21 February 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2022-2023
We'll come there in a minute.
21 February 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2022-2023
Diolch, Cadeirydd. One thing I'd like to start with is I want to talk about school standards, Programme for International Student Assessment, and mitigating the impacts of poverty on attainment. Just a generic question to start: are you concerned, or where…
20 February 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: The Mental Health and Well-being and Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Strategies
I'd like to thank the Deputy Minister for your statement today and the pre-advanced copy of what you just said. Reducing the rates of suicide and self-harm in our society is vital. Suicide and self-harm, especially suicide, leaves far too many families and…
20 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for your answer, First Minister, and I should hope that you will do an updated impact assessment as soon as possible. Over the last week I've visited farms, livestock markets, agricultural suppliers, and I attended the YFC drama finals in Radnor…
20 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
5. Has the Welsh Government done an up-to-date impact assessment on the sustainable farming scheme? OQ60712
1 February 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Lovely. My final question, Cadeirydd. We've heard that it could be beneficial to include a definition of what outdoor residential education is on the face of the Bill, but we've also heard evidence around cautioning about not having it, because it could be…
1 February 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Thanks. One final question on the opt-outs, and it's something that's come up in our evidence, not just with the Minister but others. Have you taken into consideration the potential repercussions there could be for children and parents, for example, if the…
1 February 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
We heard from the Minister in the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee when he said that section 42 was a blunt instrument and the provision wasn't intended for these purposes as such. I'd like to know whether you have any comments on that as well…
1 February 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Sam, can I just come back to you before you ask Manon? Because I think probably a supplementary question that I have might actually help. Because you did state in the letter to us that the Bill requires that guidance that the Welsh Government will issue says…
1 February 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
It's good you've actually come on to that, Manon, because that's my next question, actually, and I'll address that to the Member in charge of the Bill. The Bill does amend the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 to the effect that residential outdoor…
1 February 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Yes. So, what the Minister was trying to say to us is that if you take away the funding element to require Welsh Government in law to fund outdoor residential education—. That would need legislation, but what the Minister was trying to get at, if you decouple…
1 February 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
Thank you very much, Cadeirydd. Sam, good to see you this morning. Shame I couldn't be there in person. I've got some questions on the legal effect of the Bill. Last week, the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language told us that, if the intention in…
31 January 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Six Nations rugby broadcasting
I stand before you today not as a Senedd Member, but as a proud son of Wales and a lifelong member of Gwernyfed RFC, and an unwavering rugby fan for many years, for all the highs and the lows that we've had in Welsh rugby. But, today, we need to address a…
31 January 2024 , Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to establish structured oversight of NHS managers
Yes, I will. I know the Minister may worry about costs, but I know my group and I'm sure the Member in charge of this would like to sit down with the Minister to discuss how we can fund this, because I really do believe this can make a clear difference and…
31 January 2024 , Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to establish structured oversight of NHS managers
I'm coming very close. This is not a political issue, I don't think—this is a human one. It's about ensuring that every patient in every corner of Wales receives the best possible care. It's about standing up for our dedicated staff who pour their hearts and…
31 January 2024 , Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to establish structured oversight of NHS managers
I'd like to thank Mabon ap Gwynfor for bringing forward this Member's legislative proposal today. As a lifelong advocate for our beloved NHS in Wales, along with my Welsh Conservative colleagues on these benches, we are a firm believer in the NHS's boundless…
31 January 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Minister, I'd like to thank you for your statement that you made the other day, but I hate to say that there's a bit of, 'I told you so', about all of this. A lot of people in my community are very angry about the situation that we actually find ourselves in…
31 January 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Diolch, Llywydd. One thing that does strike me every time I go out canvassing is, actually, how, sometimes, ill-informed the electorate are about what the Senedd actually does. It's amazing the number of doors I actually knock on that still think the health…
31 January 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
1. What steps does the Commission take to ensure the public are educated about the role of the Senedd? OQ60606
30 January 2024 , Plenary
The general principles of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak today. I'd also like to thank the Counsel General for bringing forward the debate today. My views on Senedd expansion are well known and they've been rehearsed—the reasons for that—by other colleagues. But what…
30 January 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'd like to ask for a statement, please, from the Minister for Economy about the £70 million clawback that the Welsh Government had from the Superfast Cymru broadband scheme. I know the Welsh Government is going through a procurement exercise on how…
24 January 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
[Inaudible.]—I'm done, thank you.
24 January 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
[Inaudible.]—Minister. When we bring forward legislation of this type through the Senedd, we need to make sure that it's accessible to everybody, and especially those young people who have got physical disabilities, those struggling with their mental health…
24 January 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
Diolch, Cadeirydd, and good to see you, Minister, to talk again on this Bill. This is the second time in one week you've got the pleasure of my company. Just out of interest, Minister, a large number of people who responded to the consultation, other than…
24 January 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
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