, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
Thank you, First Minister. We've come to the end of our first session, and we haven't yet even touched on public sector pay or other areas, though I'm sure you'll get questions on that in the weeks ahead. But perhaps if there's anything specific, we may well…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
I'm going to give Mark Isherwood the last question. His hand is up.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
Can I expand upon that point, First Minister? Because I know that Luke Fletcher has been a very strong advocate for expanding the education maintenance allowance, and you've just talked about Jobs Growth Wales+ and we know that Jobs Growth Wales was…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
Delyth Jewell.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
Russell, I'll come back to you for the last question, and then I'll move on to Delyth.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
I'll come to you in a minute, Russell. Jenny has a quick supplementary.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
I'll move on to questions from Russell George.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
Delyth, you had a question specifically about disabled people and those with a long-term condition.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
We have many areas we're here to cover, and I want to make sure we get at least three of those areas in before we finish this session, First Minister, so I'm going to move on now to some big questions from John Griffiths, and then I'll move on to questions…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
Mark Isherwood.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
One question, and then I'm going to call Mark in.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
We need to move on.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
Jenny.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
Can I just ask a question on that? Clearly, you'll be looking at the analysis of the statement and your letter. Will you therefore be looking at what you can identify to cover the gaps that you've identified in your requests and what you think is needed here…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
Jenny Rathbone.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
John has got a supplementary, and then I need to move on to Jenny, because I need to move on.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of Living
We will go into part 1 and focus on the cost of living. First Minister, I very much appreciate, as Members do, that many of the levers are not always with the Welsh Government, but it's about what the Welsh Government can do in tackling some of the issues we…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Diolch. As you're aware, this session this morning is in two parts. The first part will be with you and focused on the cost of living, and the second part, after a short break, will be with you and Adam Price, leader of Plaid Cymru, on the co-operation…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Good morning. Can I welcome everyone to this morning's meeting of the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister? Before we get under way, can I remind everyone to make sure mobile phones are on silent or switched off? Can I also remind you that if…
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Education Maintenance Allowance
I call on the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles.
