25 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - Evidence session 8
Brilliant. Laura Jones.
25 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - Evidence session 8
Does anybody else have any points? Gaynor.
25 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - Evidence session 8
Thank you. I'm just thinking about some forms of childcare that are less available than others, perhaps, for example childcare for older children or after school. Do you see that as being an issue around Wales?
25 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - Evidence session 8
No.
25 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - Evidence session 8
We'll move on to the first item on our agenda, which is our eighth evidence session on our enquiry, 'Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare?' I'd like to welcome our witnesses who've joined us here this morning. We…
25 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I'd like to welcome you all to the 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 and…
25 October 2023 , 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 today.
24 October 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Attendance Guidance
Diolch, Llywydd, and today I'm speaking in my capacity as the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee. We have a very keen interest in the ongoing challenges facing children and young people and their families, schools and local…
24 October 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Progress Update on the Plan for Employability and Skills
Diolch, Llywydd, and I'm speaking today in my capacity as the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee, and I'd like to thank the Minister for the statement today. And there is a lot to talk about in this, but I'm going to focus on just one…
24 October 2023 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I request a statement from the Minister for Climate Change on how Wales can become a sustainable fashion nation? Recently, I sponsored an event in the Senedd with Sustainable Clothing and Textiles Cymru, who are a new coalition of groups, and…
18 October 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report, 'Local Authority Library and Leisure Services'
Firstly, I'd like to put on record my thanks to the Chair, the clerking and research team, and my fellow committee members for their work on this important area. We're really grateful to all those who took time to give evidence to us all around Wales. The…
18 October 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you for that answer, Deputy Minister. Last month, I attended a free tour of Newport castle, organised by Cadw as part of their open-door session. This was really a fantastic opportunity and the first time it had been done for many years. The tour was…
18 October 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
1. What is the Welsh Government doing to support heritage sites in Newport West? OQ60122
17 October 2023 , Plenary
Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ Annual Report 2022-23
I'd like to start by thanking the commissioner and her team for the work over the past year, covered in this annual report, and I look forward to exploring some of the issues in the report with the commissioner, in more detail, when she comes to the Children…
12 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the whole of the meeting on 19 October
So, we'll now move on to item 5, which is motion under Standing Order 17.42 that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of this meeting and for the whole of the meeting on 19 October. Are Members content? We will now proceed to meet in…
12 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Papers to note
And we'll now move on to the next item on our agenda, which is papers to note. Full details of those papers to note are set out in the agenda and the paper pack. We've got 16 papers. Are Members content to note those papers together? I see that everybody is…
12 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 7
But, yes, thank you so much for coming in.
12 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 7
Well, we'll be sending you a copy of our report as well, so you'll be able to note that as well.
12 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 7
No, no, don't worry—
12 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 7
Absolutely.
12 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 7
Brilliant. And we'll look forward to having a look through that and the research that you've done. But a huge thank you for joining us this morning. We really appreciate that and it's really good to hear about things in a global context really, which is…
12 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 7
Well, there you go—[Laughter.]
12 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 7
Brilliant. Well, thank you very much. I'm sure if there's anything else, we can perhaps write to you, and if there's anything else that you think you haven't had a chance to say, please let us know.
12 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 7
Absolutely. I was going to say: if you want to say anything finally, or—
12 October 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 7
Brilliant. Thank you, Laura. We've got a final question from Ken Skates.
