Arguments over the need for an Autism Bill linger on
(Title Image: NAS Cymru) The Motion The Senedd: Notes the publication of the Evaluation of the Integrated Autism Service …
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Best of the Blogs #72: Keeping it in the family
(Title Image: Elliot Brown via Flickr) Will Hayward breaks down the detail on AMs employing family members as staff. Dic …
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Tory AM calls for “strong government response” to community council declarations supporting independence
Zero carbon homes With the Welsh Government accepting in principle that all new affordable homes should be as close to …
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Law changes should be considered to fix “inconsistent” blue badge scheme
(Title Image: © Copyright Given Up (Geograph) and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0) Communities Committee Blue Badge …
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Minister accepts eye appointment waiting times are too long, but promises improvements
(Title Image: via Plaid Cymru) The Motion (Final/Amended Version) The Senedd: Notes that there are currently 111,000 people living with …
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Campaign to raise the profile of councillors to be developed to improve diversity
(Title Image: WEN Wales) Yesterday, AMs debated the Community Committee’s report on diversity in local government – a summary of …
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Young carers ID card set to be phased in by the end of the year
(Title Image: via Senedd TV) The Motion (Final/Amended Version) The Senedd: Notes that there are more than 21,000 carers in …
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Additional 38,000 people trained in dementia awareness over the last year
(Title Image: maxpixel.net in the public domain) If there’s one thing AMs love it’s an awareness day or awareness week. …
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Senedd Bites #63: Smacking ban “could put off English tourists”
(Title Image: The Herald) Tory AM: Smacking ban could put off English tourists Janet Finch-Saunders AM (Con, Aberconwy) has suggested …
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Changes to the law may be needed to boost local government diversity
(Title Image: Women’s Equality Network Wales) Communities Committee Diversity in Local Government (pdf) Published: 4th April 2019 “….women, black and …
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Wales “faces £2billion shortfall by 2020” from welfare reforms
(Title Image: pymnts.com) The Motion The Senedd: Notes the analysis of the effect of the UK Government’s welfare reform …
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Welsh children “graded F” for sedentary lifestyles
(Title Image: National Assembly of Wales) Health & Social Care Committee Physical Activity of Children & Young People (pdf) Published: …
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Care assessment second opinions introduced for Independent Living Grant claimants
(Title Image: BBC Wales) The Motion The Senedd: Calls on the Welsh Government to retain the Welsh Independent Living Grant …
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Charter for deaf children’s services considered in response to Senedd petition
(Title Image: Exeter Deaf Academy) Petition P-04-628: “To improve access to education and services in British Sign Language” Submitted by …
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Health Committee unable to reach a consensus on the need for an Autism Bill
(Title Image: NAS Cymru) Health & Social Care Committee Stage 1: Autism Bill (pdf) Published: 7th December 2018 “Some Members …
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Blame placed at UK Government’s door for damning UN poverty report
(Title Image: Wales Online) The Motion The Senedd: Notes the statement by the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and …
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Government pressed to reconsider scrapping independent living grant
(Title Image: BBC Wales) Leader of the House and Minister for Equalities, Julie James (Lab, Swansea West), has trailed the …
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AMs back proposal to enshrine disability rights in law
(Tile Image: Independent) AMs unanimously backed a proposed backbench Member’s Bill from Helen Mary Jones AM (Plaid, Mid & West …
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Gender stereotype campaigns hailed a success
(Title Image: Public Health Network Cymru) Another ministerial question time. This time it was the turn of Leader of the …
Read More Sign language should be recognised as a first language in Wales
(Title Image: Exeter Deaf Academy) Petitions Committee Petition P-04-628: “To improve access to education and services in British Sign Language” …
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AM calls for more to be done to prevent avoidable sight loss
(Title Image: Wales Online) In his short debate on Wednesday (3rd October), Nick Ramsay AM (Con, Monmouth) called for more …
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