, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - evidence session 1
That's good. Maybe through the Chair it would be useful if we could perhaps have minutes from that delivery board, so that as a committee we can actually follow through to see from our side of it that it's all being delivered, as in our scrutiny role to the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - evidence session 1
Diolch, Chair. My questions will be pointed towards the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being. I want to talk about the whole-school approach. I don't dispute the pressure that Welsh Government are faced with regarding the budget. I totally…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Programme for International Student Assessment results
Laura also talked, and a number of Members talked, about the lack of funding for our ALN provision across schools. I've sat on the committee since I've been here, and I hear time and time again, along with other Members across this Chamber, that there just…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Programme for International Student Assessment results
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'd like to thank everybody who has taken part in this really important debate this afternoon. The education of our young people across Wales is a priority for this Welsh Conservative group here, and we'll do all we can to…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Deputy Minister, in rural areas, our pharmacies do play a very key role of helping us with mental health problems across Wales, but do you agree with me that there should be a more formal route for our pharmacists to actually refer people who go to them with…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill—evidence session 3
Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill—evidence session 3
That's quite a broad question, I know, but it would be quite good for a point of view.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill—evidence session 3
I've got one question, actually. The Member in charge of this Bill told us, when he came before us, that he believes this Bill will improve the mental health and well-being of children across Wales. I believe that as well. I think outdoor education is a great…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill—evidence session 3
You just said there about making sure every child goes on the trip. The Bill does say that all children will be able to go, however, we do know from an inquiry we're doing at the moment into disabled children that there is a big issue there with, actually…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill—evidence session 3
Yes, it's interesting, because a number of consultation responses that actually came back to the Member in charge of the Bill said that parents feel a bit of anxiety and children have anxiety because of the costs associated with going away. Do you think the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill—evidence session 3
Lovely. Thank you. I want to talk about barriers to accessing outdoor residential education. In your consultation response to Sam Rowlands, you said that children in more affluent areas are twice as likely to access outdoor education—I think that's a…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2022-2023
I think you've answered my other questions. Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2022-2023
You say in your annual report that 12 awarding bodies declared non-compliance with your standard conditions of recognition. What kind of matters were they, and what were the grounds for the concerns, as such?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2022-2023
Moving on slightly now, the number of incidents that people have had to report to you has gone up quite considerably, and there has been a big rise in paper errors. What do you think could be done to mitigate all these errors coming through? Whose job do you…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2022-2023
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I want to talk about your regulatory role. I know we're running a bit short on time, so if I don't get to all my questions we'll probably write to you on those. So, if you could be quite succinct with your answers, I'd be grateful, or poor…
, Plenary
Motion under Standing Order 26.91 seeking the Senedd's agreement to introduce a Member Bill: Mental Health Standards of Care (Wales) Bill
But, on a serious point, though, it is important that we do just care, but not just about patients here in Wales, about Welsh patients who are in Scotland, who are in England as well, and make sure that their mental health is protected, because we have a duty…
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Motion under Standing Order 26.91 seeking the Senedd's agreement to introduce a Member Bill: Mental Health Standards of Care (Wales) Bill
I think this change is going far enough and the conversation, what we've just mentioned, about domestic violence is one of the reasons why I want to change this. There are those people who have suffered domestic violence at the hands of their partner and when…
, Plenary
Motion under Standing Order 26.91 seeking the Senedd's agreement to introduce a Member Bill: Mental Health Standards of Care (Wales) Bill
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and can I say I'm a bit shaken, actually, because I'm a little bit overwhelmed by the support I've had here today? So, I'll try and get through this without getting a bit emotional, I don't really do emotional, very often…
, Plenary
Motion under Standing Order 26.91 seeking the Senedd's agreement to introduce a Member Bill: Mental Health Standards of Care (Wales) Bill
Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer, and I move the motion tabled in my name. Today, we are here to discuss a matter of great importance: the development of my mental health standards of care (Wales) Bill. Before I start, I want to say a few words about the…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Professional Learning Entitlement
Thank you for the advance copy of your statement today, Minister. Can I firstly say that I support the professional learning entitlement? And I welcome the fact this is intended for learning support staff as well as teachers, because it's vitally important…
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Questions to the First Minister
I'd like to thank the First Minister for your answer. First Minister, sexual health screening in my constituency, as you've said, is predominantly done by Sexual Health Wales, but recent data has shown that the uptake on that has been relatively low in…
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Questions to the First Minister
6. Will the First Minister provide an update on the availability of sexual health screening in mid Wales? OQ60401
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I just wanted to clarify one thing. So, the single person discount will be on the face of the Bill. As the Minister just said, it will be there on the face of the Bill in primary legislation.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
But why not put it in primary legislation, then? If you are not going change it via regulation, why not put it in primary legislation, and give everyone the reassurance—
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I know that it's an issue that's worrying a few people.
