Jane Hutt: Can we just welcome the Wales Governance Centre's report on sentencing and immediate custody as a very important report for us here today in Wales?
Jane Hutt: Well, I think, Alun, as I repeated the weight and breadth of the evidence that you gave as part of that team that gave that evidence, with the Counsel General and the former First Minister—of course, this Welsh Government stands by that evidence that you gave. I give you my commitment to that, but, of course, I do think we have to look at the justice commission. Our amendment was to be...
Jane Hutt: Well, I think the purpose of our amendment was wholly, I think, positive and constructive in recognising that it will inform the direction of travel, which I think we share; we've supported so many points of your motion. But can I just say, Rhun, in terms of the commission, as Alun Davies said, we submitted a considerable body of evidence—Alun formed part of the ministerial team—we...
Jane Hutt: Rhun.
Jane Hutt: We recognise the need to protect our communities from harm and where we cannot divert people away from crime in the first place, we must ensure that all we do is in a holistic and rehabilitative way. We don't believe that building more prison places is the right way to solve the crisis in our criminal justice system. There's clearly a distinction between wanting to take a different approach...
Jane Hutt: Diolch, Llywydd. I do welcome the debate on these very important issues. The publication of the Wales Governance Centre report, 'Sentencing and Immediate Custody in Wales', is very timely, building on their earlier report, published in the summer of last year, specifically 'Imprisonment in Wales: A Factfile'. The findings of this report from the governance centre will, of course, assist us in...
Jane Hutt: Formally.
Jane Hutt: I thank you very much for those questions, John Griffiths. It's thanks to you and your committee that we are here with a refreshed plan on sanctuary in Wales. I hope you will agree with the way we've laid out the plan—the actions and who is responsible, and that includes the divisions of the Welsh Government and other partners that are clearly laid out in the plan. I expect to be rigorously...
Jane Hutt: I want to thank Joyce Watson for that very moving and personal account. It's an account I haven't heard before and I don't think, possibly, those in this Chamber have heard it. It's an account that is on the record about your father's experience. It says everything that we want to do to address and to enable us, in tribute to the memory of what he himself has stood up for—. And you are the...
Jane Hutt: Well, I think, you know, you started in a promising way but I'm afraid that didn't last very long. And I just want to say something about the kind of remarks that you make and what it means in terms of response in our communities. In the month following the EU referendum, there was a 72 per cent increase in referrals to the Welsh Government-funded National Hate Crime Report and Support Centre...
Jane Hutt: I'd like to thank Huw Irranca-Davies for his questions and for reporting on his experience, and particularly that experience with the Joseph Herman Foundation. I think the miners' welfare hall in Ystradgynlais and the fact that all over Wales, as you know, there are communities welcoming Syrian refugees—it's transforming communities as well as transforming lives for those refugees. I just...
Jane Hutt: Thank you. A large number of questions that I very much welcome from Helen Mary Jones on behalf of Plaid Cymru. I just want to say, in terms of the engagement and co-production and extensive consultation, that 150 people seeking sanctuary engaged with us during the development of the plan. But obviously, I've mentioned that the coalition of organisations on the Wales Strategic Migration...
Jane Hutt: Thank you very much, Mark Isherwood, and thank you for your opening words and for the opportunity to have a discussion prior to this statement this afternoon. You do make a very important point about the way in which we support our refugees and asylum seekers, and I think in the plan, as you highlight, in our recognition of asylum seekers and refugees, we use the phrase 'people seeking...
Jane Hutt: As always, we must acknowledge that asylum and immigration policy is not devolved to the Welsh Government. We do not control many of the key levers to make a difference. The plan reflects our efforts to implement positive change in those areas where we have responsibility. It outlines our commitment to continue to work with the UK Government, local authorities, the Welsh Refugee...
Jane Hutt: Today, the Welsh Government is publishing the ‘Nation of Sanctuary—Refugee and Asylum Seeker Plan'. The plan captures a range of actions to improve the lives of people seeking sanctuary in Wales, and these actions span across Welsh Government and beyond. They reflect the joined-up approach needed to improve and enhance the experience of refugees and asylum seekers in Wales. The plan...
Jane Hutt: I'd always heard about Steffan Lewis from my former ministerial colleague and fellow Assembly Member, Jocelyn Davies, who was so proud of this young political activist who volunteered in her office. And when she told me she was standing down at the 2016 election, she actually said she was glad that this would provide an opportunity for Steffan to take his place in the Assembly as her...
Jane Hutt: Diolch, Llywydd. I'm pleased to open this debate on the real living wage following Living Wage Week last month. I'm delighted at the cross-party support for this individual Member's debate today. The real living wage is based on the cost of living and is voluntarily paid by over 4,700 UK employers who believe that a hard day's work deserves a fair day's pay. The real living wage differs to...
Jane Hutt: Mark Drakeford.
Jane Hutt: I'd like to thank the First Minister for securing the future of Cardiff Airport, and also welcome, as he has, the latest passenger figures, which show that during the last financial year, total passenger numbers grew year on year by 9 per cent to reach 1.48 million. And also, just to follow up representations that I know you have made consistently, First Minister, to the UK Government...
Jane Hutt: 7. Will the First Minister provide an update on plans for the development of Cardiff Airport? OAQ53108
