Alonso debuts as minister amid criticism of “postureo” with … – 20minutos.es

Alonso debuts as minister amid criticism of "postureo" with … – 20minutos.es

The Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality, Alfonso Alonso, participated first as head of the ministry at a meeting of Government control in Congress, in an intervention that has been marked by harsh criticism from the opposition and his offer for dialogue.

The Socialist deputy Carmen Heap has asked about if you have the intention to rectify from his post as Minister of decisions taken “against women” and if in their plans in front of the ministry was to continue the path of cuts made by his predecessor in office, Ana Mato.

The socialist stated that “it is clear that Rajoy has not called you as an expert, has been called as executioner to finish policies entrusted to Mato against women’s “. Heap has ironically congratulated him for “his political rise,” although “and form part of a damaging government for women”.

Thanks for welcome [...] and auspiciousness proposed me “You have defended a labor reform that has increased unemployment and job insecurity especially for women; an education bill that takes the principle of equal classrooms; and is a signatory of the appeal of the constitutionality of the law of abortion “recalled Carmen Stack, has also criticized that” this Monday with attempted murder in Bilbao and two accomplished in Valladolid Paterna, you was dispatched with two tweets. Front Two killed, two tweets. Do you think enough? “. “In GBV not worth the postureo” he said.

“Thanks for the welcome you have given me in your first word and auspiciousness proposed me. I wanted to make myself available to the Chamber and hope that can take an exercise of dialogue and communication , also with you, because it’s what I wanted, working with you in favor of equality, “he said Alonso to the Socialist deputy.

Health Minister reiterated his willingness to try reach agreements on gender violence to reassure victims and denounce. In this regard has been made that his Ministry and the Interior and Justice are working to improve risk assessments for victims of male violence , so that there is a new protocol and a new questionnaire.

And they are also working to make this assessment is not done every four months, but can be done every two , in addition to incorporate a number of measures in the Criminal Code Statute Victims.

In his speech acknowledged that he had been “very hard” for women week. “I want my first words are of conviction and also to reaffirm the government’s commitment and ministry I head to the fight perpetrated against women is an absolute priority, I really do what want is to move forward and work with you on points of consensus, “he insisted.

Alonso has also responded to a question about health policy, has taken to reaffirm the government’s commitment a “public, free, universal and quality” health and recalled that “thanks to the efforts in this Legislature” has managed to cope with the 16,000 million of outstanding debt of public health.