, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thanks.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
That's brilliant to hear. Of course, we welcome all that—all those interventions, actually. So, of that extra support you've given, obviously, if we land ourselves back in that situation, and hopefully we won't, where everyone has shifted back online, and of…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you, Chair. I was waiting for my microphone. Yes, on the £33 million again, you say it's been spent already, which is great, but we really do need to know how it's been spent as soon as possible, really, and what areas they deemed it necessary to spend…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Yes. Just really quickly, Minister; I raised it with the First Minister yesterday, and I don't know if you're aware of it, but I was talking about mental health first-aid training to go into schools for pupils—which community groups do for free, so there…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Okay. Thank you, Minister. Just one more question, because I'm mindful that my colleagues want to ask a lot of questions; there are so many questions I want to ask you. But just going on the theme of information sharing, as the vaccines will now be offered to…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Yes and, obviously, we want to do everything that we can to make our schools as safe as possible. So, there was a bit of confusion from schools again and colleges before we came back this autumn about these ozone disinfecting machines. I know my colleague…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you, Minister. Yes, we recognise the changing framework as you outlined there, and the guidance. But, what is clear from what you just said, and from my first question, is that there needs to be clarity here. There needs to be some sort of guidance put…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you, Chair. Welcome, Minister. It's nice to see you, I hope you had a good summer break. It's so lovely to see all the children going back to school, I'm sure you'll agree with that, and to see them happy and smiling, albeit then putting masks on to go…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Business Minister, following on from a question to the First Minister last week, please can I call for a statement from the relevant Minister—an updated statement—on the advice for sending children and young people to school or other educational settings when…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. The importance of mental health, of course, has raised its profile significantly during this pandemic. Due to its importance, I'm thrilled to have recently been made an ambassador for the Where's Your Head At? UK campaign, which has…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the importance of mental health first aid training in and across all educational settings? OQ56871
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Thank you for that statement, Minister. I welcome and support the decision that you've come to that 12 to 15-year-olds should have the opportunity now to be vaccinated, and it's also great to see the importance of keeping…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, just on the back of that, quickly, I'd like to say, moving forward now, we need to make sure that the Government—it's absolutely paramount that they're forthcoming with any risk assessments on any proposals such as the ozone machines. First…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, while Caerphilly has the second highest rate of new cases of the variant, as you've just outlined, thanks to the vaccine, this is not currently leading to a spike in the Aneurin Bevan health board area, with only seven admissions testing…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: The Future of the Steel Industry
Minister, right across my region of South Wales East, communities have been shaped by Wales's industrial past and present. I'm pleased therefore to see the statement reaffirming your support for Wales's steel sector, and recognising the vital role that it…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Curriculum Reform—Next Steps
Diolch. Minister, can I begin by welcoming your statement? I really do, although it does lack some details. The sector, parents and the Welsh Conservatives have been calling for weeks for flexibility in the implementation, so I'm pleased that this Government…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Business Minister, it was hugely disappointing that the Welsh Government were unsuccessful in ensuring fairness is at the heart of any body that they fund. Disappointment was felt across this Chamber from all parties that the sports Minister, although…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Business Minister, it's all very well the education Minister announcing a seismic change in education's handling of the biggest crisis that they've faced to the press first—announcing this massive shift in responsibility and any chance of blame for getting…
, Plenary
Nominations for Committee Chairs
We aim to please, Llywydd. I nominate Russell George.
, Plenary
Nominations for Committee Chairs
Llywydd, I nominate Paul Davies.
, Plenary
Nominations for Committee Chairs
Llywydd, I recommend Mark Isherwood.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Qualifications in 2021
Can I start by also paying tribute to our schools, colleges and teachers across Wales for everything that they have done to support our children and young people through this extraordinarily difficult 15 months, under enormous pressures? I, too, would also…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Business Minister, it's important that we now try to bring a sense of normality back to our country in terms of coronavirus restrictions and dealing with this pandemic. That sense of normality is particularly important for our young people, ensuring that they…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you, Minister, for that statement. Some of our most vulnerable people in our society, children with autism, should be protected and cared for, not made to suffer in such vile circumstances as alleged in this case. There are some serious questions, and…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
1. Will the Minister make a statement on allegations by whistleblowers that children with autism have been subject to abuse at the Tŷ Coryton home in Cardiff? TQ553
