Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:01 pm on 12 February 2019.
Llywydd, where abuse takes place, we want people to speak out. If it happens in the home and children have a story to tell, then we want to encourage a position where they feel confident to come forward and make their stories known, just as we do in situations where people who have suffered in the past and in silence now feel able to come forward and tell their stories. On this side of the Chamber, and I think in many parts of this Chamber, that is regarded as a sign of progress, and a sign that things are better today than they were in the past when people were fearful, and felt unable to have their stories heard. I'm sorry that that view is not shared in all parts of this Chamber.