, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes. This is a local issue and that's reflected in the size of the petition as well. It's also reflected in the fact that both constituency Members in both Parliaments, the UK and the Welsh Parliaments, have made representations on the issue and they've had a…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
They certainly can, and they are.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes. The 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan’ was endorsed by the Senedd across all parties. The petitioner is entitled to have a different point of view, but we're not going to change Government policy or the view of the Senedd on this. I disagree in strong terms…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
'Eynon', that's how he pronounces it.
, Petitions Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I should draw people's attention to both item 2.2—I don't think I have a declaration of interest, but the petitioner, I think, is talking about me in part of it—but also, when we come on to discuss the potential harm from COVID vaccines, of course, I was the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 2
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 2
Picking up on something you said there about how busy the system was and your previous comments about lots of reform in the system and going back to priorities, I’m just trying to understand whether the approach you’re taking is about slimming down…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 2
I could carry on, Chair, but I know there are other Members who might want to ask questions.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 2
Some interesting views. We haven't discussed as a committee moving spend out of the education MEG, but we'll consider that, and your answer as well. I just want to say that the point made that the lack of school essentials drives non-attendance—I'm not sure…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 2
Great.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 2
On the OECD and PISA, I've never been clear about how much they value learner well-being in their assessments, and whether they have a proper feel for that, and best practice in that, because that underpins the ability to learn in lots of communities…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 2
Chair, did you want to bring someone else in before I move to question 4?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 2
Just on the priorities, there are always difficult choices to make, and I recognise the point you're making about the fact that you can't undo 14 years of reducing budgets in one year, but I'm interested in whether you still have to make savings. This is…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 2
Attendance, attainment and ALN, and how you see those three. But then there was the point around whether you think—. If you had more, where would that go? There's something about understanding what you can do with the money that you've got, and all of us can…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 2
Okay. I'm sure that there will be more questions later on about how local government money can be used, as well as more questions about post-16. As you know, the committee is looking forward to doing an inquiry on FE participation, so we look forward to…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 2
I just want to clarify one thing there on what you said about the in-year money. So, some of that is one-off money, but I just want to confirm whether that in-year money changes the baseline or not, just for clarity's sake. And then I have a particular point…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 2
Thank you for a broad and comprehensive answer about your approach. I think the case has moved from a cash-flat situation—there’s then an increase in the overall budget following a change in a UK Government event, and you then make a case for how to spend…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - evidence session 2
Thank you, Cadeirydd. Bore da, Ms Neagle and Ms Howells. Bore da, bawb. Good to see you. I'm going to start with some questions about your general approach to setting the budget. The revenue budget in the draft budget increases education by £84 million…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. As you point out, Wales already punches above our weight in life sciences, with, as you say, a sector generating over £2.8 billion of value for the Welsh economy, and employing well over 12,500 people. We're recognised…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
5. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the potential for increased investment in the life sciences in Wales? OQ62104
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Care Inspectorate Wales: Annual Scrutiny session
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Care Inspectorate Wales: Annual Scrutiny session
I think it is really interesting that you can have children's care homes that are being deregistered through enforcement and it doesn't have the same focus as an HIW notice in the public domain where there's a patient safety issue, but the risk for those…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Care Inspectorate Wales: Annual Scrutiny session
—because bearing in mind you said you wouldn't have done six visits per home in that time frame.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Care Inspectorate Wales: Annual Scrutiny session
Okay, that's really helpful in terms of understanding the process you run through, but also the issues and what improvement can look like and time frames. I'm trying to understand: so, in that, there's the point about safety and the risk in that as well as…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Care Inspectorate Wales: Annual Scrutiny session
So, you also set out that it was primarily about leadership and management or care and support. So, I’m interested in if you’ve got examples of the sorts of issues that you identify in those areas and then what you do in terms of a follow-up process to make…
