11 January 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 1
The Welsh student support package.
11 January 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 1
Okay. Thank you very much. Moving on to post-16 education, you say that the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales are working to monitor the impacts of cost-of-living challenges, and that universities are actually using their own funding a lot of the…
11 January 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 1
Okay, because you've also got a pilot, haven't you, in year 7—free school breakfasts in secondary education, and that was introduced in 2020. That's coming to an end at the end of this academic year. Have you considered extending that at all, and what…
11 January 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 1
Okay, fine. As you said, it's coming to an end in February 2023, is that still going ahead as planned, or are you perhaps going to extend it?
11 January 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 1
Thank you. Good morning, Minister. I want to talk about cost-of-living pressures on learners and families, and you just touched there on free school meals. I'd like to know from which budget line the £11 million to finance the extension of free school meals…
10 January 2023 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'd like to ask for two statements—one from yourself, on the defective regulations that we put through here on 13 December, the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment and Legislative Functions) and Animal Health (Miscellaneous Amendments)…
14 December 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Minister, as you're well aware, we as Welsh Conservatives held a debate in this Chamber on gynaecological cancer that affects women. We had some clear calls in that debate that we feel could actually really help women right across who are suffering with this…
14 December 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Minister, I was alarmed to read that ONS statistics show that the average price of a pint of beer has gone up 9 per cent compared to last year, and more than 50 pubs a month are now closing across the UK, compared to around 30 pubs a month last year. Pubs are…
13 December 2022 , Plenary
The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment and Legislative Functions) and Animal Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
Before I start, I want to put on record that my group have no objection to the regulations, but we do have objections to the way that the Welsh Government has presented these to the Senedd today. Is it right that we as Senedd Members have to vote on poorly…
13 December 2022 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'm asking for a ministerial statement from the Deputy Minister for sport on the proposals by the Liberal Democrat administration in Powys County Council to close leisure centres and pools across my constituency over Christmas and the new year, and…
12 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
That's fine. I wanted to raise that, Chair, just so that any members of the public, following our discussions in private, understand the decision that we've come to.
12 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Just for the interest of the public, Chair, I think it would be useful for anybody in the public watching to know when this regulation has to be agreed by.
12 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
The host and I were having an unmuting and muting session, I think. I think we should go back to Welsh Government and push them again on this. We can't say to UK Government that, when they do joint legislation, they should be doing joint drafting in English…
8 December 2022 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
I have one, if that's okay. If I could just turn very quickly to post 16 and the understanding, really, of the new advanced skills baccalaureate in Wales. I just want to know how you're promoting that to employers and higher education institutions, especially…
8 December 2022 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
I think Laura put her hand up, Cadeirydd.
8 December 2022 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Okay, thank you very much. I just want to turn back just quickly, as you did mention that you would hope that all the new GCSEs would be in place by 2027. I think I heard that correctly. So, just out of interest, will the 2025-26 and then the 2026-27 cohort…
8 December 2022 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Okay, that's fine. Thank you very much for that. We've had a couple of consultations on the qualified for the future series. Is there going to be another qualification? Where are we with that now?
8 December 2022 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Okay, that's fine. What we're hearing, sometimes, from teachers is that they'd like to see an end goal to this, as well. Do you have any idea when this is all going to be concluded by, because what I've heard isn't really—. Yes, it's all great, but I'm not…
8 December 2022 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Thank you very much, Chair. I've got some questions about review and reform of the general qualifications taken here in Wales, so I'd quite like to ask you how much of a challenge it has been to produce and design proposals for the new GCSEs, given that the…
7 December 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates for self-catering accommodation
Do you think it is a shame that we have to have this debate today? These things are coming forward because of a poorly thought-out policy brought forward by the Welsh Government just to keep their chums in Plaid Cymru happy.
6 December 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Bus Reform
In your response, Minister, to my colleague Natasha Asghar, you outlined that the Welsh Government had identified ways in which we could address rural public transport. As you're well aware, rural public transport in my area is a massive issue, and if you…
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
The million-dollar question and my final one: you've raised a lot of constitutional issues here today; what could the Welsh Government do to address the constitutional impacts that you've outlined today?
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Stakeholders have called for a lot more engagement, and engagement from the Senedd as well. So, how can you make sure that the Senedd is involved in this process?
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
It was on delivering your programme, and with all the extra work that there’s going to be in this, there’s an awful lot more time for the Senedd. I’d like to know what discussions you’re having with the Trefnydd, really, to try and get more time within the…
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
I'm done, Chair.
