, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Green Economy - Skills Providers
Yes. And we've had a letter—sorry, Chair—today from the new economy Minister, who's made it clear that the problem with developing new green skills, new green courses, is that the apprenticeship levy takes money out of Wales; there's a net loss to Wales as a…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Green Economy - Skills Providers
The last thing, Chair, just on funding, seeing as we're talking about that, is my concern is that the Welsh Government is funding a limited array of degree apprenticeships. That money cannot come from apprenticeships below degree level. I think there needs to…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Green Economy - Skills Providers
Okay, that's fine.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Green Economy - Skills Providers
Yes. And that's exactly how it could happen with things like—. I always take the example of Transport for Wales, because they're in the public sector and can be instructed to do this, unlike, perhaps, companies in the private sector. And you would want…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Green Economy - Skills Providers
And the two issues I've said is that the Welsh Government need to ensure that young people are provided with full clarity on what options are going to be available to them in post-compulsory education at an early stage. In order to do that, you've got to get…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Green Economy - Skills Providers
One of the other things, before we come to the other panellists, and I'd be interested to hear ColegauCymru's view, but for the other panellists, I've talked about the vertical integration between lower level apprenticeships and higher level apprenticeships…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Green Economy - Skills Providers
I don't mind who goes first.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Green Economy - Skills Providers
I just want to challenge something Jenny Rathbone just said, which I don't agree with, which is that degree apprenticeships are in male-dominated areas. I think the challenge is to get women to be taking up some of the opportunities that are currently in rail…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - External views
That's very helpful. Thank you.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - External views
Would Professor Dwyer like to say anything about the scheme in the context of existing and future international trade deals and WTO rules?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
Thanks, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
Can I ask how the scheme sits within existing and planned international trade deals, and also within the rules of the World Trade Organization?
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Coal tip and opencast mine remediation
I completely take that point. I think that's a really reasonable and good point to make, and also the issue that Rhianon raised about the road going through. I'm not here to advocate for ERI in any way, and I'm as sceptical as you are, but one thing they have…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Coal tip and opencast mine remediation
I'd ask Joel to come and visit Senghenydd mining memorial museum and the garden there. The garden was designated as the national mining disaster memorial garden of Wales by Mark Drakeford, in a previous role, and Dawn Bowden as well. And I have to pay tribute…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Coal tip and opencast mine remediation
I just wanted to say that Senghenydd is in my constituency, which was the site of the Universal Colliery disaster in 1913 in which 439 people working the pit were killed. I think that does actually support the argument made by Plaid Cymru that it was…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1392, 'Reform of the additional learning needs Code of Wales 2021'
I took some time out from the Children, Young People and Education Committee—a number of years, actually—because some of the things we were discussing became so close to home for me that I found it quite uncomfortable being on the committee, because I'm…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Diolch, Cabinet Secretary. I'm asking my question today based on the experience of constituents who had a fire sprinkler system installed in a new-build house that was recognised as faulty within two years of them moving in, and it was only through the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
3. What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the effectiveness of the Domestic Fire Safety (Wales) Measure 2011? OQ61050
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Apologies, my computer's not working. There we are.
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
I think that we should make an effort to reassure people in Bedwas that category D does not necessarily mean immediate risk, and that the tip is subject, because it's category D, to a very rigorous monthly inspection regime. That's all I'll say about Bedwas…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Implementation of education reforms: evidence session
Yes, that's the fundamental point that shows the analysis is flawed.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Implementation of education reforms: evidence session
Yes, very quickly. Just on the IFS report, I read it in detail. I think it has very deep fundamental flaws in that it looks at GCSEs and the wider curriculum. Well, the GCSEs haven't come in and they were describing that as the new curriculum. So, it just…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Implementation of education reforms: evidence session
Okay.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Implementation of education reforms: evidence session
It has.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Implementation of education reforms: evidence session
Okay, and I think that is also assisting with that gap that we've talked about, again without criticising any professionals. The other issue, of course, and my last point, is we were very focused on autistic spectrum condition previously as 'the' neurodiverse…
