Burns: Diolch, Llywydd. Firstly, may I apologise both to you and to the Cabinet Secretary for missing my earlier question? Cabinet Secretary, as the species champion for the greater horseshoe bat, can you assure me that in this consultation on the new planning policy for Wales there will be adequate weight given to protecting endangered species whilst, of course, not stopping necessary planning and...
Angela Burns: 7. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the progress of the Swansea Bay city deal? OAQ51756
Angela Burns: When you've got 46 A&E consultants who have penned a letter to the First Minister, saying that the safety risks are unacceptable, then we should be very critical about how we handle the winter. When you had, during the height of the winter demand, at Swansea's Morriston Hospital, personal assistants, IT staff and managers called upon to chase up scan results and even medication to help reduce...
Angela Burns: I'd like to thank the Cabinet Secretary for his statement today. Your opening paragraph I couldn't agree with more. I too would like to add my thanks and recognition of the hard work that not just the NHS staff do, but also all those who work within social services and within the care sector, to help us get through what is traditionally a very, very difficult time of the year. I welcome the...
Angela Burns: Will the First Minister provide an update on Welsh Government action to support the transgender community in Wales?
Angela Burns: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. The Welsh Conservatives will not be supporting this motion. The Welsh Conservatives believe that we should not pre-empt the views of the people of Wales by closing down options, such as your motion does. The Welsh Conservatives believe we should enable and support the Assembly Commission to conduct a thorough and inclusive consultation process. And the...
