, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 5
Okay. Does anybody else want to come in on this—Mark or Catherine? No. That's fine. So, what is your view, then, on how community-focused schools can effectively support parents and learners in relation to school attendance, and what barriers do you think…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 5
Okay. Does anyone else want to come in on that? No. Okay, that's fine. My next question: do you have any views on the extent to which the use of fixed-penalty notices for regular non-attendance can help tackle pupil attendance?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 5
Thank you very much, Cadeirydd. I’ll try and be as succinct as I can. To what extent are schools and other agencies effectively engaging parents to support pupils who are regularly having attendance problems, and what do you consider as being the barriers to…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 4
I apologise, Chair, if I've opened a can of worms.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 4
Okay. So, mine was just on community-focused schools and the work that they do outside the school day, with their community focus and trying to bring all the community together to help pupils. So, how effective do you think they are at supporting parents and…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 4
So, who's going first? Is Ken going or am I going?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 4
I've got one more question, but I can make it short if Ken makes his short.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 4
I was going to say, does anybody else want to come in—Mary or Hannah? No.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 4
So, my first question is going to be: to what extent do you think that schools and other bodies are effectively engaging parents to support pupil attendance to get our learners in schools, and are there are any barriers there to the effective support that…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 4
Diolch, Cadeirydd. And I know it's been a long session, so I've got three short questions; I might roll two into one, if that's okay, in the interest of time, Chair.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you for that answer, Minister. I’ve heard accounts from many of my constituents really struggling to get insurance in subsequent years after flooding events. Some of these properties have not even been flooded, but they fall within the postcode area…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
7. What is the Welsh Government doing to support communities hit by recurring floods? OQ58208
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
As we all know, trees are very important to tackling climate change. But with the Welsh Government's decision recently to purchase Gilestone Farm in my community, I think I just heard you, Minister, say you do not plant on productive land. So, I'd just like…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
I don't really want to get drawn in on the devolution of justice, I think there are far more learned people than I to make decisions on that matter. So, what I'd like to know, though, Counsel General: within devolved competency areas, how are the Welsh…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
It's going to be a big Bill that will be a big test case for everything that's been set up, isn't it? So, yes. Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Yes, because the Scottish Government have obviously got issues with the divergence from the EU and consumer information and how that can relate to potential trade in the future for our businesses right across the country. Do you share those concerns?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Yes, because, as I said, the UK Government didn't take this through the relevant common frameworks process, so it does bring into question, doesn't it, and raises very much concerns about the effectiveness of the common frameworks process. How do you think…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Yes, thank you, Cadeirydd. Minister, you mentioned this earlier, and I just want some analysis, really, of what the Welsh Government have taken on the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, and what impacts that's going to have on Senedd legislation…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Okay. Thank you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
That's fine. And just on that point, when you do find out information that does respect Wales and could impact on Wales, just a plea, really, that when you do find information out that it is relayed to the Senedd and relevant committees here for them to have…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Okay. One last question. Obviously, a big piece of legislation coming forward from a Westminster perspective is going to be the Brexit freedoms Bill. I would take it that that is going to have impacts on the devolved legislatures right across the country. So…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Okay. Because it would be quite nice if there was something that came earlier on, and the relevant scrutiny committee in that area had an opportunity to discuss that well before an LCM comes into the Chamber, and then we're not all scrambling around with a…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
That's fine, but how do you think the Senedd could play a part in that? Obviously, you're using Westminster legislation to forward things that you said you could do in seven years' time, but also, we have parliamentary colleagues who would probably like a say…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
I just want to take that a little bit further, Counsel General, because the Welsh Government have stated that there would be instances where the law could be changed more quickly by using Westminster to legislate on devolved areas, because things move a lot…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Yes, it does. Diolch, Cadeirydd.
