, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care-experienced children: exploring radical reform—evidence session 4
Thank you, Chair. Following on from that—. But, firstly, lovely to see Helen Mary Jones, and all the panellists, obviously. Thanks for coming in today. Following on from what you've just said about residential visiting advocacy, obviously that's a weak point…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care-experienced children: exploring radical reform—evidence session 3
Just to say I completely agree with you. It seems, from what you're saying, that there'll be more control, and it seems like today we need to have those relationships with all foster carers, and that the way to do it is to bring them more in house, into the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care-experienced children: exploring radical reform—evidence session 3
Thank you. Moving on to the next question, the Welsh Government has consulted now on legislation to eliminate profit from the care of children who are looked after, with an initial focus on private provision for residential care for children and independent…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care-experienced children: exploring radical reform—evidence session 3
Thank you. A lot of what you have said is extremely concerning and there obviously needs to be systematic change. But going back to foster caring, there is a lack of provision in Wales. The evidence is coming out, whatever we listen to, that the provision's…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Cancer Services Improvement Plan
Thank you for your statement, Minister. I'm pleased to finally see a statement and a plan today, as my constituents have been waiting an awfully long time for this to come to fruition. The Welsh Conservatives, and my colleague here, Russell George, have been…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you, Deputy Minister. You could have fooled me, as the strategy has not been updated since the initial release in 2015, eight years ago. Half of those aims relate to sporting bodies themselves, as you've just said. The rest needed Welsh Government's…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
4. Does the Welsh Government have an elite sports strategy? OQ59052
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Business Minister, for people in Islwyn, since 2019, they have experienced a real-terms increase of just £2.59 in their weekly earnings. Clearly, this isn't enough to keep pace with inflation, and the only way to combat this in Wales is by truly supporting…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: School Improvement and the Information Landscape
Thank you for your statement, Minister. Although you've aimed to provide some clarity on the issue, which is appreciated, I do still have some concerns that are echoed by parents and practitioners alike. Your statement outlines that data should not be used in…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Business Minister, a whole term has now passed since the beginning of the Curriculum for Wales's implementation in schools, and Estyn inspection teams have, of course, been very busy. For the first time in many years now, the inspection process is the only…
, Plenary
Short Debate: The current challenges facing the health and social care system in Wales, and opportunities for future service transformation
I, too, would like to thank my colleague, Peter Fox, for giving me a minute of his time and for bringing this important topic to the floor of the Senedd. It's not being overly dramatic when we say that we face a crisis in social care. The Aneurin Bevan health…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Liver disease
I’m pleased to have this opportunity to speak on this in the Chamber today. I thank you, Joel James, for bringing this important debate to the Senedd. Around 90 per cent of liver disease is caused by modifiable risk factors such as alcohol intake, diet and…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
I strongly believe that our education system needs to adapt to reflect the needs of the future job market locally, nationally and, of course, internationally with the opportunities that now come because of Brexit and opening up ourselves to the rest of the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 1
Thank you. Thank you, both, and thank you, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 1
Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Minister, for that. Since the moving of the dedicated raising school standards funding into the mainstream budget line for 2022-23, can you explain how you are ensuring that there is no dilution in focus in the school improvement…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 1
Thank you, Minister. How concerned are you about the real-terms value of your capital budget, given there is no increase to your planned spending in 2023-24 and school construction costs are facing reported inflation of about 15 per cent?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 1
Okay, thank you, Minister. I very much welcome the 'school essentials'—a simple but very effective change I think that will make, and hopefully it will increase take-up. So, well done on doing that. How efficient are your budget allocations likely to be in…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 1
Thank you. Thank you, Chair. Happy new year, Minister, and thank you for your paper. If I could just start by asking you whether you can confirm that the £9 million increase to the pupil development grant is to meet the higher demand from a greater number of…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: NHS Winter Pressures
Thank you for your statement, Minister. I appreciate that these are challenging times, and, of course, we all thank the wonderful NHS staff who are working so tirelessly. However, Minister, seven health boards in Wales have nearly 1,800 patients medically…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. There are obvious, justified concerns following the Scottish legislation being rushed through and, due to the nature of the United Kingdom, how it will impact women here in Wales, particularly with regard to 16 and 17-year-olds and…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
4. Does the Welsh Government intend to follow in the footsteps of the Scottish Government with a gender recognition reform Bill? OQ58937
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Happy new year, First Minister.
, Plenary
Statement by Peter Fox: Introduction of a Member Proposed Bill: Food (Wales) Bill
I’d just firstly like to start by paying tribute to Peter Fox for all the hard work the Member for Monmouth has done to date to get the Bill to this point. The purpose of this Bill is admirable and timely, and I strongly disagree with the Minister: it is the…
, Plenary
Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24
Thank you for your draft budget statement, Minister. My focus, given my shadow portfolio, of course, will be on education, and I can only go on what’s in front of me. Last month, we saw the UK Government’s autumn statement put young people at the forefront of…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny sessions—the co-operation agreement
Thank you, Chair. I'd just like to bring you to the visitor levy. Firstly, of course, the consultation will be closing next week, but there's some uncertainty, firstly with the timescales of developing and implementing the legislation, and secondly, the…
