Jane Hutt: First Minister, can I welcome your statement and the Welsh Government's trade policy paper? Of course, that paper shows that the Welsh economy would be disproportionately impacted by a hard Brexit, and identifies the sectors most at risk from tariffs—automotive, chemicals, steel and electrical engineering—while the aerospace industry is more at risk from non-tariff barriers. These are...
Jane Hutt: That is the point I'm following through and taking up. But it was important that I was able to raise that and get that response from the Minister. But I'm also aware that the Home Builders Federation has stated that they're working with their members to look at alternatives to leasehold, such as commonhold, using the right-to-manage legislation. I don't think that's been mentioned yet this...
Jane Hutt: I'm very glad to support and take part in this debate addressing an issue that has been raised by, and is affecting, my constituents in the Vale of Glamorgan. As part of the regeneration of Barry, 3,500 houses are being built on the waterfont, with substantial levels of support for home buyers, which I welcome, from the Welsh Government's Help to Buy scheme. In fact, Dai Rees has drawn...
Jane Hutt: Cabinet Secretary, the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee held a very constructive and informative consultation event with a wide range of stakeholders here in Tŷ Hywel on Wales's future relationship with the EU. As a committee, we need to be fully aware of all future scenario planning and analysis to respond to stakeholders across the public, private and third sectors,...
Jane Hutt: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. I look forward also to looking at the latest CMO report out today, but I'd like to refer to the last report, 'Rebalancing healthcare: Working in partnership to reduce social inequity', which draws attention to a major global theme that many health problems demonstrate a strong social gradient, and there's a higher prevalence of illness and early death in more...
Jane Hutt: 1. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the Chief Medical Officer’s latest report on the health of the nation? OAQ51659
Jane Hutt: Yes. Last week, I welcomed this historical step, which sees the first tax for 800 years on the statute book, ready for implementation from April 2018. I mentioned, last week, Kathryn Bishop, the chair of the Welsh Revenue Authority, which of course will be collecting our new taxes, and I just wanted to say I was very glad to meet with Kathryn Bishop today—I hope other Assembly Members...
Jane Hutt: Will the leader of the house join me in welcoming the initiative taken by Aston Martin to hold a graduate careers fair at Cardiff and Vale College tonight, which I'll be addressing? There are 750 new jobs being created at the St Athan plant in my constituency. Doesn't this indicate the strength of confidence in the Welsh economy, with Aston Martin badging each new car as 'made in Wales'? Will...
Jane Hutt: Will the First Minister make a statement on fair trade fortnight in the context of the Welsh Government's support for international development in Africa and across the world?
Jane Hutt: Thank you very much, Siân Gwenllian. I'm very pleased to speak in today's debate.
Jane Hutt: This week, as I said earlier on, marks the fortieth anniversary of Welsh Women's Aid. When we started work in Welsh Women's Aid, we were determined both to support those affected by domestic violence, but also to campaign for change. We have made progress since 1978, with Wales leading the way in the UK with the landmark violence against women Act and the appointment of national advisers; but...
Jane Hutt: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. This week marks the fortieth anniversary of Welsh Women’s Aid. I'm hosting a St Dwynwen’s Day event in the Pierhead under the banner of 'Still We Rise—Fe Godwn Ni', to acknowledge the progress made and work that still needs to be done to tackle violence against women in Wales. There were only a handful of refuges when I started work as the first...
Jane Hutt: Thank you, leader of the house. As we mark the fortieth anniversary of Welsh Women’s Aid this week, will you join me in acknowledging the history, impact and value of the third sector in Wales, including not only Welsh Women’s Aid but Bawso, Hafan Cymru, Llamau, local and regional women's aid groups, Atal y Fro? These organisations provide vital services for victims of domestic abuse,...
Jane Hutt: Cabinet Secretary, can you confirm that the PFI debt in Wales is around a fifth of the cost per head of the UK as a whole? And would you agree that the Welsh Government decision to use our public capital programme to invest in health and social care over the last 18 years has been a principled and responsible way forward for the building of new hospitals in Wales, including Ysbyty Ystrad...
Jane Hutt: 6. Will the Leader of the House provide an update on the role of national advisers in helping to implement the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015? OAQ51606
Jane Hutt: Will the Leader of the House provide an update on how the Welsh Government will use legislation to tackle the gender pay gap?
Jane Hutt: Llywydd, I do welcome these Landfill Disposals Tax (Administration) Regulations 2018, and I support the Cabinet Secretary unreservedly as a member now of the Finance Committee. I'm delighted to see the first tax for 800 years, not just on the statute book, but ready for implementation from April 2018. I'm glad I was able to play my part as a former finance Minister to pave the way for this...
Jane Hutt: Leader of the house, Chwarae Teg has highlighted that Iceland has become the first country in the world to legally enforce equal pay between men and women. Will the leader of the house update on how the Welsh Government will use legislation to help tackle the shocking gap in gender pay, which has widened by 23 per cent in the past five years according to a report this week, as well as how the...
Jane Hutt: Thank you for that answer, First Minister. Disabled people and single parents and women have been amongst the biggest losers under seven years of austerity, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, standing to lose around 10 per cent of their income by 2022 due to tax and benefit changes since 2010. The roll-out of the flawed universal credit, with its unacceptable payment...
Jane Hutt: 7. Will the First Minister make a statement on the impact of the roll-out of universal credit in Wales? OAQ51608
