8 Hydref 2026 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Comisiwn y Senedd 2027-28: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Okay. Good morning, all. Thank you for being with us this morning, and thanks for sharing your report with us as well. We have around an hour and a quarter together, so I hope we can get through the questions as necessary. I just want to go through a couple…
8 Hydref 2026 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Comisiwn y Senedd 2027-28: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Our first substantive item is item 3, which is scrutiny of the Senedd Commission draft budget 2027-28. We have our witnesses in front of us. Perhaps, Peredur Owen Griffiths, you want to introduce yourself and colleagues.
8 Hydref 2026 , Finance Committee
Papurau i'w nodi
Item 2, our papers to note. We have three papers to note. Are Members content to do so? Yes. Thank you very much.
8 Hydref 2026 , Finance Committee
Cyflwyniad, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datganiadau o fuddiant
Bore da. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to our Finance Committee here on 8 October. I welcome all Members to the committee. In particular, we have two new Members of the committee today, Cai Parry-Jones and Dan Thomas. We also have Benjamin Hodge Mckenna…
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
Thank you.
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
[Inaudible.]—on the point Catherine raised on RSE and your response, Minister, I think you said there are a range of views in society that need to be considered, but I assume you'd agree that not all views in society hold equal weight and have equal value.
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
Chair, could I come in—?
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
Yes, sure. Thank you.
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
I guess there is a link, though, Minister, isn't there, because when those schools do close down, the children are then probably educated in local state schools, and there's a cost to that. Are you getting much feedback from those schools and local…
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
Thank you. And do you, then, have any concerns about the number of independent schools closing in Wales, especially those that provide specialist provision and where local authorities have very important relationships? I recollect my time as a lead in Conwy…
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
Sure, thank you. I just wondered, I think it's your first time in front of the committee, as you mentioned earlier, so I just wondered, philosophically, if we could understand where you come from a little bit, whether you believe education is a Government's…
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
Diolch. Just before I jump into that, Chair, just on the PDG in particular, Minister, you'll be aware that one of the areas I raised in the last Senedd term was around outdoor education and outdoor education activities. I think there's probably an opportunity…
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
Thanks.
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
Further to that, as a child brought up in Gwynedd, I wonder how you have those assurances that the immersion and the support is appropriate.
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
Thanks. Sorry, Chair, just to expand on that point, I guess it's just understanding that there's a clear difference between bilingual education and Welsh-medium or English-medium only education. The categorisation of category 2 and category 3 schools is quite…
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
[Inaudible.]—a point made earlier about the strategy in Gwynedd Council around Welsh-medium education. My understanding is that, in primary school in particular, it's not bilingual education, that all primary schools in Gwynedd are in category 2, which is…
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
May I just ask on this particular point again? I think part of the reason also is the ability to recruit teachers in RE. You'll be aware, of course, that places like Cardiff University have rolled back on some of their RE or Theology teacher-training courses…
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
Perhaps if I may, Chair, just expand on a few points there. I think you're right around the importance of the subject in terms of the ever-polarising world we have. I think there's an opportunity in schools to support children to understand other sides of…
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
Absolutely. I noted the shift in number of pupils picking up religion, values and ethics as a GCSE in the last few years. In 2020, around 15,000 pupils were taking religious education or RVE as a GCSE. That has nearly halved now—it's around 8,000 pupils at…
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
Thanks, Chair. Good morning, Cabinet Minister. Thanks for being with us today. I'm sure it's an absolute pleasure.
7 Hydref 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Cyflwyniadau, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
Chair, just a declaration that I'm a local authority governor at a school, as my record shows.
6 Hydref 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Dadl: Diwygio Cyllidol
Diolch, Lywydd. Rwy'n ddiolchgar i allu cymryd rhan yn y ddadl hon heno. Ac mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud, Lywydd, mae wedi bod yn llawer mwy diddorol nag yr oeddwn i'n ei ddisgwyl pan welais i deitl y ddadl yn y lle cyntaf. Byddaf yn atgoffa'r llefarydd Llafur yn…
6 Hydref 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
Diolch i chi am eich ymateb, Weinidog Cabinet. Rydych chi'n siŵr o fod yn gwybod, ym mis Gorffennaf, fod eich cyd-Weinidog chi, y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Ddiwylliant a Chwaraeon, wedi cyhoeddi y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn sefydlu awdurdod darlledu a chyfathrebu…
6 Hydref 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
Diolch, Lywydd. Yn Weinidog Cabinet dros effeithiolrwydd, pa gamau a ydych chi'n eu cymryd i warantu bod eich cyd-Aelodau yn y Cabinet yn sicrhau gwerth am arian yn effeithiol yn yr adrannau ar draws Llywodraeth Cymru?
6 Hydref 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog
Brif Weinidog, yr eironi eich bod chi'n galw Aelod o'r Senedd yn ymynyswr pan ydych chi mor awyddus i chwalu'r Deyrnas Unedig ac i ynysu Cymru o'r Deyrnas Unedig hon, pan ydych chi wedi llofnodi cytundeb gyda'r SNP a Sinn Féin i ynysu Cymru oddi wrth weddill…
