, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 2
Thank you, Chair. Do you support the inclusion of the construction contract management and outsourcing public services duties within the Bill? Helen.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 1
Yes, if you do have a view on that, having spoken to the team, yes, that would be very helpful. Thanks, Chair, that's all from me.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 1
That would be really helpful.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 1
Okay, great. Thank you. Do you believe that the compliance mechanisms in place for the contract management duties are robust enough? That's probably for you again, Sue.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 1
Okay. Can you think of any duties that you might want to see prioritised at the appropriate time, once evaluation has taken place, and if evaluation demonstrates that this has been beneficial?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 1
Okay. Sure.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 1
Okay. Thank you. Now, section 24(8) of the Bill gives Welsh Ministers regulation-making powers to create additional contract managing duties. Do you think that any further duties should be prioritised at this stage? And what evaluation of the two contract…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 1
Richard.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 1
Yes. Thank you, Chair. Do you support the inclusion of the construction contract management and outsourcing public duties within the Bill? And can you just outline your reasons for having any views that you might hold?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Lovely. Thank you. It might be that the committee could offer helpful and constructive recommendations in regard to this particular matter. But I'm going to move on to training on immigration and migrant entitlements for front-line staff. We've already heard…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Thanks, Minister. I'm just going to ask a specific question about mental health services, if I may. What sort of monitoring of access for migrant women and girls takes place, specifically with regard to mental health provision?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Thanks for the comprehensive answer; thanks for that. But to what extant are migrant women accessing health support that takes into account cultural norms and practices?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Chair. Thanks, Ministers, for attending today. I'm really grateful and it's great to see you. I'm going to ask some questions about access to public services, if I may, beginning with, first of all, what Welsh Government might be doing at this…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 6
Okay. That's really helpful. Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 6
Okay. And with regard to those identified as having special educational needs, were you able to identify those that had a statement, and also those that were without a statement?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 6
Okay. You've answered quite a few of my questions, actually, but I'm just going to ask, did you weight or take account of factors such as deprivation or ethnicity?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 6
Thank you. And you considered both occasional absence and persistent absenteeism. Is that's correct?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 6
Thanks, Chair. First of all, with regard to the data, what data did you use to inform your study? Can you talk us through the raft of data that was available to you and what you selected?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 5
Thank you, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 5
Thank you. Finally from me, Chair, how and to what extent have different groups of learners been affected by general and persistent absence, for example learners who are disabled, black, Asian and ethnic minority groups, young carers and care-experienced…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 5
Okay. That's really helpful. Thank you. Are you aware that costs of attending school may be a contributing factor in rising levels of absence, and has it got worse, do you think, since the pandemic?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 5
In terms of data, what are your views on the availability of data on pupil absence? What sort of additional information could help schools and councils understand the many issues relating to school attendance?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 5
Thank you. I've got a wasp in the room now. To what extent do you believe that uncertainty or anxiety about exams may have exacerbated pupil absence?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 5
Thank you, Chair. Firstly, what do you believe are the main reasons for the increase in general and persistent pupil absence in Wales?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pupil absence—evidence session 4
I had to ask because there's a bit of a gulf emerging in views on this, so I'm really, really grateful for your answers. Thank you.
