Group 1: Social Partnership Council (SPC): pursuit of well-being goals (Amendment 45)

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:33 pm on 7 March 2023.

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Photo of Jane Dodds Jane Dodds Liberal Democrat 5:33, 7 March 2023

Diolch yn fawr iawn, and thank you to the Minister as well for that response. We've had various discussions on this, and just, for me, the issue is that it should encompass all seven goals of the well-being of future generations Act. The Government supported that Act. The particular one that I wanted to include was 'a globally responsible Wales', a Wales that actually looks at how it's trading with places and with Governments that have very dubious human rights records. I have spoken with the Minister at length about this, and I feel that this is really at the heart of an international Wales. We want to make sure that we are globally responsible for our trade and for our ability to have those relationships with people, with places, that are actually not abusing their human rights. Many of us, I know, at lunch time, partook of chocolate from Fair Trade Wales. That's exactly what this is about. It's about ensuring that the principles of fair trade, of human rights, are within the Bill—