A Residential Women's Centre

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Social Justice – in the Senedd at 1:40 pm on 8 June 2022.

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Photo of Rhys ab Owen Rhys ab Owen Plaid Cymru 1:40, 8 June 2022

I thank Tom Giffard for his question, and I thank the Minister for all her work with regard to this valuable women's centre in Swansea. The Minister will be aware of my concerns that it's a five-year pilot not starting until 2024 at the earliest, and will only be able to support 12 women at maximum in the Swansea area. My concern is what happens to the other women in Wales. The pilot doesn't come to an end until the end of this decade, there will be an analysis period afterwards, and in all of this time Welsh women are being sent far away from their families to prisons in England. What can you do, Minister, in combination, in partnership, with the UK Government to support these Welsh women?