Today we enter into the pre-election, however I will still be a Member of the Senedd until the end of April, continuing to support my constituents in the Vale of Glamorgan to meet their needs in these next few weeks. I am now also your Welsh Labour Candidate for the election […]
I would like to thank everyone for their care and concern towards each other, their families and communities in this terrible pandemic which has blighted so many lives in 2020 and my heartfelt sympathies go out to all those who have lost loved ones and to those working at the […]
I was pleased to deliver the below statement as Deputy Minister and Chief Whip this week to mark the International Day of Disabled People; This Thursday is the United Nation’s International Day of Disabled People. Since 1992 the United Nations has designated the 3rd December as a day for promoting […]
I was pleased to take part in the debate on Tackling Racism and Race Inequality in the Senedd this week in my role as Deputy Minister and Chief Whip. The transcripts of my speeches are below; Opening Speech:2020 has been one of the most challenging and difficult years in memory, […]
Last year I was pleased to be invited to give the Welsh Political Archive’s Annual Lecture at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. The lecture has now been made available online and can be accessed via https://www.library.wales/collections/learn-more/archives/the-welsh-political-archive/the-welsh-political-archive-annual-lecture or via download.
I am honoured to have been chosen as a subject for the Welsh Political Icon podcast series. Thank you Debbie, Baroness Wilcox of Newport for your warm words. I am proud to have known you for so long as a friend and colleague. The podcast can be accessed at; https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/welsh-political/23-welsh-political-icons-EWP0Avl-qMJ/#=
Thank you for inviting me to take part in this All Wales International Anti-Racism online Protest. Thank you to Race Council Cymru, in partnership with BAWSO and Wales TUC for organising this powerful event. I am here with you as Equalities Minister in the Welsh Government and I am here […]
Like millions of people around the world, the tragic death of George Floyd, at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis, has left me shocked, angry and upset. The First Minister, Mark Drakeford has said that the footage which emerged was “among the most shocking and upsetting” that he had […]
Jane Hutt, the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip, today gave thanks to the brilliant, kind people from all backgrounds throughout Wales who are volunteering to help communities face the coronavirus outbreak together. “Wales has a strong tradition of people helping one another out, and we’ve really seen this in action […]
