5 July 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Joint ministerial scrutiny session on post-16 education and skills
And how do you envisage working with the chair, the chief exec and also the vice-chair during that period?
5 July 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Joint ministerial scrutiny session on post-16 education and skills
Thanks, Chair. Thanks, Ministers. I'm just going to ask a couple of questions, if I may, about CTER, the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research. First of all, what are your priorities for the commission during its establishment period?
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, '60%—Giving them a voice: Speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system'
I'm very grateful for the opportunity to contribute in this debate. This was, I think it's fair to say, an incredibly challenging inquiry at times; it raised issues that I fear have not been given thorough consideration by policy makers for far too long. I'd…
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal—A civic duty to vote Bill
I speak also in support of the proposals being presented by Adam Price and welcome the opportunity to debate this hugely important issue. The right to vote, the power of the ballot box and the contract between people and politicians must be protected and…
27 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Can I first of all thank Adam Price for the important question that he tabled, and say that I agree with him entirely on the points that he raised in relation to the civic duty to vote? First Minister, I also welcome the great progress that Welsh Government…
21 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Can I say, first of all, that I think that all staff, regardless of whether they're Commission staff, Member support staff or contracted staff, should all be treated equally and fairly, in line with the respect and dignity at work agenda, and with fair work?…
21 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
The Commission currently outsources four non-core specialist services, those being facilities management, catering, cleaning and broadcasting. The Commission specifically considers the option of bringing these services in-house whenever contracts are renewed…
19 June 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
19 June 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Thank you. Thanks, Chair. We’ve also heard that black and minority ethnic adolescent girls in particular can be at greater risk of experiencing different forms of gender-based violence. Is that reflected in your research?
19 June 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Thanks, Chair. I'm going to ask our friends from the School Health Research Network just a few questions about dating and relationship violence. First of all, just how prevalent is dating and relationship violence among children and young people in Wales…
14 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on Children, Young People and Education Committee Report—'Mental Health support in Higher Education'
I'd like to begin by also thanking our superb Chair, Jayne Bryant, and also the clerking team and my colleagues on the committee. I think that we all worked incredibly closely together and with genuine individual and collective passion for the subject matter…
13 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I'd like to thank the Member for tabling this important question. Denbighshire is famous, of course, for its plums, but also for its other produce, including the produce from fantastic independent brewers across the county. First Minister, would you agree…
7 June 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Accounting practices at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
I really am very grateful for the opportunity to speak, albeit briefly in this debate. I know that there are many Members who wish to contribute. Firstly, we should recognise that NHS staff in north Wales, as across the whole of the United Kingdom, do amazing…
7 June 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 5
Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
7 June 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 5
And just really briefly, is there a direct correlation between the increase in home schooling and the increase in the number of referrals for ALN?
7 June 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 5
Yes, indeed. And to what extent do you think young people are being home schooled because of a lack of support and a lack of provision?
7 June 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 5
Sorry, Chair.
7 June 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 5
It's quite incredible. That data is just remarkable—
7 June 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 5
Thank you. Why is it, do you think, that learners with ALN are more likely to be excluded from school? What more could be done to support them?
7 June 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 5
Thanks, Chair. I'm going to ask about impact. We've already heard the degree to which discrimination can impact on learners, but can you just offer up some views on the extent to which discrimination impacts on learners' mental health and well-being and, in…
7 June 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 4
And in terms of the educational outcomes that follow, what's your view on the way that schools, Government and others capture data and evidence concerning outcomes?
7 June 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 4
Great, thank you. So, we've already heard a little about the impact of discrimination due to disability on children. I'd like to hear a little bit more, if I may, about the specific impact on mental health and well-being, and also on education outcomes.
7 June 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 4
Thanks, Chair. Hopefully, you can hear me clearly this time.
7 June 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 4
What's the impact, though, of discrimination due to disability on a young person's mental health and well-being specifically and also on education outcomes?
7 June 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 4
I was going to ask about impact, if I may, and you've already touched on it quite a bit and it's been very difficult listening to your experience—
