Human rights

James EvansConservative

4 November 2024, Standards of Conduct Committee

Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11

…in this area. But one thing I am worried about if privilege is removed is also the impact on somebody's human rights and article 10 and the right of freedom of expression as well. If we brought a deception rule in here and a sanction, how would it impact on someone's freedom of expression? Because I…

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Yr Athro Andrew Blick

4 November 2024, Standards of Conduct Committee

Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11

As Dexter rightly says, there's the European Court of Human Rights case law, but the proposal as envisaged for current purposes is taking that into account, and is obviously much more carefully, much more narrowly defined, and certainly it's not that kind of punishment we're talking about. As was…

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Dr Dexter Govan

4 November 2024, Standards of Conduct Committee

Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11

…only concern would be that an overly severe penalty might incur issues with the European convention on human rights and free speech, as we saw in Salov v. Ukraine, where the court viewed a five-year jail sentence to be inappropriate as a ruling for political deception. So there would be concerns…

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Vaughan GethingLabour

4 November 2024, Petitions Committee

Updates to previous petitions

…and I thought it was positive that he set out that he's already tasked his officials to work with the Children's Commissioner for Wales and with Transport for Wales to see what opportunities there are to look at future pricing systems for younger people. I think that was a really constructive…

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Sioned WilliamsPlaid

23 October 2024, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: UK Government Budget

…winter fuel payment to pensioners receiving pension credit has raised wide concerns. As we heard, the older people's commissioner warned it could cost thousands of lives. The UK Government's own figures show that 83 per cent of people over 80 would lose the payment and 71 per cent of pensioners with…

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Peter FoxConservative

23 October 2024, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: UK Government Budget

…in Westminster, and sadly their colleagues here in the Senedd seem to be jumping into line. The older people's commissioner has said that the axing of the winter fuel payments could lead to 4,000 excess deaths. Why are Labour Ministers here not up in arms about this? As Heledd pointed out, I…

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Heledd FychanPlaid

23 October 2024, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: UK Government Budget

…of this policy. So, why this unwillingness to speak out for the people we represent here? As the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales warned, this will lead to some of our constituents dying. But again, this isn't one of your asks.

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Carolyn ThomasLabour

23 October 2024, Plenary

Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'

…is not just an issue for vulnerable adults, of course, it affects the elderly and business owners. The older people’s commissioner has raised concerns about exclusion of older people. A 2022 report by UK Finance, the trade association for the banking and finance industry, found that almost 40 per…

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Julie MorganLabour

23 October 2024, Plenary

Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Assisted dying

…after refusing food and water. Then there’s Debbie Purdy who had MS. She argued it was against her human rights not to know if her husband would be prosecuted if he went abroad with her to die. She won her case and the DPP was ordered to produce clearer guidance on who would not be prosecuted. Of…

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Buffy WilliamsLabour

22 October 2024, Plenary

& 9. The general principles of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill

…Voices from Care, TGP Cymru, the Association of Directors of Social Services, not to mention the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, Children in Wales and the Children’s Homes Association, even Care Inspectorate Wales. Let’s remind ourselves of the reality that social workers will be facing when…

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Mabon ap GwynforPlaid

22 October 2024, Plenary

& 9. The general principles of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill

…duty is underpinned by robust support mechanisms for the affected individuals, which should include a children's rights approach in the case of minors. The reporting guidelines should also be developed so as to prevent creating a de facto hierarchy of abuse cases. The Minister will also be aware…

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Mike HedgesLabour

22 October 2024, Plenary

& 9. The general principles of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill

…do not consider it satisfactory that full details of the impact of the Bill on the key issues including human rights, the justice system and data protection were not published in time for the Senedd’s consideration of the Bill at Stage 1. In our view, developing the legislative proposals should be…

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