23 Tachwedd 2022 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Cymorth iechyd meddwl mewn addysg uwch—sesiwn dystiolaeth 9
Great, thanks. And will there be consideration given to particularly vulnerable groups at all? I'm thinking especially of those who have caring responsibilities, and indeed, international students, who may feel the added burden of being isolated and away from…
23 Tachwedd 2022 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Cymorth iechyd meddwl mewn addysg uwch—sesiwn dystiolaeth 9
Thank you. Just turning to the support that students received during COVID-19, obviously the Welsh Government generously provided additional hardship support for students and higher education providers during the pandemic. Are you considering options to…
23 Tachwedd 2022 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Cymorth iechyd meddwl mewn addysg uwch—sesiwn dystiolaeth 9
Thank you, Minister. Turning to universities—so, this is a question directed at the education Minister—what's the Welsh Government doing to ensure that all universities consistently promote a positive culture of mental health?
23 Tachwedd 2022 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Cymorth iechyd meddwl mewn addysg uwch—sesiwn dystiolaeth 9
Thanks, Minister, that is fascinating. It may be too early to say, but are you planning on having any external or international organisations assist in the development for the successor strategy? There are some fabulous examples of universities in the United…
23 Tachwedd 2022 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Cymorth iechyd meddwl mewn addysg uwch—sesiwn dystiolaeth 9
Diolch, Chair. Thanks, Ministers, for attending, and for your papers. I'll direct my first question at the Deputy Minister, if I may. It's with regard to 'Together for Mental Health'. To what extent do you think the strategy has been successful in helping…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Thanks, and just one final question regarding working relationships, have you considered any ways of working that could change in order to address the concerns and, as you've already identified, the criticism of potential close political affiliation to…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Thanks. Just two more questions, what tangible difference or differences do you think you will be able to demonstrate in the way that you work compared with the outgoing commissioner?
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Okay, thank you. And have you considered how you might work with other commissioners in an attempt to generate budget savings? We're about to enter a pretty grim period in terms of public finances, and it's incumbent upon us all, I think, to make savings…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Thanks, Chair. I have a number of questions, I'm afraid, so I'll get through them as quick as I possibly can. The first concerns the public awareness, and awareness across the public and third sectors of the commissioner's role. Would you be seeking to find…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Yes.
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Thanks, Chair. Just briefly going back to the Qatar question because it's a fine example, I think, of a very emotive and principled issue where you might have a difference of opinion to Government, and where you might find it difficult to communicate to…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol
Excellent. Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol
Thanks for that. And do you think that some young people with speech, language and communications needs may struggle to understand the requirements of their community sentence, and do courts actually take this into account when making decisions on custodial…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol
Okay, thanks. To what extent do you think information about a young person's speech, language and communication needs influences the options for sentencing for a particular young person? Do you think information is available about a young person in every…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol
Okay, thanks. Sometimes, judges and magistrates are criticised for giving custodial sentences for repeat offending, rather than for the seriousness of the specific offences, and that's because there's a belief sometimes—or at least the criticism is that there…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol
Thank you, Chair. So, by law, custody should be reserved for those children whose offending is just so serious that no other sentence can be justified and it should be the sentence of last resort. Do you think that we've got the balance right in terms of…
15 Tachwedd 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan Weinidog yr Economi: Cynllun trwyddedu statudol i bob llety ymwelwyr yng Nghymru
Gweinidog, a gaf i ddiolch i chi am roi'r datganiad gwerthfawr hwn gerbron heddiw? Rwy'n ei groesawu yn fawr a chyda'r perygl o ail-ddweud yr hyn yr oedd gan Mabon ap Gwynfor yn ei gyfraniad rhagorol ef, fe hoffwn i ddatgan bod honno, yn y rhan hon o'r…
15 Tachwedd 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog
Prif Weinidog, mae gan raglen HyNet North West y potensial i newid yn sylweddol y ffordd yr ydym yn diwallu ein hanghenion trafnidiaeth a busnes o ran tanwydd ar draws gogledd-orllewin Lloegr ac, wrth gwrs, gogledd Cymru. Maer metro dinas-ranbarth Lerpwl…
14 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau menywod yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol—sesiwn dystiolaeth 3
Thanks, Chair.
14 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau menywod yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol—sesiwn dystiolaeth 3
Can I just ask—sorry, Chair—just really briefly then, is confidence in sentencers an issue? Do they have the confidence to be able to promote alternatives and to use alternatives to—?
14 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau menywod yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol—sesiwn dystiolaeth 3
Can I just ask then, just moving on to my next question, why there is such inconsistency across Wales in terms of prison sentences, when and how they're given? In Wales, in some areas, we see prison sentences given far more frequently than others, so what…
14 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau menywod yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol—sesiwn dystiolaeth 3
Thanks, Chair. I'll ask some questions, if I may, about working with courts and, in particular, sentences, and to begin with, if I may, asking what extent there is, in sentences and partner organisations, agencies, including the police—? Are they willing and…
14 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau menywod yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol—sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Thanks, Chair. Thank you.
14 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau menywod yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol—sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Thanks, Joanne. That's really timely. Will the report highlight any best practice at all, or do you have any views on best practice that you might be able to share with us from elsewhere?
