Conservative MS Natasha Asghar, has tabled a Statement of Opinion calling for women’s single-sex spaces to be protected. Not a single Plaid Cymru, Labour, Green or Liberal Democrat Member of the Senedd has signed it.
The statement sets out a series of straightforward principles. It calls for the rights and safety of women and girls to be protected and for practices enabling voyeurism, harassment and sexual assault in mixed-sex facilities to be fiercely opposed. It also calls on the Welsh Government to work with the UK Government to apply the new Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance on single-sex spaces.
It also backs campaigners, including the Women's Rights Network, who have fought to restore single-sex services for women.
Commenting, Natasha Asghar MS, said:
"This is about basic common sense. Women and girls deserve safe, single-sex spaces and practices that enable voyeurism or harassment in mixed-sex facilities should be opposed by everyone in this Senedd. Yet not one Plaid Cymru, Labour, Green or Liberal Democrat Member has been willing to say so.
"Silence speaks volumes. If you cannot bring yourself to support women's safety and dignity, voters in Wales will draw their own conclusions about your priorities.
"The Welsh Conservatives will always stand up for the rights of women and girls. It's time the parties of the left did the same instead of staying silent on an issue that matters to millions of people across Wales."
