Policies for Supporting the LGBT Community

Part of 2. Questions to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip – in the Senedd at 2:53 pm on 20 June 2018.

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Photo of Nick Ramsay Nick Ramsay Conservative 2:53, 20 June 2018

Thank you, leader of the house. I was pleased to share a cross-party platform recently with the First Minister at an event sponsored by PinkNews to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the introduction of section 28, and also to welcome the progress in recent years by governments of all colours in advancing the rights of the LGBT community. You mentioned funding for Stonewall Cymru, and I'm sure you'll share my concerns that the latest Stonewall Cymru figures—in the media today, as it happens—show that more than a third of LGBT workers in Wales hide their sexuality over fears of discrimination.

There were also other worrying statistics there, such as 16 per cent of LGBT people saying that they are the target of negative comments or conduct in the workplace. So, clearly, we've come a long way over recent years, but we still have a considerable way to go. You've already outlined some of the areas where you're hoping to make inroads into tackling the problem of discrimination in Wales. I wonder whether you could tell us a little bit more about how your policies are going to deal specifically with this sort of discrimination, which shouldn't have any place in the modern workplace.