, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental Health support in Higher Education—evidence session 4
Thank you. I think the gentlemen have asked most of my questions, but that's fine. [Laughter.] I think we can all agree on the importance of having that consistent approach across the board across Wales for all students, no matter where they live, and you've…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental Health support in Higher Education—evidence session 3
Thank you, Chair. That’s great.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental Health support in Higher Education—evidence session 3
Absolutely.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental Health support in Higher Education—evidence session 3
Thank you. The new commission for tertiary education and research will play an important role with regard to student mental health. How would you like the new commission to approach working with the healthcare sector, and do you have any recommendations for…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental Health support in Higher Education—evidence session 3
Thank you, Chair. Sorry, I believe we might be going on to a bit more of this later, but maybe it’s something to consider, the cross-border issues there. To the Centre for Mental Health, you’ve evaluated the HEFCW-supported initiative Student Space; how…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental Health support in Higher Education—evidence session 3
Thank you. That’s a really valuable contribution, I think, and something for us to think about. Following on from what you just said just now, it’s really important that we don’t create a postcode lottery of support. Just to diversify a bit, is there a way…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental Health support in Higher Education—evidence session 3
Thank you, Chair. On mental health support within universities, and following on from what Buffy said earlier, evidence has highlighted the importance of giving students a consistent standard of support, regardless of where they live or study. We've heard…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Taith—Delivering Wales's innovative international learning exchange programme
Thank you for your statement, Minister. Learning exchange programmes are wonderful opportunities for young people. But putting aside the fact that you've spent millions and millions—£65 million, in fact—reinventing the wheel and creating a scheme that only…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Deputy Minister. On Tuesday of last week, in First Minister's questions, the First Minister said that the evidence is that, for most people who use an e-cigarette, it is as well as and not instead of a conventional cigarette—85 per cent in recent…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
7. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to promote e-cigarettes to smokers? OQ58526
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you, Llywydd. Will you now take immediate action to ensure that local authority, school and youth service education resources are age appropriate, and immediately remove those that aren't, and also those that signpost to Mermaids? Will you commit to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank you, Minister. I was getting on to that; I'm just about to read you an excerpt from a book that is meant to be for five-year-olds. This book, which was recommended, is called Who are you?, Minister, with one quote from it saying: 'When babies are born…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Okay. Minister, it's important that everyone be whoever they want to be, and we need to teach understanding and respect for all. But don't you agree with me that what is being taught absolutely needs to be right for that child's age, so they (1) understand…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Minister, let me read you an excerpt from a book—
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, I have always been supportive of the idea that sex education needed to be updated in Wales. It was archaic and needed changing, but in the right way. I find the already apparent failures that we're seeing to get RSE right quite…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
The second statement that I'd like to request is on home schooling. As you know, business Minister, three weeks ago, I requested an urgent statement from this Government on proposals for home schooling in Wales. The community are very anxious for answers, so…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Business Minister, I too would like to reiterate calls from Jane Dodds earlier and others across parties, across the Chamber, for the Welsh Government to adopt a strong vocal position, even if this comes under the UK Government to take action. I'd also like…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Major events
Sorry to interrupt you. I just wanted to say, Minister, don't you think that we need to capitalise as much as we can, particularly on major sporting events, by also investing then in grass-roots sporting facilities? Because if we're stimulating all this…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, recently, a report was released in the House of Commons library showing that white, working-class males are least likely to attend university within the UK. After some digging into Welsh figures, I found that the figures show that Wales's…
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Questions to the First Minister
8. What action is the Welsh Government taking to close the gender gap among higher education students? OQ58490
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, do you, like me and the rest of my party, welcome the huge energy package that the UK Government have announced that will directly benefit the people, our constituents, of Blaenau Gwent? How are you going to support businesses in their fight…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I think that's a bit rich, First Minister—you standing there and saying that, with your record on delivery in Wales—[Interruption.]
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Minister, I completely agree with you; we do need it to keep children safe and healthy. What is clear is that Stonewall, a once admired and groundbreaking group, clearly has had a stranglehold on advising this Government, which in itself raises concerns when…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Minister, I do not marry myself with those comments; I'm talking as a parent myself of a nearly teenager and from what I've heard up and down Wales. Like many parents up and down Wales, I feel tremendously let down so far from what I'm hearing is being…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, I stood here back in 2021 when I first came to this Senedd, the last Senedd, and whilst on education committee, I came late to the review, but I listened to the evidence and believed the Government when they said they wanted to…
