, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Just quickly on that, you've referred to the fact that there was a change as a result of the general election last year. You've said that you've raised these subjects with James Timpson. So, what was the problem? Why isn't this happening? What reason did he…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
But would there be value in having two separate rounds for those types of budgets—emergency support and that more sustainable, preventative element?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Just as an example, the Conwy food partnership that we heard from suggested that the Welsh Government should give more of the money that it provides to projects that provide preventative solutions, rather than emergency assistance, such as community kitchens…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you, Chair. We've heard from stakeholders that a number of successful projects have trouble with increasing costs, and that they feel that too much of Welsh Government funding is focusing on shiny new projects rather than helping them with those…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you. If I could just come in quickly there, you touched there on how this also touches on health inequalities. We know, of course, that those affect, disproportionately, low-income communities. In terms of that, and also talking about the future…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Supportive and Inclusive Education for a Brighter Future
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, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Supportive and Inclusive Education for a Brighter Future
Thank you for the statement, Cabinet Secretary. As articles 28 and 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child make clear, every child has the right to a high-quality education, but rights on paper are not always reflected in reality. And…
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 11: Conduct of Senedd Cymru elections (Amendments 33, 34, 6, 7, 35, 36, 31, 37, 38, 39)
Yes.
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 11: Conduct of Senedd Cymru elections (Amendments 33, 34, 6, 7, 35, 36, 31, 37, 38, 39)
Yes.
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 11: Conduct of Senedd Cymru elections (Amendments 33, 34, 6, 7, 35, 36, 31, 37, 38, 39)
Diolch. Amendment 6 in this group would place an obligation on Welsh Ministers to make provisions on prohibiting deliberate deception within a period of two years after the upcoming Senedd election. It’s regrettable that the Government's original pledge to…
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 10: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: provision relating to the Welsh language (Amendments 9, 2, 10)
I do.
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 10: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: provision relating to the Welsh language (Amendments 9, 2, 10)
Just to be clear on that issue, then, I did ask, in opening this group, what the view of the commissioner was in terms of how we reach the goals that our amendments and the committee's recommendation have set out, which is the commitment that you gave. So…
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 10: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: provision relating to the Welsh language (Amendments 9, 2, 10)
Can I come back?
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 10: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: provision relating to the Welsh language (Amendments 9, 2, 10)
Thank you. I think, in terms of the commitment given to this committee—and, of course, the understanding was that you would engage formally with the commissioner—and for the reasons outlined in our Stage 1 report and in our debates on the general principles…
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 10: Senedd Commissioner for Standards: provision relating to the Welsh language (Amendments 9, 2, 10)
Thank you very much, Chair. I would just like to give you some context in opening this group of amendments. Evidence from several sources has highlighted concerns that the standard system, as it stands, fails to guarantee no less equal treatment for Welsh…
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 7: Standards of Conduct Committee (Amendments 25, 26, 46, 47, 32, 5, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 29, 30, 8)
Yes.
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 7: Standards of Conduct Committee (Amendments 25, 26, 46, 47, 32, 5, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 29, 30, 8)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I will speak to amendment 5 tabled in my name. The purpose of this amendment is to include, within the Standing Orders of the standards committee, a provision to enable the establishment of a sub-committee of lay members to consider…
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 4: Disqualification following removal of a Member of the Senedd following a recall poll (Amendment 4)
Thank you. I do appreciate the arguments made by the Counsel General. What I would say is that we are in quite an exceptional period in terms of democracy at the moment, and in terms of the principles of some parties, some candidates and some elected Members…
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 4: Disqualification following removal of a Member of the Senedd following a recall poll (Amendment 4)
Thank you, Chair. The purpose of this amendment is to introduce a provision whereby the removal of a Member as a result of a recall poll leads to their disqualification from being able to stand again for election for a period of time. Given the gravity of the…
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 2: Trigger event B: recall guidance (Amendments 40, 18, 3, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 19, 20)
No. I'll withdraw that amendment. Thank you.
, Member Accountability Bill Committee
Group 2: Trigger event B: recall guidance (Amendments 40, 18, 3, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 19, 20)
Thank you, Chair, and, before I speak to my amendment in this group, I would just like to start by saying that Plaid Cymru supports this Bill. There is no doubt that we are living through a period of existential crisis for our democratic institutions. Over…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you. You mentioned there that you've had discussions with the political parties and, of course, published your report in good time, as you mentioned at the beginning. Is there anything else that your office is doing to prepare for the Senedd elections…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you. And in looking forward to this election, you mentioned at the beginning that you'd published your report to influence parties' manifestos, and that it comes at a critical time, you said, in a critical period. What do you therefore feel is the one…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you. You mentioned there the importance of choosing a topic that's important to the people of Wales. How will you get that input? What sort of mechanism are you hoping to get in order to decide what is important to the people of Wales?
