10. Debate: The Equality and Human Rights Commission's Wales Committee Annual Review 2017-2018

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:48 pm on 6 November 2018.

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Photo of Gareth Bennett Gareth Bennett UKIP 6:48, 6 November 2018

Thanks to the Counsel General for bringing today's debate and to the Wales Equality and Human Rights Commission for their annual review. We in UKIP note the efforts to bring more disabled people into the workplace and bring more apprenticeships to women and ethnic minorities, among other laudable objectives that are outlined in the report. We have a number of amendments today—one from the Conservatives and four from Plaid Cymru. We broadly support the thrust of these amendments, apart from Plaid's amendment 5, which seems to be saying that the populist right is seeking to roll back human rights protections. From the fairly vague wording of the amendment, I wasn't—[Interruption.] Okay, if you say so. From the fairly vague wording of the amendment, I wasn't totally sure which specific protections were being referred to today. Donald Trump was mentioned, so let's have a look at Donald Trump for a moment. Some commentators would claim that President Trump is indeed attempting to roll back—