Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:24 pm on 2 February 2021.
Thank you for that answer, First Minister. As you know, Wales is home, and has been for some time, to people from right across the EU; they've established their families here, brought their families up, they've rooted themselves in our culture in Wales, and, I have to say, have enriched it with theirs as well. Many of them have worked throughout this pandemic to keep our key services running, and yet—and yet—we know that there are still too many who've not yet applied for settled status. So, with the slightly worrying development last week that the UK Government is offering, bizarrely, financial incentives to EU citizens to leave the UK, will you ensure that we are doing all that we can in Wales and all that you can as a Welsh Government to ensure that EU citizens living here are aware of their rights, aware of how to secure settled status, and, crucially, are told clearly that this is their home and they're very, very welcome here?