6. 4. Statement by the Chair of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee on the Committee's Inquiry into Human Rights

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:45 pm on 14 December 2016.

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Photo of John Griffiths John Griffiths Labour 3:45, 14 December 2016

I thank Gareth Bennet for those points. I think it will be a valuable part of the committee’s work to get out and about to engage with people in Wales to get a better idea of what they think about human rights in Wales and how it impacts on their everyday life, as the Member has suggested. Of course, here, in the Assembly, we know that devolution has very much taken a rights-based approach to many issues. So, much of the public service delivery and the strategies and policy of Welsh Government is firmly based on that rights agenda. So, I think, as we conduct this inquiry, that will become apparent and, if we can make that more obvious to the people of Wales, as well as getting their views, I think that will be a valuable aspect of this inquiry.