, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice
The Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles, is obviously responsible for this review, and he's undertaking this review of eligibility criteria, as you say. He's got an internal working group. It's working across the Welsh Government, all…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice
Diolch yn fawr, Sioned. Clearly, this is such an important issue in terms of the whole Welsh Government, not just for me as Minister, but for social justice. You've commented on one aspect, which of course has been raised across the Chamber, about free school…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice
These reports came out—really important reports—at a time, not just with the pandemic—well, particularly the pandemic—when we couldn't do even the scrutiny you would have wanted to do on previous committees, and also the Government response. We are…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you very much, Jack, as well. I think the current term of office is February 2023 in terms of the current commissioner. It's very obviously open to a full, open and transparent public appointment process, as happened before, complying of course with the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice
I'm glad I've got the opportunity to respond to that, because obviously, the Public Accounts Committee which some of you were Members of, did such important work on this, looking at the interacting roles of the Senedd and also in terms of public bodies. I…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice
Well, thank you very much, Jack, and of course I'm so proud of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, as you are, I know, Jack. And it's what's been so interesting—and you've been here longer than some of our Members on the committee—to see…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice
Well, we did commission this research in order to—. One of the big questions is, 'Do we need a human rights Bill/Act for Wales?' That was one of the driving forces behind it, and I've mentioned issues like incorporation of UN conventions, et cetera…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice
Well, clearly, the pandemic has deepened inequalities and that became very clear. As we mentioned, in the lockdown we saw the disproportionate impact of COVID on particularly black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, disabled people and women. We saw the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice
I mean, we've always known that there's a—. How do you get to the implementation? You can monitor. What are the outcomes—not just reports on action—what are the outcomes in terms of implementing equality and human rights? So, it's very valuable, as I said, as…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice
Well, thank you very much, and I'm really pleased to come before your committee, equality and social justice, and before Members this afternoon. I mean, that's a really important question, Chair, because we commissioned that research in order to identify how…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice
Hello, everyone. Prynhawn da. I'm Jane Hutt, Minister for Social Justice, and I'd like to also introduce Claire Bennett, director responsible for all policies relating to social justice.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Universal Credit
What is clear, and has been expressed so powerfully in this debate, is that the £20 that so many people needed at the beginning of the pandemic is still needed now. Circumstances have not changed. Harms have become more entrenched. The numbers claiming…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Universal Credit
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'm really pleased to respond this important debate today, and I do thank Plaid Cymru for bringing it forward. In response to Sioned Williams in her opening speech, when a lifeline like universal credit is under such attack…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Universal Credit
Formally.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Afghanistan
Thank you very much, Joyce Watson, and, as I said, thank you for your support for the nation of sanctuary and everything that we are striving to achieve here in Wales in this response. I think it's very important that we recognise that they will have…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Afghanistan
Thank you, Altaf Hussain, and thank you for attending the technical briefing last week with the very relevant questions, as all Members raised with me last week, which has helped us with our planning. The majority of families who've arrived in Wales so far…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Afghanistan
Diolch yn fawr, Delyth Jewell. I was very pleased to have an early letter from both Delyth Jewell and Jenny Rathbone as Chair of the committee for equality and social justice as well as yourself as Chair of your committee, and because it also set out…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Afghanistan
Thank you very much, Sam Rowlands, and thank you for acknowledging the way in which we have worked together across the four nations and, indeed, with all our partners in Wales, and also, as much as we can, on a cross-party basis in terms of this humanitarian…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Afghanistan
Diolch yn fawr, Heledd Fychan. I thank you so much for your strong statements this afternoon in support of our, as we've said, made-in-Wales humanitarian response to the situation with the Afghan citizens who we're now welcoming to Wales, and particular…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Afghanistan
I thank Mark Isherwood for those questions and thank him and the Welsh Conservatives for their support for the nation of sanctuary. I’m very happy to respond to the questions, particularly recognising that we are initially talking about that temporary…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Afghanistan
Diolch, Llywydd. Prynhawn da. I am pleased to update the Senedd on the steps we have taken in Wales to respond to the evacuation of Afghan citizens over the past few weeks, with my thanks to Members across this Chamber for their engagement in promoting Wales…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Eradicating racism and building an anti-racist Wales
Well, I'm very grateful for that question from the Member. The Welsh Government does provide funding every year to TGP Cymru to deliver the Travelling Ahead project, which provides advice, advocacy and support for participation to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Eradicating racism and building an anti-racist Wales
Well, certainly, that is something that we would do anyway. The Wales race equality action plan has a whole range of actions relating to education, including higher education, and looking at these issues in relation to the expectations we have of our higher…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Eradicating racism and building an anti-racist Wales
Thank you very much, Joyce Watson, and thank you for drawing this to our attention today—this key area of racism in sport, and the blight, the shameful way in which so many of our sportsmen and women are treated to racist abuse, and the racist abuse that’s…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Eradicating racism and building an anti-racist Wales
I'm also really delighted to welcome you—and congratulate you, which I haven't had the opportunity to do—to be the spokesperson on social justice for Plaid Cymru, and to respond to your questions on this very important statement, which I know Plaid Cymru has…
