, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 6 and 9 of this meeting and item 1 of the meeting on 6 December
I propose in accordance with Standing Order 17.42 that the committee resolves to meet in private for items 6 and 9 of this meeting, and for item 1 of the meeting on 6 December. We will now proceed to meet in private.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Diolch. Thank you very much. We've come to the end of our evidence session today. I'd just like to thank the Ministers and the Deputy Minister for the evidence that you've given today. You will be sent a transcript to check for factual accuracy in due course…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Absolutely. I think that's something the committee very much shares as well, our thanks to those staff. Sorry, Ken, carry on.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Diolch, James. Questions now from Ken Skates.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
I think Julie would like to come in.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Diolch, Heledd. Questions now from James Evans.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Thank you, Buffy. Questions now from Heledd Fychan. Heledd.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Thank you, Laura. Questions now from Buffy again. Buffy.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Thank you. Diolch. We're going to have to move on now, Buffy. We'll move on now to questions from Laura Jones.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
I'll just bring Heledd in really quickly.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Okay. Buffy.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
Brilliant. Okay, thank you very much. You're all very welcome. Thank you for joining us. So, just to remind everybody, we've got a number of questions to get through today. I'd like to remind Members to be as succinct as possible and also Ministers to do…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 13
So, we'll move on to the main item of our agenda, which is, 'Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare?' This is our thirteenth evidence session, and I'd like to welcome Ministers here this morning—you're very…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Diolch. Thank you, James.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I'd like to welcome you all to this meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee today. The public items of this meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and a record of proceedings will be published as usual. The meeting is bilingual…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to this meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Update on the implementation of Additional Learning Needs reforms
Thank you, Minister, for the statement. The Children, Young People and Education Committee is scrutinising the implementation of the ALN reforms in a Senedd-long inquiry and we're trying to do something new—we're carrying out regular check-ins, as you know…
, Petitions Committee
P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth
Brilliant. Thank you. Just another question, Cadeirydd, just around the importance of transport that's accessible—if I can say that right today—for everybody. One of the things that we've picked up in our committee has been around children and young people…
, Petitions Committee
P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth
Diolch, Cadeirydd. It’s a real pleasure to join you today. I’d like to put on record my thanks for the invitation to this session today. I did actually have the privilege of being in the Siambr when Ffion and Kasia both were there on Saturday, so I’d…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
Diolch, Llywydd. November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, and 16 November was World Pancreatic Cancer Day, giving us the opportunity to reflect upon all those whose lives have been affected by this devastating disease. Pancreatic cancer can affect young…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you for that answer, Deputy Minister. Last week, I was contacted by a local rugby club in my constituency, who have just been hit with a huge increase in their energy bills. They've told me that their energy bills will rise from £900 a month to £1,750 a…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
6. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the impact the cost-of-living crisis is having on grass-roots sports clubs? OQ60289
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
I am, yes.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Just on that accessibility issue, section 25 of the Bill places that additional duty on the Electoral Commission around reporting on the steps taken by returning officers to assist disabled people in voting. Obviously, we talk about equity…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Thank you. I think there are ways, perhaps, it could be simplified, because often people ring up and say, 'I've lost my envelope', or, 'Which envelope do I put, in what way?'. I think there are ways around that that it could be simplified. But, I think the…
