Joyce Watson: I call on Angela Burns to move amendment 2, tabled in the name of Darren Millar.
Joyce Watson: The proposal is to agree the motion without amendment. Does anyone object? [Objection.] Then I'll defer voting under this item until voting time.
Joyce Watson: I move on now to item 8, the Plaid Cymru debate on mental health services. I call on Rhun ap Iorwerth to move the motion.
Joyce Watson: I now call on Bethan Sayed to reply to the debate.
Joyce Watson: I now call on the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, Julie Morgan.
Joyce Watson: I now call on Rhun ap Iorwerth.
Joyce Watson: I have selected the two amendments to the motion and I call on Angela Burns to move the amendments, 1 and 2, in the name of Darren Millar.
Joyce Watson: I note your amendment with alarm, I have to say, and I won't be supporting it, because first of all, I can't see that you've presented any proof whatsoever to say that (b) is a valid amendment. And also, my experience of what people—having spoken to children in care and taken cases, very often, that contact is removed because it's best for the welfare of that child; it's never removed otherwise.
Joyce Watson: Will the Minister provide an update on scallop fishing in Cardigan bay?
Joyce Watson: Oh, I forgot.
Joyce Watson: I rise to talk about the subject of hate crime, and when people think about hate crime, very often, they will think about hate crime in racial terms and they're right to do that, because in 2018-19, 68 per cent of all hate crime was racially motivated across Wales, and across all crimes. And I do commend the work that's been done to give confidence to people to come forward, and that's all...
Joyce Watson: There were—and it's been mentioned several times today—plans recently introduced by the UK Government on the introduction of the point-based immigration system from 2021. And, again, I'm going to repeat, the industry that will be most negatively affected—and the people—as a consequence of the changes is the social care sector. I don't think we can spend too much time here actually...
Joyce Watson: 8. Will the Counsel General provide an update on the latest discussions the Welsh Government has had with the UK Government on the UK's departure from the EU? OAQ55136
Joyce Watson: I was really pleased to be awakened by your dulcet tones this morning on the tv, announcing with a cheery smile that you were going to build more homes in Wales. As chair of the cross-party group on construction, that is extremely good news. But to be successful in achieving the ambition set out in the strategy, of course, we have to take many people along that journey with us. The...
Joyce Watson: I thank you for that answer, and it really is a good investment in the well-being of young people. But there was a report by the Children, Young People and Education Committee in 2018, and it reviewed school-based counselling and found that the service was indeed making a significant contribution to building an emotionally resilient population of young people. But there was one area of...
Joyce Watson: 1. Will the Minister provide an update on the provision of school counselling services? OAQ55082
Joyce Watson: I really welcome your statement today, but I want to particularly focus on 16 to 24-year-olds and loneliness, and to recognise, as it says in your statement, that 60 per cent of that population do suffer some loneliness at some stage in their lives. Unemployment, of course, is a main driver for that, and there are things that the Welsh Government is doing in terms of training and education...
Joyce Watson: Yes, I agree with that, but last Thursday I attended the launch of the Welsh Government and New Pathways' This is Sexual Abuse campaign, where Jane Hutt, Minister with responsibility, actually launched that campaign. And it was great to be in a room where everyone was committed to working together to bring an end to the silence around sexual abuse for men, women and children, regardless of...
Joyce Watson: 4. What assessment has the First Minister made of the effectiveness of the Welsh Government’s strategy to tackle domestic violence and abuse? OAQ55083
Joyce Watson: Well, we'll soon see what the reality of, 'Taking back control of our waters' looks like. Will Britain rule the waves or will Boris Johnson sell UK fisheries down the river, using them as a bargaining chip in the upcoming trade negotiations? Several EU politicians have made clear their intentions: they want British access to EU financial service markets predicated on access to UK waters....
