Julie Morgan: Last week, the cross-party group on haemophilia and contaminated blood held a meeting to hear about the experiences of those people that had been infected during the 1970s and 1980s, and their families—the dreadful experiences they’d had—and to discuss the payments that are being consulted on at the moment by the Welsh Government. That consultation is going ahead, but the other issue...
Julie Morgan: S4C at the moment is based in my constituency, on the Llanishen trading estate in Cardiff North. I have to be absolutely honest, I regret that it’s leaving and I have said that in this Chamber before. I think it is a mistaken decision. One of the things I am concerned about is that any grant that does go to Trinity St David’s is not going to subsidise S4C, because broadcasting is not...
Julie Morgan: Thank you. Idloes Owen. A plaque was unveiled in memory of Idloes Owen at a house in Llandaff North recently. This was part of the seventieth anniversary celebrations of the national opera this year. Idloes Owen lived on Station Road, Llandaff North, in the 1940s. He was the founder, leader and producer of the Welsh National Opera. He was also Sir Geraint Evans’s first tutor. The son of a...
Julie Morgan: I'm sure the Cabinet Secretary is aware that, earlier this year, Oxford became the first city in the United Kingdom to ban non-recyclable packaging from takeaway vans in the city, and under new rules there, all packaging and utensils used by street vendors must be recyclable or biodegradable. So, I think we've already said here how Wales has taken the lead in so many environmental issues....
Julie Morgan: How does the Cabinet Secretary see the future governance of the Cardiff city region developing? It’s very exciting that the 10 leaders have come together in the way that they have. How does he see this developing in the future?
Julie Morgan: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for your statement marking 10 years of Wales for Africa and the really interesting experiences that you had in Uganda. I think it’s been fascinating to listen to. I declare an interest as a trustee for Life for African Mothers, which does all it can to make life safer for women giving birth in sub-Saharan Africa by helping with medication and with training, and...
Julie Morgan: Thank you very much, and I thank the Minister for his statement. I think there’s no doubt that progress is being made. A lot of people have mentioned the issue of children being educated at a young age. Would he agree that it’s absolutely essential that this is done as young as possible, in the early stages of primary school, so that they grow up with a knowledge of what healthy...
Julie Morgan: Thank you very much. Diolch. I’ve agreed that Jenny Rathbone should have a minute to speak. I’m very pleased to have the opportunity of this short debate to voice some of the concerns and anxieties that have been brought to my attention about the consequences of the MEDIC Forward programme introduced by Cardiff University at the medical school, based at the University Hospital of Wales...
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Julie Morgan: Would the Cabinet Secretary agree that one of the best ways of supporting parents is by groups where parents support each other and learn from each other parenting skills? Would he congratulate the organisations that have been set up by parents for mutual support, in particular Single Parent Wales, which is working in partnership with Gingerbread, and which I met recently, and which are there...
Julie Morgan: I also welcome this report and congratulate Sally Holland on it. I also particularly welcome the consultation that has taken place, ‘Beth Nesa’, because it is, as Llyr Gruffydd said, a solid base for her to base her recommendations on. Six-thousand children took part in that consultation, aged three to 18, to try to find out what were the main concerns of children in Wales—what’s the...
Julie Morgan: I welcome the statement today and I particularly welcome the holistic approach that the Minister is adopting, and that issues about transport, healthcare and support for individuals when they gain work are seen as just as important as the skills that are needed. One of the big issues, of course, is childcare and women’s employability. Does the Minister think that women’s employability is...
Julie Morgan: I thank the First Minister for that response. Figures released from the Fawcett Society last week show that the full-time hourly gender pay gap in Wales is 7.1 per cent, which is actually lower than the UK average, but it is against a background of lower wages in Wales. On a UK-wide basis, the gender pay gap means that women are effectively working for free from 10 November, when you compare...
Julie Morgan: 8. What plans does the First Minister have to close the pay gap between women and men in Wales? OAQ(5)0270(FM)
Julie Morgan: I’m very pleased to take part in this debate, and I congratulate the Members who’ve put this forward, because I think the issues that are raised are absolutely crucial, and I think that these issues are really the bread-and-butter stuff of what we should be doing here in the Assembly to preserve the wildlife of Wales. It is a matter of great concern that our biodiversity has declined....
Julie Morgan: Bashir Naderi is a constituent of Jenny Rathbone, but many of his friends and supporters live in Cardiff North. In particular, I was approached by a young woman who lives in Cardiff North—his friend—who said, ‘Bash may have been born abroad, but he is now Welsh’. He’s been brought up by a foster family—she’s still his mum—he’s been educated here, he has no contacts in...
Julie Morgan: I thank the Minister for that response. I have been contacted by a constituent who suffers from coeliac disease, who finds it very difficult to find foods that are certain to be 100 per cent gluten free, and is very concerned that the staple food may be withdrawn from the list of free prescriptions. Would you be able to reassure my constituent about that issue?
Julie Morgan: 7. What plans does the Minister have to support people with coeliac disease in helping them maintain healthy lifestyles? OAQ(5)0075(HWS)
Julie Morgan: Most of the points I wanted to make have already been covered, but I did just want to say a bit about the public toilet strategy. I am concerned at how far we’ll be able to move forward the actual supply of public toilets by the Bill and I do think it is such a hugely important public health issue. I was visited in my constituency last week by a 92-year-old constituent who wants to start a...
