Julie Morgan: Can I give my support to Jenny Rathbone’s comments about Bashir Naderi? I know that she raised this in the Chamber last week as well. And I’ve been contacted by constituents in Cardiff North who are friends of Bashir, asking me to also speak in the Assembly, giving my support to him, and also by his foster mother, who gave him a home here in Cardiff from the age of 10 and is desperate to...
Julie Morgan: I’m very pleased to take part in this debate. Lung cancer is a huge challenge for the health service in Wales, as it is throughout the UK and throughout the world, but I think it’s very important to remember that progress can be made and is being achieved. I think you’ve only got to look back on the survival rates for other cancers. Do you remember what it was like for breast cancer a...
Julie Morgan: Will the Minister make a statement on speech and language therapy in schools?
Julie Morgan: Will the Minister make a statement on speech and language therapy in schools?
Julie Morgan: I’m very pleased to speak in this debate, which I think takes place annually, on the report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, ‘Towards a Fairer Wales’. I’d like to start by paying tribute to Ann Beynon, who’s been the chair during a very important time, and I’d like to acknowledge her commitment to equality and to human rights, and to welcome June Milligan as the new...
Julie Morgan: I was pleased to see that, last week, the independent inquiry into child sex abuse opened an office in Cardiff, and Professor Alexis Jay, who is the UK lead for this inquiry, said the aim was to generate knowledge, interest and awareness amongst victims and survivors of the truth project, and to encourage them to come forward. Bearing in mind the fact that this inquiry is actually on its...
Julie Morgan: Will the Member give way?
Julie Morgan: I thank the Member very much for giving way. Does the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee believe that any of the reservations listed would affect the ability of this Government and this Assembly to remove the defence of reasonable punishment, which is one of the aims that have been in the programme for government?
Julie Morgan: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer, for the opportunity to speak in this very important debate. I’d actually like to start by praising the work of Funky Dragon. I think that the work that Funky Dragon did over many years had much merit. I had a lot of contact with Funky Dragon for many years in Westminster, and I know that they did empower many of their members to go forward and...
Julie Morgan: I’m not a member of the committee, but I’m very interested in this issue and I’d like to congratulate you for taking on this particular inquiry, because I think it’s absolutely vitally important. Obviously, because of all the recent news of unaccompanied children arriving in the UK, I think that is one of the issues that’s foremost in our minds. I was very dismayed this...
Julie Morgan: Will the Cabinet Secretary join me in congratulating City of Cardiff Council on their project for capital spending to introduce light-emitting diode and dimmable street lighting in the city? Doesn’t he think that’s an excellent way to use capital money with long-term benefits?
Julie Morgan: I welcome the five points that the Cabinet Secretary has made, and I welcome the importance that he’s giving to buses, which are obviously a vital part of our transport system. The first point that I wanted to make, really, was about the importance of buses to young people. This has already been alluded to in the debate so far, but I think that it is absolutely vital that we do take on the...
Julie Morgan: On the weekend, I was very pleased to meet the founder of Recovery Mummy, which is an organisation set up to campaign for and support women who suffer from postnatal depression and other perinatal mental health problems. It was a very emotional, very difficult discussion. I think it’s difficult enough being a new parent and looking after a baby for the first time, as well as having to deal...
Julie Morgan: One of my Cardiff North constituents contacted me today about this debate—she has two sons with autism, and has had great difficulties in getting diagnoses and post-diagnosis support, one of the issues being the combination of autism and extreme anxiety. Does the Member agree that these issues do need to be addressed, and that what we’re exploring, really, is whether an autism Bill would...
Julie Morgan: Thank you for the opportunity to speak in this debate on physical activity. First of all, I want to reiterate how important it is that children get as much physical activity as possibly, and that physical activity should be built into their days. We don’t want to raise a nation of couch potatoes, because we know how good physical activity is for you, as our doctor has just told us. Of...
Julie Morgan: I thank the Cabinet Secretary for that response, which is encouraging. I am sure she’s aware that, in Wales, more than 1,000 pets and wild animals are caught every day in snares, and 370,000 animals are snared every year, according to figures from the League Against Cruel Sports. Public opinion is clearly in favour of a ban. So, can I urge her to see how the code of practice is actually...
Julie Morgan: 14. Will the Minister provide an update on banning the use of snares in Wales? OAQ(5)0047(ERA)
Julie Morgan: I'm very pleased to take part in this debate, especially during this awareness week, and I thank the Cabinet Secretary for updating us on the progress that has been made and his acknowledgement that there is still a long way to go. Although progress has been made, hate crime is still a daily reality for many people in Wales, ruining people’s lives and people living in dread of being the...
Julie Morgan: Members of Haemophilia Wales have welcomed the period of specific Welsh consultation announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport last week in his written statement on payments to people affected by NHS-supplied contaminated blood, because this will give an opportunity for their own particular views to be fed into the system. So, would the leader of the house ensure...
Julie Morgan: Would the First Minister be able to tell us what progress has been made on preparations for the introduction of the apprenticeship levy, which was proposed by the former Chancellor, George Osborne? And what are the consequences of that for Wales?
