2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:23 pm on 29 January 2019.

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Photo of Darren Millar Darren Millar Conservative 2:23, 29 January 2019

Can I call for two statement today, please? It may not have escaped Members' notice that today is Safer Internet Day, and, as we all know, there are dangers lurking online, particularly for our young people. I'd be grateful if we can have an update on the work that's been done by the Minister for Education and any other Ministers in Government regarding internet safety for young people, and will you join me by putting on the record your recognition of the good work that's being done by Childnet, the Internet Watch Foundation and others in bringing this matter to our attention yet again this year?

Can I also call for an update from the Minister for Health and Social Services in relation to perinatal mental health? It's been reported to me that the number of individuals working within the perinatal mental health team in north Wales has fallen in recent months, and that, as a result of that, access to the perinatal mental health team has been restricted so that only women with babies up to six weeks old are currently getting access to that team. Clearly, that is not an acceptable situation, and I know that that's not the Government's intention either. So, I'd be very grateful if we could have an update either by written statement or oral statement in this Chamber from the health Minister just to tell us what is being done to improve the capacity of that team so that mothers can get access at what is a very desperate time, very often, in their lives.