17/02/2012

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0:00:13 > 0:00:17I think the Welsh Assembly has put its money where its mouth is.

0:00:20 > 0:00:24What's really exciting in Wales was something that the Labour Assembly

0:00:24 > 0:00:28felt very passionately about and made sure came into being

0:00:28 > 0:00:31and that's Flying Start.

0:00:31 > 0:00:34I think the Flying Start scheme is very important

0:00:34 > 0:00:37for my sons are now going through,

0:00:37 > 0:00:39and I think it's really important

0:00:39 > 0:00:43that we maintain a very high standard of education

0:00:43 > 0:00:47because that's the only way we open up doors for opportunities

0:00:47 > 0:00:48for our next generation.

0:00:51 > 0:00:55I think it's absolutely fantastic what the Welsh government is doing,

0:00:55 > 0:00:59protecting students in Wales from these higher fees,

0:00:59 > 0:01:02because they've seen what a boost it's been to the Welsh economy

0:01:02 > 0:01:05and general wellbeing for young people in Wales

0:01:05 > 0:01:08that they've had the chance, like me, to go to universities.

0:01:08 > 0:01:13Through Jobs Growth Wales, they're creating opportunities for young people

0:01:13 > 0:01:17and trying to make sure that when people finish university,

0:01:17 > 0:01:19that there are jobs there for them.

0:01:21 > 0:01:24I'm a passionate believer that health should be free.

0:01:24 > 0:01:29Labour Assembly sees that prescriptions should be free for all

0:01:29 > 0:01:34and it's just a further commitment to health and improving health.

0:01:36 > 0:01:41I don't think we should underestimate just how important free bus passes are.

0:01:41 > 0:01:44It's not just about travelling from A to B,

0:01:44 > 0:01:48but it's about encouraging people to get out

0:01:48 > 0:01:50and socialise and meet people.

0:02:06 > 0:02:10Labour are delivering in Wales,

0:02:10 > 0:02:12in health, though the challenges are huge,

0:02:12 > 0:02:15they're committed through free prescriptions,

0:02:15 > 0:02:21changing the ways that GP surgeries open to respond to people's needs.

0:02:21 > 0:02:26They're responding to education, really delivering an education,

0:02:26 > 0:02:29and are really showing the way, particularly in early years

0:02:29 > 0:02:34and at the other end of the scale, to keeping tuition fees low.

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