, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental health support in higher education—evidence session 9
Great, thanks. And will there be consideration given to particularly vulnerable groups at all? I'm thinking especially of those who have caring responsibilities, and indeed, international students, who may feel the added burden of being isolated and away from…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental health support in higher education—evidence session 9
Thank you. Just turning to the support that students received during COVID-19, obviously the Welsh Government generously provided additional hardship support for students and higher education providers during the pandemic. Are you considering options to…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental health support in higher education—evidence session 9
Thank you, Minister. Turning to universities—so, this is a question directed at the education Minister—what's the Welsh Government doing to ensure that all universities consistently promote a positive culture of mental health?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental health support in higher education—evidence session 9
Thanks, Minister, that is fascinating. It may be too early to say, but are you planning on having any external or international organisations assist in the development for the successor strategy? There are some fabulous examples of universities in the United…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental health support in higher education—evidence session 9
Diolch, Chair. Thanks, Ministers, for attending, and for your papers. I'll direct my first question at the Deputy Minister, if I may. It's with regard to 'Together for Mental Health'. To what extent do you think the strategy has been successful in helping…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Pre-appointment hearing with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Pre-appointment hearing with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thanks, and just one final question regarding working relationships, have you considered any ways of working that could change in order to address the concerns and, as you've already identified, the criticism of potential close political affiliation to…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Pre-appointment hearing with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thanks. Just two more questions, what tangible difference or differences do you think you will be able to demonstrate in the way that you work compared with the outgoing commissioner?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Pre-appointment hearing with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Okay, thank you. And have you considered how you might work with other commissioners in an attempt to generate budget savings? We're about to enter a pretty grim period in terms of public finances, and it's incumbent upon us all, I think, to make savings…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Pre-appointment hearing with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thanks, Chair. I have a number of questions, I'm afraid, so I'll get through them as quick as I possibly can. The first concerns the public awareness, and awareness across the public and third sectors of the commissioner's role. Would you be seeking to find…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Pre-appointment hearing with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Yes.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Pre-appointment hearing with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thanks, Chair. Just briefly going back to the Qatar question because it's a fine example, I think, of a very emotive and principled issue where you might have a difference of opinion to Government, and where you might find it difficult to communicate to…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Excellent. Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Thanks for that. And do you think that some young people with speech, language and communications needs may struggle to understand the requirements of their community sentence, and do courts actually take this into account when making decisions on custodial…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Okay, thanks. To what extent do you think information about a young person's speech, language and communication needs influences the options for sentencing for a particular young person? Do you think information is available about a young person in every…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Okay, thanks. Sometimes, judges and magistrates are criticised for giving custodial sentences for repeat offending, rather than for the seriousness of the specific offences, and that's because there's a belief sometimes—or at least the criticism is that there…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Thank you, Chair. So, by law, custody should be reserved for those children whose offending is just so serious that no other sentence can be justified and it should be the sentence of last resort. Do you think that we've got the balance right in terms of…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Statutory licensing scheme for all visitor accommodation in Wales
Minister, may I thank you for bringing forward this valuable statement today? I very much welcome it and, at the risk of repeating the excellent contribution by Mabon ap Gwynfor, I would just like to state that, in this part of north Wales, in Clwyd South, we…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, the HyNet North West programme has the potential to radically change the way that we fuel our transport and business needs across the north-west of England and, of course, north Wales. The programme is being championed by the metro mayor of…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 3
Thanks, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 3
Can I just ask—sorry, Chair—just really briefly then, is confidence in sentencers an issue? Do they have the confidence to be able to promote alternatives and to use alternatives to—?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 3
Can I just ask then, just moving on to my next question, why there is such inconsistency across Wales in terms of prison sentences, when and how they're given? In Wales, in some areas, we see prison sentences given far more frequently than others, so what…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 3
Thanks, Chair. I'll ask some questions, if I may, about working with courts and, in particular, sentences, and to begin with, if I may, asking what extent there is, in sentences and partner organisations, agencies, including the police—? Are they willing and…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Thanks, Chair. Thank you.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Thanks, Joanne. That's really timely. Will the report highlight any best practice at all, or do you have any views on best practice that you might be able to share with us from elsewhere?
