9. 9. Short Debate: Righting the Wrongs — Historical Allegations relating to Pupils at the Royal Cambrian and Llandrindod Wells Residential Schools for Deaf Children

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:49 pm on 18 January 2017.

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Photo of Joyce Watson Joyce Watson Labour 6:49, 18 January 2017

I want to pay tribute to Julie Morgan for bringing so eloquently to the Chamber what is a very sensitive issue in the way that she has. I think, like David has already said, we have, in society, moved on. Your phrase is absolutely right: from being naive to opening our eyes to reality. The real issue here, it seems, according to the allegations, is that these individuals as children were isolated, vulnerable, disabled, and then abused. That is something we now recognise within society as very often flagging up the potential for that to happen. The only contribution and additionality that I want to make here is that Julie has said that the survivors want an acknowledgement, at the very least, of what has happened. Consequently, people will need support. I think what is important here is that this group of people get the support that they want, in the way that they agree they need it.