, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Sioned Williams.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
It's because we have 13 sitting weeks to complete the first part, so that's why we are in that position. Perhaps we can discuss that later. Could we move on to Buffy again, sorry? Buffy Williams.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Yes, thank you for that answer—
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Thanks, Buffy. Sioned, do you have something on this specific point that you want to come in on?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Okay, thank you. That's really helpful. We'll now move on to some questions from Members, and the first set from Buffy Williams. Buffy.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Okay, that would be really helpful. Thank you, Minister. And finally from me: what assessment have you made of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020's effect on the Bill's provision?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Thank you. I've just got a couple more questions. Regulation-making powers leave considerable scope to adjust policy. Will you be publishing draft regulations to allow the Senedd to scrutinise them, and the Bill as a whole?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Thank you, Minister. Just following on from that, you talked about continuity. So, is continuity the reason why there wasn't a more thorough and fundamental clean-slate approach to the legislation? After six years of developing it, it could have been—. You…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Thank you. So, in its paper to the committee, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales argued that much existing legislation has simply been hard-wired into this new Bill. Why is new legislation needed?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Thank you. So, how exactly will the Bill help to achieve these policy objectives?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
We are now back for the next item on our agenda, which is the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill. This is our first formal evidence session on the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill. I'd like to welcome the Minister for Education and Welsh…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(xi) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items 4 and 6
We'll now move on to the next item, which is to move into private session. So, I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to meet in private for items 4 and 6. Are Members content? Yes, I see that Members are. We'll move…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Okay. Thank you very much, commissioner, and thank you for the evidence that you have given us this morning. I'm sure we'll look forward to welcoming all that correspondence in the next four months, before your term is up. We very much welcome that. But, in…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Thank you. I'm just going to bring in James Evans on the back of that question. James.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Thank you, Buffy. Commissioner, can I just ask you—? This committee feels that the mental health of children and young people is central to everything it does, as did the last committee. Perhaps you can talk about the progress you've seen during your time, in…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
That would be great. Thank you very much. The next question is from Buffy Williams.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Thank you. On the back of the question that James has asked you and your response, perhaps you could share with the committee, if you're prepared to, the paper to the Minister for Social Justice.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
James.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Okay, thank you, Ken. Moving on to James Evans now. James.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Okay. Ken?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Diolch, Siân. We've still got three Members to come in, so I'll bring in Ken Skates next. Ken.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Siân.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Thank you very much. Thank you, Laura. Just to remind, we just need to get through so many of these issues and I'm keen to bring as many Members in as possible, so if you can be succinct within that. So, I'll just bring in Siân Gwenllian.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Thank you. Members do have some more detailed questions to ask you on the report, so moving on to Laura Anne Jones.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Okay, thank you. Just with that backdrop as well, do you feel that you have delivered your ambitions for 2020-21 as set out to the previous committee in 2020, for example, there being a 'no wrong door' approach to mental health, and the significant reforms in…
