Minister highlights school bullying
A deputy minister has described how she suffered from homophobic bullying for four-and-a-half years while in secondary school. Hannah Blythyn spoke out as she answered questions from Senedd Members to mark anti-bullying week, which urges people to make a noise…
UN Committee on Rights of the Child finds ‘Some progress made in Wales’
More must be done to protect children’s rights and improve access to advocacy in Wales, the Senedd heard. Jayne Bryant, who chairs the children’s committee, highlighted the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s concluding observations which were published…
Single use plastic ban comes into force as Welsh Government strives to reach net zero
A number of singles use plastics have been banned from being supplied in Wales today (Monday, October 30). The move follows a Welsh Government commitment to ’embed our response to the climate and nature emergency in everything we do’ The…
Plans to include men who self-identify as women at Senedd ‘toxic and misogynous’ claim campaigners
The Welsh Assembly Government want to encourage more women, but also men who Self ID as women, to occupy the Senedd as politicians. In laymen’s terms there is a quota for more female politicians to be involved at the Senedd…
Senedd Committee told, Complaints over 20mph changes reduced but related vandalism of concern
Lee Waters has told a scrutiny committee at the Senedd that his meeting with council leaders to discuss the 20mph limits across Wales was very positive. Answering questions from members of the Climate Change Environment and Infrastructure Committee the Deputy…
Senedd debates failing bus service in Wales
There was a comprehensive debate on the state of bus services in Wales at the Plenary on Wednesday (Oct 4) at the Senedd. Welsh Conservative MS Natasha Asghar talked about the need for certainty of future funding, and she quoted…
Leader of Welsh Conservatives tells Senedd he has a ‘target on his back’ and First Minister reports he has received ‘vile messages’ over 20mph policy
The First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford MS has told members of the Senedd that he has received ‘vile messages’ from people opposed to the 20mph changes in Wales. During questions to the First Minister at the Plenary today, Tuesday…
A Utopian Shangri-La for all but the motorist
BEFORE anyone gets on their high horse, bicycle or tandem, I am not against 20mph speed limits on roads in Wales IF those roads happen to be in locations where children and the elderly gather in numbers or struggle to…
£400,000 to support fishing industry in Wales
Fishers and vessel owners in Wales will be able to apply to a £400,000 fund from 3 April to adapt to the rapidly changing market conditions for seafood products, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has announced. The support is from…
Number 1 concern for schools is Additional Learning Needs says Shadow Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
THE number 1 concern for schools is Additional Learning Needs according to Conservative MS Laura Anne Jones. During the Plenary of 14th March the MS questioned the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language Jeremy Miles MS. She said that …