, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry on Welsh Language: Welsh medium education
Thank you, Ioan. Iestyn.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry on Welsh Language: Welsh medium education
Thank you. I'll bring Ioan and then Iestyn in.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry on Welsh Language: Welsh medium education
Thank you, Hefin. If you'd like to indicate when you want to contribute, and I will then call you. Perhaps not everyone will want to speak to every question, but who'd like to start? Gwenllian.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry on Welsh Language: Welsh medium education
It's fantastic to have you all with us. We're very short on time this morning, so I will ask for brief questions and answers so that we can fit in as much as possible. Clearly, many of the subjects that you will raise will highlight the issues to us, and then…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry on Welsh Language: Welsh medium education
And finally, Mabon.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry on Welsh Language: Welsh medium education
Thank you. And then Iestyn.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry on Welsh Language: Welsh medium education
Thank you, Ioan. Gwenllian next.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One-day inquiry on Welsh Language: Welsh medium education
So, we'll move immediately to item 2, our one-day inquiry on the Welsh language, Welsh-medium education. May I ask the witnesses to introduce themselves for the record? I'll go to Dr Matthews first.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Good morning, and welcome to Members and witnesses to this meeting of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee. In accordance with Standing Order 34.19, I have determined that the public are excluded from…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'd like a statement, please, about how decisions on NHS treatments are made in Wales. Over the weekend, a constituent of mine, Maria Wallpott, won her case in the High Court after the NHS in Wales had refused to fund a specialised treatment for her…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to ask for a debate in Government time to discuss the funding of rail infrastructure in Wales. The disastrous underfunding of our rail network has been highlighted by the UK Government's union connectivity review, which recommends, astonishingly…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Net Zero Wales Plan
Okay. Thank you, Minister.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Net Zero Wales Plan
Thank you, Minister. That's so important. Just turning to something more specific, in a way, about how you're going to be achieving the ambition that you've set out, you have said in the net-zero plan that you've accepted the recommendations from the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Net Zero Wales Plan
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Minister, we were talking earlier about how behavioural change is really important and also how getting public buy-in is important. I just wanted to draw your attention to some evidence we've had from Extinction Rebellion. One of the things…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Net Zero Wales Plan
Diolch, Gadeirydd. It's interesting, Minister, to hear about the processes in terms of how the Governments are co-ordinating on policy. Language is important as well, isn't it, and the way in which we—I don't like the phrase 'manage expectations'—build…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
I understand that you, Counsel General, will be taking part in a conference on justice and policing next week, which will be held jointly with Liz Savile Roberts. It will focus on the Commission on Justice in Wales report, which recommended the devolution of…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting
Is everyone content for us to move to private session? Okay, so I propose in accordance with Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content to agree that motion? I see that they are, and in that…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
Okay, thank you. That's noted. Thank you, Heledd. I don't see anybody else raising their hands with regard to the papers.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
Okay. Thank you, Tom. Heledd wanted to come in on another paper.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
Okay, no problem. Is everyone happy with that?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
Okay. Thank you all for that. Obviously, we will get Carolyn's view as well after this session; the majority at the moment seem to be in favour of writing sooner rather than later. Taking on board your points, Tom, that your perspective may not be—that you'd…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
Yes. I thought you had your hand up to come in, but I may have imagined that, sorry.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
Okay. Hefin.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
Okay.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
Before I turn to you, Hefin; Heledd, was it on this issue that you wanted to speak, or one of the other letters?
