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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. Minister, you'll be aware of the awful case that occurred in Solihull in the west midlands, where six-year-old Arthur Hughes lost his life after a cruel and callous series of abuse. Despite concerns being raised, young…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: The Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategy
[Inaudible.]—in the education Bill, but now is the time for that detail, please, and what moneys will follow to ensure that these ambitions are reached. Thank you.
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: The Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategy
Thank you, Minister. Your statement is once again, as always on these subjects, very, very welcome. Any violence against women and girls cannot and should not be tolerated within today's society. The fact that domestic abuse is the biggest killer of women…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: International Day of Disabled People
Thank you, Presiding Officer. Just a quick question, because you've actually answered all my questions, Minister, in that, but, obviously, as shadow education Minister, that area's obviously a concern to me and as you know, parents and carers really struggled…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: The Homelessness Action Plan
—failure in tackling homelessness over the last two decades. So, in your proposals, do you think there are enough incentives there to ensure the speed at which we need to see this turnover? And when it comes to supporting people—my last question—to live in…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: The Homelessness Action Plan
Minister, as the nights draw in and temperatures plummet, community groups such as Pride in Pill in my city, in my region of South Wales East, have been going out on these cold nights providing people with clothing and food in these freezing temperatures, to…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, as with the free school meals, of course, and it is welcome, but doesn't it concern you, like with your pilot for universal basic income, that millionaires will be benefiting from it? Do you think this is the real best use of resources for…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Minister, in the Welsh Government social research paper published last month, 'Implementing the Socio-economic Duty—A review of evidence on socio-economic disadvantage and inequalities of outcome', people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation are less likely…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you, business Minister. Of course, I welcomed your assurance last week that you and your Government have been liaising with the UK Council for Internet Safety, after it came to light that teachers were facing abuse on social media platforms such as…
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Questions to the First Minister
This is an exceptionally important topic, especially this week ahead of White Ribbon Day, and I'd like to put on record my thanks to Joyce Watson for all her work in raising awareness of this important issue. We welcome the fact that, now, harassment has been…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 2
Thank you very much. Thanks, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 2
Basically, what you're saying is there's duplication and there's a missed opportunity here to clean things up, happening already, which seems to be a shame. But what you just said on the last point, about the transnational education and getting the quality…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 2
Thank you. You've answered pretty much all my questions in one go, actually. Thank you, David.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 2
Thank you, Chair. Good afternoon. I just want to ask you a couple of questions to start off with on quality assurance and Estyn. Can you talk us through your views on the approach to quality assurance in the Bill and whether you believe the Bill will allow…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Thanks, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Minister, just lastly, the post-legislative scrutiny of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 found that there were, or could be, instances of publicly funded bodies delivering higher education provision that the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales had…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Thank you, Minister. What is the rationale for the commission to be able to address the quality of education for any tertiary education provider in Wales, even if they're not registered or funded or connected in any way with the commission? And to what extent…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Minister, on that, on the Estyn thing, isn't the Bill effectively replicating the Estyn duties that are already included in existing legislation?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Thank you, Chair, and morning, Minister. I just wanted to talk to you about quality assurance and Estyn, and the fact that the Bill doesn't provide for a single cohesive quality assurance system that can be built by the commission itself, and perhaps that…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Thank you, commissioner. Do you think that you've been effective at discharging the role of accounting officer for your office? You've mentioned some of the challenges now, but what's been your main challenge and what do you think the main financial issue…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 - 2021
Thank you, Chair, and thank you, children's commissioner. I'd just like to take this opportunity, if I may, Chair, to thank Sally for all that she's done incredibly well, particularly during the last couple of years. How would you describe the financial…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Children’s Oracy and Reading
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Thank you for your statement, Minister. There is no doubt that through this pandemic, it is children and young people that have suffered the most. Schooling is so important, not just for learning and socialisation, but in…
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Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Bovine TB Eradication Programme
As a farmer's daughter, Minister, I've seen first-hand the devastating impact that bovine TB has had on farmers and our rural communities, and I have to agree with Llyr; it literally feels like groundhog day to me in this Senedd. I stood here responding to a…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Llywydd. Thank you, business Minister. I'd like to call for a statement by the Minister for education given the recent news and worrying news that teachers are being recorded during lessons and that the footage is being uploaded to the social media…
