, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
Ken Skates.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
Okay, thank you, James. Thank you, Deputy Minister. Following on, really, from James's question, and this is to the Minister: obviously it's important that we as a committee are assured that children are getting their fair share of health and social care…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
James.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
I think Ken Skates wanted to come in on the back of that, James, if that's okay. Ken.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
I'd like to welcome Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee. I'd like to welcome the panel for this afternoon, which is for our scrutiny of the Welsh Government's draft budget 2022-23. This is our evidence session. I'd…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
Welcome to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee today.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10
We'll now move on to item 3. So, I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to meet in private for items 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Are Members content? I can that Members are content, so we will now proceed in private.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Yes, absolutely, Minister, that would be really helpful. I'm just checking that Members don't have any further questions. No. I can see no further questions, so that's the end of the session. I'd just like to say thank you very much to the Minister and…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you, Sioned. And just a very quick question from me around consent in relation to section 128, and just that we know at the introduction that consent was pending. Has consent been granted by the UK Government?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you, James. We've now got a final set of questions from Sioned Williams.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you, Buffy. James Evans.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you. Moving on to some questions now from Buffy Williams.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you, James. I'm just going to bring in Sioned Williams now who's got a further question on the research. Sioned.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you. Over now to some questions from James Evans.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you, Minister. It's really helpful to get your thinking on that. We'll move on now to some questions from Ken Skates.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you, Sioned. And just following on from Sioned’s questions on this, really, Minister, can you clarify and perhaps give us an understanding of in what circumstances Welsh Ministers would use the current powers available to them on the face of the Bill…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Okay. Thank you, Minister. We're now moving on to some questions from Sioned Williams.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you, Buffy. Just following on, actually, from that and trying to get an idea of how you feel that this will work in practice, really, how will the functions of HEFCW and the commission be carried out if they both exist at the same time? How will this be…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Of course.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Okay. Thank you, Minister. We've got some questions now from Buffy Williams. Buffy.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you, Minister. Yes, the committee would very much appreciate the note that you suggested. That would be very helpful, so thank you for that offer. Just finally from me at this point, we have heard some evidence that the board must be representative of…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
That's really helpful, and thank you for clarifying that and for the work that you'll do to put that more clearly. Can you just outline what the purpose of associate membership of the commission is, and why will learner and workforce representatives not be…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you. Is it the intention to have one associate learner member only, or at least one, and do you believe that Schedule 1 reflects this intent? Because there seems to be a bit of inconsistency in the Bill's text relating to the associate learner member.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Okay. Thank you, Minister. We've had some concerns from unions and other stakeholders that the arrangements for workforce representation on the commission aren't sufficient, given the wide-ranging remit of the commission. What are the options available for…
