Decision details

Standing Order 11.21:

Time must be made available in each Assembly year for debates on the following items of business:

(iv) motions proposed by any Member who is not a member of the government

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Ken Skates (Clwyd South)

Eluned Parrott (South Wales Central)

David Melding (South Wales Central)

Llyr Huws Gruffydd (North Wales)

Supported by:

Rebecca Evans (Mid and West Wales)

The National Assembly for Wales:

1. Recognises and regrets that people with mental health problems experience stigma and discrimination;

2. Welcomes Time to Change Wales, the first national campaign to end the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health problems in Wales;

3. Notes the recent research carried out by Time to Change Wales, which showed that:

a) 1 in 4 people believe that people with mental health problems should not be allowed to hold public office; and

b) 1 in 10 people believe that people with mental health problems should not be allowed to have children;

4. Recognises that people with mental health issues play significant roles in society, work across a range of sectors and make important contributions to the economy; and

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to support the Time to Change Wales campaign and demonstrate a commitment to ending mental health stigma and discrimination.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.