, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The challenges facing rural schools like those in my constituency are a symptom of the broader challenges facing our rural areas, with an ageing population, families moving away and local authority services that are more expensive to run and more difficult to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Thank you very much for that answer. I would like to think that we can all agree that it is important that we have a strong broadcasting sector that reflects our country and our systems. We know that most people in Wales get their news from sources outside…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
5. What legal advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government on the devolution of broadcasting to Wales? OQ64746
, Plenary
90-second Statements
Yesterday, the town of Porthmadog in my constituency marked the centenary of the death of one of its best-known sons, with a series of commemorative events. The name Eliseus Williams might not mean much to some, but I’m sure you will recognise his bardic…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
Just over 18 weeks ago, Venus Lamey turned up at the Nova Prestatyn parkrun dressed as a chicken. Since then, she has run 16 different parkruns across north Wales, dressed in a variety of costumes, including a dinosaur, a unicorn and Winnie the Pooh. Several…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government Scrutiny Session
Great. Thank you very much for that response. I very much welcomed the statement that was made in the Senedd yesterday by your colleague. Just on another related issue, I'm an ardent supporter of relationships and sexuality education in schools for all kinds…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government Scrutiny Session
—when discussing doubts about the behaviour of people who work with children and any doubts about abuse. It's possible, of course, to implement all kinds of measures and training to support reporting on suspicions of abuse, but how will the Government promote…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government Scrutiny Session
always 'think the unthinkable'. Don't think, 'What if I am wrong?', think, 'What if I am right?'—
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government Scrutiny Session
Thank you very much, Chair. Some of the notable things that came out of the 'Our Bravery Brought Justice' report, which is the report on Neil Foden's crimes, of course, was the call by the chair, Jan Pickles, to:
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government Scrutiny Session
Thank you very much, Chair. You will, of course, be familiar with the success of Gwynedd council's education policy, a policy that has been further strengthened recently, which ensures that every child receives access to bilingual and Welsh-medium education…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Thank you, Minister. I was delighted to lead a debate in this Chamber on the need to integrate the work of preventing ACEs, or adverse childhood experiences, and respond to them across public services. The experience of a child or a person of trauma doesn't…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
8. What is the Government's approach to ensuring co-operation across portfolios to deliver the Programme for Government? OQ64627
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. Victims and survivors tell us that, when they raise concerns about victim-blaming language or missed opportunities to protect them within historical social work, health or police records, they are often told that these attitudes…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
9. What action is the Welsh Government taking to support survivors of childhood abuse who experience further trauma when accessing historical social work, health or police records? OQ64653
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Thank you very much.
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Now, there's an issue, isn't there, with people not completing their apprenticeships, and I do see, among the reasons noted for that, the two most obvious reasons are personal reasons and also that they went into work. Now, do we know whether those people who…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
May I—?
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Thank you very much for that response. It is so hugely important, and particularly important in my own area. Another issue that arises—. The aspiration, clearly, with apprenticeships is that young people can step into that world at any point during their…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
You mentioned earlier the skills summit and that some of the biggest providers would be—[Inaudible.] I think that's wonderful, because, in my area, a rural area, and small and medium-sized enterprises are hugely important. And what we've heard is that it's a…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Thank you.
, Legislation Committee
General Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Thank you very much.
, Legislation Committee
General Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Well, there have been examples of errors in the Welsh language versions in the past, haven't there? So, how you will, as a Welsh Government, now seek to collaborate with Westminster to enable composite and joint statutory instruments to be drawn up in a…
, Legislation Committee
General Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Thank you very much for that answer. It's good to hear there that the Welsh language is one of your priorities. We have already touched on the need in terms of bilingual working, and my ears pricked up when I heard about Canada earlier—that was very…
, Legislation Committee
General Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Thank you very much. I would like to pursue issues relating to the accessibility of the law and in relation to the Welsh language in particular. But, before that, I'd like to ask you, first of all, what the implementation priorities will be for the Government…
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Grooming gangs
For many years now, I have tried at every opportunity to support and advocate for victims of sexual exploitation and grooming. It is something we should all take very seriously. Sexual grooming is something that, unfortunately, far too many of us have…
