4. Debate: Tackling Racism and Racial Inequality

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:26 pm on 7 May 2019.

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Photo of Jane Hutt Jane Hutt Labour 4:26, 7 May 2019

You can certainly have my assurance on that; it is an opportunity. We have had a seminar on how we can incorporate rights, and, of course, it's building on the work that Jeremy Miles did last year, and I will certainly give you that commitment.

Just finally, drawing to a conclusion, I think this is an opportunity. We've talked a lot about education and, in fact, taking on board all of the recommendations from the BAME engagement group, and I mentioned 13 recommendations on education. The fact that Race Council Cymru have recently had a meeting with the curriculum officials and Kirsty herself attended the recent Show Racism the Red Card award ceremony, I think it's vital that we see this as embedding in our curriculum, in our schools and education.

But I'm also, finally, very pleased that there's a cross-party group on race equality, which is going to be chaired by John Griffiths. So, finally, we call for the support across this Assembly on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales to facilitate the development of that cross-party Welsh declaration, embodying the principles of the international convention and reinforcing, reinvigorating our commitment as Welsh Government to support wholeheartedly the global fight to root out racism and racist ideology.