4 Mawrth 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Gwaith craffu cyffredinol Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol
Can I ask why?
4 Mawrth 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Gwaith craffu cyffredinol Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol
Okay. My next question is going to be around designated education clinical lead officers. It's a topic that we've spoken a lot about in this committee as well, and you'll be aware that this committee has consistently taken the position that each health board…
4 Mawrth 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Gwaith craffu cyffredinol Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol
Yes. I like my KPIs. I wanted to ask you—. Obviously, there are numerous health boards across Wales, and we all appreciate that some perform well; some don't, unfortunately, for whatever reasons. But, in this particular area of ALN, the IDP element, the…
4 Mawrth 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Gwaith craffu cyffredinol Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol
I'm really glad you mentioned KPIs, Cabinet Secretary, because I like KPIs. I think everybody in this committee knows how much I like them.
4 Mawrth 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Gwaith craffu cyffredinol Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol
We have.
4 Mawrth 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Gwaith craffu cyffredinol Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol
Thank you. My questions are mainly for the Cabinet Secretary for health, if that's okay. I'd just like to know how is the Welsh Government assuring itself that health boards are meeting their statutory duties to both provide information and also to support…
4 Mawrth 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Penodi Cadeirydd dros dro
I nominate Carolyn.
3 Mawrth 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
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Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lywydd. Ysgrifennydd Busnes, a gaf i ofyn am ddatganiad gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol am y streic ymwelwyr iechyd parhaus ym mwrdd iechyd Cwm Taf Morgannwg? Yn unol â'r hyn a ofynnodd Luke Fletcher yn…
3 Mawrth 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
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Prif Weinidog, byddwch yn falch iawn o fy nghlywed i'n dweud bod fy nghyd-Aelodau yn y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig a minnau yn croesawu'r cyllid ychwanegol, ac rwy'n arbennig o falch o weld mwy o orsafoedd ar y gweill ar gyfer fy ardal. A hoffwn dalu teyrnged i…
24 Chwefror 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
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24 Chwefror 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
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Diolch, Ysgrifennydd Cabinet, am y datganiad y prynhawn yma. Ysgrifennydd Cabinet, mae'n ymddangos braidd yn eironig eich bod chi newydd wneud datganiad ar addysg gefnogol a chynhwysol ar gyfer dyfodol mwy disglair, o ystyried mai dyna'n union beth mae'r…
10 Chwefror 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad a Chyhoeddiad Busnes
Gweinidog Busnes, a gaf i ofyn am ddatganiad gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol am ganserau nad oes cymaint o fodd eu goroesi, yn enwedig o ran yr anghydraddoldebau cyllido a thriniaeth sy'n bodoli? Mae un o'm hetholwyr i, sy'n byw…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Okay. Thank you, Chair.
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Okay, fantastic. You've previously stated that you don't want to see learners on waiting lists in FE institutions. Now, it's come to the committee's attention that ColegauCymru have stated that the Welsh Government has not allocated enough funding to avoid…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
That's fine, Chair. Thank you, Chair.
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Thank you, Chair. Minister, Universities Wales warn that the 2026-27 budget does not reflect the continued financial pressures that are facing universities. Can you explain to the committee how this can be justified given the significant financial pressures…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Okay. Thank you, Chair.
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Okay, great. The panel itself has received a lot of criticism, particularly surrounding the chair of Reading Reform Foundation UK, which has come from Elizabeth Nonweiler and her warning that the CAL:ON initiative risks wasting £8.2 million in the future and…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Thank you so much. Well, Cabinet Secretary, you talked about literacy in your previous response to me, so I'd like to bring the questions towards your literacy panel. I know I've asked you many times about this in the Chamber, but I'd like to talk to you a…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Okay.
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
So, out of all the bodies that I mentioned—Estyn, the school, Dysgu and you, but, obviously, we'll wait to see what happens after May, but the Cabinet Secretary for Education—where does the buck stop if standards do not improve?
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Thanks for your response, Cabinet Secretary. I appreciate you mentioning Estyn, actually, because I wanted to touch upon them as well. I appreciate that Estyn gave an early insight report in 2024-25, and in that report they mentioned some fundamental…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Okay. Thank you. I'd like to move on to school standards now, because it's a really important issue as well. What is the latest position regarding school improvement services, according to you? Are the new local authority partnerships fully established now?…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Okay. Great. Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. How concerned are you by the increasing rates of school exclusions, particularly for those that are five days or less, particularly in secondary schools, which have increased from 75 per 1,000 in 2018-19, and have…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
That's fine. I appreciate it. No worries.
