, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
I'm not sure if this is the right point for it or not, really, but I wanted to ask about targeted work experience. I'm a big fan of the programme. I think it's got a really important role to play in preventing young people being NEET, some of our most…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Thanks.
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
They've been reflecting a long time, Ruth.
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Just one final question on mental health. I care about higher education and further education, but a particular frustration is that £2 million was made available to Medr, which would include the roll-out of the mental health university liaison project. That…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
You said that this is a matter for the review, but the review is a comprehensive piece of work, and I know that the Treasury want a decision on this, and that a workaround will take time. Are you able to give the committee any indication of when that will be?…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
If I can move on to plan 2, there was a commitment not to undertake the threshold freeze on plan 2 loans that was announced in England. It was also clear that that would be a matter for the incoming Government to take forward. I'd be keen to have an update on…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Okay. Well, if the committee could have a comprehensive note on Seren—
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
I haven't had an answer on the refocusing work—I can't remember what it was called—to make sure that young people like the asylum seeker we had at the celebration who are really able and are up for that stretch aren't missed.
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Will that group include Oxford and Cambridge?
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Thank you. You won't be surprised to hear me ask about the review of Seren. I'm really worried about it. You've talked about combining Reaching Wider and Seren, and they are two very different programmes. I'd like to know initially what the process is going…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Thank you. Obviously there are trade-offs there, aren't there, in terms of adult learning and the commitments in the tertiary education and research legislation to adult learning. Could I just ask about Jobs Growth Wales+? I know that it sits with the…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Thank you. I think Sam makes a very important point about a level playing field, because, obviously, you've announced a review of higher education, but we know that there are these huge pressures in FE. And, for the record, the £6.25 million extra was in the…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
So, is the funding that was set aside to develop the national body still in the budget?
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
On youth work, obviously, the five-year plans are an important part of the picture, and it's good to hear you say that you will return the plans if you're not satisfied with them. Hopefully that also goes for other aspects of the plans. You're probably aware…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
Good morning.
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Can I just refer to my register of interests and the further education course that I'm doing, please?
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Papers to note
Thank you very much. I'm also concerned about the response on the Swansea residential women's centre. This has been a long-running issue. As Gwyn has highlighted, if women are given a custodial sentence, they do have to go to Eastwood Park in England…
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Papers to note
Yes, happy to note, I just want to place on record how concerned I am about the letters regarding further education funding and the pressures there. Hopefully, we'll have the opportunity to discuss that later in the meeting.
, Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Can I just draw Members' attention to my register and the fact that I'm on this adult learning course?
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: The Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Plan
Can I thank the Cabinet Minister for her statement today? I was very keen to be positive this afternoon, which I think is a good thing, because I can see many things in this plan that were begun during my time in Government under the last Labour Government…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education: Review of Higher Education
Can I refer Members to my register of interests and the fact that I am an adult learner at Cardiff and Vale College? I wanted to start—. Thank you for your statement, Deputy Minister. But I think it would be remiss of me to start this statement without asking…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Weather, wildfires, drought and resilience
First Minister, as you're aware, the fire in Blaenavon burned for weeks and weeks, and the efforts of the firefighters and the landowners and graziers who worked alongside them were absolutely extraordinary. I welcome the fact that there's going to be a…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I ask for a statement from the Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy on the funding of the Jobs Growth Wales+ programme? I've been made aware of some significant funding pressures in the programme, affecting, in particular, year 11…
, Plenary
Debate: The First Supplementary Budget 2026-27
As my colleague Huw Thomas said, the Labour Members will be voting against the supplementary budget today. I want to be clear that I take absolutely no pleasure in this situation. This has always been and will always be about getting more funding for children…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education: Priorities for Skills and Tertiary Education
Sorry.
