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Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Offender Management (11 Nov 2009) has video

Julie Morgan: Is my hon. Friend aware of the success made in Wales in tackling offending by women—in particular, the success of the Women's Turnaround Project, based in Cardiff, which aims to stop women reoffending and going to prison? Will he congratulate that project?

Written Answers — Health: NHS: Drugs (11 Nov 2009)

Julie Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what drugs used in the NHS are known to have teratogenic effects; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Health: Tuberculosis: Drugs (5 Nov 2009)

Julie Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the availability of drugs appropriate for the treatment of paediatric tuberculosis patients.

Written Answers — Health: Tuberculosis: Health Services (4 Nov 2009)

Julie Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what proportion of primary care trusts in England are part of a local multi-disciplinary clinical network for tuberculosis; (2) what steps the NHS takes to assign consultants with appropriate experience to the care of patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 10 (29 Oct 2009)

Julie Morgan: I want to ask the Minister about the differences between the age in the Welsh measure, which concerns children up to 18, and the age in the child poverty strategy, which is up to 16. Has there been any progress on that issue, which I know concerns the Assembly?

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 10 (29 Oct 2009)

Julie Morgan: I support the Government amendments. In developing a UK-wide child poverty strategy, it is important that what happens in the devolved bodies is fully involved and integrated. It is therefore good that the amendments have been tabled. I note that there is nothing about Wales in the amendments, but I assume that is because Wales has not asked for an amendment to be made. I know that Wales...

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 9 (29 Oct 2009)

Julie Morgan: The hon. Gentleman makes an important point: it is important to communicate directly with children. However, does he agree that communicating directly with them is not easy, and has to be done in a way that allows one to find out what they truly mean? In those situations, organisations that work with children can sometimes help facilitate the coming forward of children’s views. It is...

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 8 (29 Oct 2009)

Julie Morgan: I strongly support the idea of localism and looking at things in small local areas, but it is important to link that with wider economic strategies. I think in particular of south Wales, where areas are blighted by worklessness, in a large degree due to the end of the mining industry—a catastrophe that we are still trying to get over.

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 6 (27 Oct 2009)

Julie Morgan: The hon. Member for Northavon has made some important points through his amendments, and I am sure that he is right that certain groups will not be included in any household surveys. I am particularly concerned about the two groups that my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton, North has just mentioned—Gypsy and Traveller children and asylum-seeking children. I know that it is extremely...

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video

Julie Morgan: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak briefly in this debate. First, I pay tribute to the Cardiff and south Wales committee of EMAG. Many of my constituents in north Cardiff and the surrounding area are affected by the issues we have debated today. I have had meetings in the constituency with EMAG and have met many individual constituents on the issue, too. I am also a signatory to...

Nato: Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (20 Oct 2009)

Julie Morgan: I am pleased to welcome the Bill as a further stage in constitutional reform. This Government have a great record in bringing about constitutional reform, most notably in respect of devolution. When they came to power in 1997, one of the first things that I as a Welsh Member was involved with was bringing devolution to Scotland and to Wales. I remember feeling that it was an exciting...

Nato: Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (20 Oct 2009)

Julie Morgan: I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I would have liked the Bill to include provision for a referendum for Wales. I shall deal briefly with two parts of the Bill, the first of which is reform of the House of Lords. Most parties in this Chamber support a wholly or almost entirely elected House of Lords. The measures in the Bill which relate to the House of Lords are another step in...

Nato: Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (20 Oct 2009)

Julie Morgan: Does the hon. Gentleman agree that most civil servants are absolutely delighted that this is finally happening? Does he not wholeheartedly welcome the fact that, although it has taken many Governments and a long time to reach this spot, we have finally reached it?

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill (20 Oct 2009)

Julie Morgan: Do you need any more particular powers or resources to ensure that looked-after children are not living in poverty?

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill (20 Oct 2009)

Julie Morgan: Are there any other powers that could prevent children from ending up in poverty?

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill (20 Oct 2009)

Julie Morgan: You have all raised the importance of child care, and it is obviously the key to employment for many people. It has to be affordable and accessible. How could that be put into legislation? Do you think it should be?

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill (20 Oct 2009)

Julie Morgan: I want to ask about the devolved countries and how you think they would fit into this UK-wide strategy. Obviously Wales is going to have its own new poverty strategy this year or next year—how do you think that will fit into the overall UK strategy?

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill (20 Oct 2009)

Julie Morgan: Obviously some of the policies in Wales and Scotland, such as free prescriptions or free breakfasts for children, have an impact on poverty. Some of those initiatives are, say, not available in England, so there will have to be different measures than for a UK-wide strategy.

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (14 Oct 2009) has video

Julie Morgan: The Prime Minister has been a great champion in the fight against child poverty and under this Government child poverty has fallen, but there are still far too many children living in poverty, and in Wales, too many children living in workless households. What further measures can he propose to bring down child poverty?

New Member: New Clause 1 — Purchase of tobacco on behalf of children (12 Oct 2009) has video

Julie Morgan: rose—