- 17/10/2024
- Posted by: Mike Hedges MS
- Category: Press Releases
MIKE HEDGES MS QUESTIONS WELSH GOVERNMENT ON THE ISSUE OF TOILETS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
Speaking from his Senedd office, Local Swansea East Senedd Member, Mike Hedges said… ‘Public Toilets are very important to people with medical conditions and the reduction in numbers of public toilets over recent years is very regrettable.
Some progress has been made in getting organisations and commercial operators such as shops and pubs to make their toilet facilities available to the public but there is no register or list available for people to check where toilet facilities are available to the wider public.
I hope that the Welsh Government will work with local government and voluntary sector groups to produce such a list which will be a significant aid to people who suffer from certain medical conditions. ‘
I want to ask for two statements. Firstly, I’m asking for a statement about toilets that are available to the public. It’s not about public toilets but about toilets that are available either in public buildings or in businesses that are prepared to make their toilets available. These need to be identified so that members of the public know where they are. Available toilets are important not just to older people, pregnant women and those suffering with Crohn’s disease, but also for coeliacs and those suffering from inflammatory bowel disease. Whilst council-run toilets have reduced, the need for toilets has not.118
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Right, I think these are important questions, and the toilets available to all and the public are crucially important for all generations and in all communities. I think that we now need to have, with local government, a refreshed approach to this in terms of business and public facilities on the streets. So, I will raise that with the relevant Cabinet Secretary.122
