24 October 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
If I could just follow on that point, isn't that happening in some of our English-medium schools at the moment, through the siarter iaith, the language charter? In terms of the ambition, then, for these schools, I think that one thing may be that we are not…
24 October 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
Thank you.
24 October 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
Have you given consideration yet regarding who should be leading on that? Clearly, centrally the Government, but have you given any consideration beyond that?
24 October 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
Given that, it's quite a change, isn't it, for people of every age to get used to, and some who see this Bill are just thinking of it through the lens of Welsh-medium education, and the change that we'll see in schools with the language continuum. Clearly…
24 October 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
Diolch yn fawr iawn. O ran yr hunanasesiad gan unigolion ar sail CEFR, bod hwnnw’n cael ei ddefnyddio yn y dyfodol i gyfrifo nifer y siaradwyr Cymraeg, ydych chi'n rhagweld bydd hwnnw hefyd yn bwysig? A'r ffaith fydd pawb ddim ar y raddfa hon yn cael eu…
24 October 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
Thank you. Just to be clear, it's not the intention of this Bill to change the aim in terms of measuring progress. If the census continues, that is still something that's important in terms of—.
24 October 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
Thank you very much. I appreciate that. If I could therefore go to the evidence we've heard specifically from Cymdeithas yr Iaith—and clearly you've referred already to that—they made comments in terms of the census and the fact that, if we change the means…
24 October 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16
Thank you very much. If I could look at Part 1 of the Bill with you, and to go back to the first evidence session, on 19 September I think it was—it feels like a very long time ago—we had a discussion that was positive in terms of looking at it as a minimum…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: UK Government Budget
You talked about those voters that voted for change only a few months ago. They voted change for the better, not change for the worse. And I'm sure they would like to see us united in standing up for our communities, calling out any cruel policies that are…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: UK Government Budget
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lywydd. Well, we've been criticised for our motion, and I don't quite understand why, because the premise of this debate, as I set out at the very start, was to try and influence the budget. It wasn't predicting, but it was making…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: UK Government Budget
Wales has been short-changed by Westminster and we can see the direct impact of this on our public services and on the people of Wales. As a Senedd, it is our duty to work cross-party and stand up for those we represent by demanding the funding owed to us…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: UK Government Budget
And that then brings us to our third ask, namely a commitment to replace the Barnett formula as soon as possible, along with the relevant timetable. The Conservative amendment retains this demand, but what of the Government amendment? Once again, no reference…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: UK Government Budget
In the run-up up to the general election, Wales was promised change. For years, we have heard Government Ministers in this Chamber say time and time again that once we had a Labour Government in Westminster, it would be different for Wales. To date, the…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: UK Government Budget
The purpose of today’s debate is to give this Senedd a voice in terms of the budget that will be presented next week by the UK Labour Government. Considering the implications for Wales, for the Senedd and for all of the bodies we fund, it’s important that…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Sioned, and thank you to Neil for being here today, because for every story behind that petition, there is someone who has been turned away. I've heard it from constituents. It is something that happens so, so frequently. It's not a…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
Of course.
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
May I thank the Petitions Committee, but mainly thank Mencap Cymru, for bringing this case forward? It's a shame that we have to have this debate, because the argument's been made in terms of why this is so very important, and it's very disappointing to see…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Assisted dying
No, and that's why you need to get it absolutely right. But I believe that someone has the right to choose when their suffering comes to an end. I don't feel that I have that right to force that person to carry on suffering. So, I think that those safeguards…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Assisted dying
If I may, you reminded us that people are already making this choice. They are leaving the country, without the support of loved ones, or if their loved ones are with them, risking prosecution. People are making that choice by committing suicide. And we know…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Assisted dying
Thank you to Julie Morgan for bringing forward this important debate. Although death comes to us all, we as a nation aren't particularly good at discussing death, and I think the fact that we don't discuss the issue then means that we don't always listen to…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Thank you. As I said yesterday to the Cabinet Secretary for finance, obviously that £5 million was very welcome, but it didn't touch the surface. And, in terms of these sectors, we've lost people in these roles, we've lost expertise, we've lost the ability to…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Thanks for that response. If I can build on what Tom Giffard was asking you, obviously, it’s not just been challenging, it’s been devastating for a number of the institutions that fall within your portfolio. We’ve heard warnings of huge organisations having…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Thank you, Llywydd. Minister, I'd like to add my congratulations to you on your appointment, and I appreciate the fact that we've already had a meeting to discuss our overlapping portfolios. As I noted at that time, and I'm glad that you know that this isn't…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The First Supplementary Budget 2024-25
Thank you for the opportunity to respond to this debate on the supplementary budget. As the Cabinet Secretary said in opening this debate, clearly there aren't many unexpected things in this budget today. The fact that the Westminster election was so…
17 October 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Paper(s) to note
I also wanted to draw attention to the letter from Cymdeithas yr Iaith, item 4.5. There are a number of things that they raise that are relevant in terms of the Bill, but are also things that I'm sure that we would like to ask about. So, hopefully we can have…
