, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Closure of UK Windows & Doors Group
I'd like to thank the Minister for his statement. Yesterday's announcement came as a total shock for everyone involved. A huge proportion of over 500 employees made redundant reside in Rhondda, so this has come as a huge blow for our communities. As is…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, last month, along with other Members, I visited the brand-new Snowdrop Breast Centre, just around the corner from the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The £2 million state-of-the-art facility, partnership funded by Welsh Government and the local…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
Thank you. Can you explain what types of interventions you expect the £100 million transition fund to make? If there are significant job losses at Tata’s downstream sites in Wales, will these areas be able to receive support through the transition fund, as…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel
Thank you, Chair. And thank you for joining us this afternoon. Can you explain how the transition board will operate and what involvement you expect the Welsh Government to have in it?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 2
Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 2
Thank you. Are there any particular groups of young people aged between 16 and 24 you see being affected more than others by the cost-of-living pressures?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 2
Thank you, Chair, and thanks for joining us this morning. I'll follow up on from the Chair's question around the cost-of-living pressures. The rising cost of living is having an impact on young people aged between 16 and 24, particularly those eligible for…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 1
Thank you, Chair. Thank you.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 1
Thank you. Your written paper says that young people may also face particular obstacles such as transportation and limited access to technology, as well as personal obstacles such as a lack of confidence or limited awareness of available opportunities. I know…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 1
Thank you, Chair, and thank you for joining us this morning. Are there any particular groups of young people you see being affected more than others by the cost-of-living pressures, and is this affecting their ability to access the skills and employability…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Community assets
I'd like to declare an interest, that I am a trustee of Canolfan Pentre, a registered charity. In 2016, Pentre Primary School in Rhondda closed its doors for the last time. In the years leading to the closure, we also lost our local shops, our local bank and…
, Petitions Committee
New petitions
Thank you, Chair. I'd like to thank the petitioner for submitting this really important and emotive petition. As a mother, as a parent, I totally understand how worrying it is when you send your child to school and they have health issues or additional needs…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1307 The Welsh Government should commit to the adoption of the maintenance of new housing estates by local authorities
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1307 The Welsh Government should commit to the adoption of the maintenance of new housing estates by local authorities
I think the other issue is we've got the very small developers as well, not the huge housing estate developers but the very small independent ones that are selling houses off-plan and then residents are being left with issues where they've been slapped with…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1307 The Welsh Government should commit to the adoption of the maintenance of new housing estates by local authorities
Thank you, Chair. Thank you for joining us this afternoon. I know Jack has just touched on the visit that the Petitions Committee made near Caerphilly, and I have very similar housing association and privately built houses on one plot in my constituency. You…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Okay. Based on some very negative feedback from birth parents about their direct experiences, we recommended that Welsh Government commission an independent review into parenting assessment placements that would report no later than December 2023. You have…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Good. We believe that up to a third of care-experienced parents go on to have a child removed from their care, yet Welsh Government rejected our recommendation to give them the legal right to intensive support to keep their children with them where safe to do…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Thank you. You rejected our call to extend the 'When I am Ready' scheme to all care-experienced children up to the age of 25, including those in residential care, yet we know that the average age for a young person to leave home in Wales is 24. Why does Welsh…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
And I think therein lies what isn't happening—they're getting the phone that they're leaving and somebody turns up the next day—
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
James and I spoke to some young people who had personal advisers. They built up a relationship with the personal adviser and then, once that relationship was built, the personal adviser left and they were having to start that journey all over again. Has Welsh…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Thank you, Chair, and thank you for your answers so far, Deputy Minister. I have some questions on leaving care and care-experienced parents. I'll start with the fact that it's positive to hear that the Government will legislate to ensure that all care…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Swansea Bay City Deal and North Wales Growth Deal
Thank you, Chair, and thank you for joining us this morning. Thinking about the next 12 months, could you please set out the significant milestones that you intend to meet and outline how you intend to report on these? Also, what's the biggest impact that you…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mid Wales Growth Deal and Cardiff Capital Region City Deal
Thank you. I know we've touched on mid Wales, but I have another question on this. The Government assurance review in February 2023 identified that more needed to be done to formalise the mid Wales growth deal's action in respect of private sector investment…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mid Wales Growth Deal and Cardiff Capital Region City Deal
Does anybody else want to come in on that?
