Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 2:07 pm on 16 November 2016.
Thank you for that answer, Cabinet Secretary. You’ll know that I’m a huge advocate of positive parenting, particularly given what I think are premature plans from your Government to ban smacking and criminalise parents. However, I note that you as Cabinet Secretary agree that positive parenting is something that ought to be available to all parents who need it. Unfortunately, though, in spite of your efforts, that isn’t the case. There have been about 3,000 positive parenting courses delivered over the 15 months to June 2016. A third of those were in Cardiff, and in some local authority areas, including Conwy, there have been none whatsoever. What action are you taking to make sure there is equitable access to positive parenting for all parents across the whole of the country?