14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Thank you, Deputy Minister. You've touched on a couple of things in terms of our report, but what did you think about the breadth of evidence that we took from children and young people on which the report is based? Was there anything in particular that…
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
Diolch, Minister. Thank you very much for that. It's really helpful and it's really good to hear that offer as well. Just to talk about our report, perhaps we could set out just some general questions to start with about what your overall view of the…
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Ministerial scrutiny session
We'll move on to the first and the main item on our agenda. It's on services for care-experienced children and exploring radical reform, with a ministerial scrutiny session. I'd just like to thank the Deputy Minister and her officials for coming in this…
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions and declarations of interest
I'd like to welcome Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee today. I'd like to say 'Welcome back' to this autumn term. The summer recess seems to have gone very quickly for some of us. The public items of this meeting are…
14 September 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to this meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.
12 September 2023 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Can I ask for a statement, please, on what the Welsh Government is doing to promote responsible reporting on suicide? I know that suicide prevention is something that is very close to the Deputy Minister's heart, and it's vital that we as Members of the…
12 September 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Prif Weinidog, and I'm glad to see that the Welsh Government are sincere in their support for this crucial industry and the substantial and talented workforce that it supports. I'm really pleased to see last week that the Welsh Government has now…
12 September 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
4. What action is the Welsh Government taking to support the semiconductor industry in Newport West? OQ59897
13 July 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Diversity in Local Government - Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
I think there's also something around political parties. Many of us have stood and lost before we've actually got elected, and I think it's really important to remind and support people. Because political parties go all in for a person—it's an election, and…
13 July 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Diversity in Local Government - Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
I was just thinking, because we saw that the evaluation of the diversity in democracy scheme highlighted that the mentoring schemes were valuable in the softer barriers, but had little impact on more institutional barriers, such as caring responsibility and…
13 July 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Diversity in Local Government - Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
We know there are a lot of really good, valuable mentoring programmes around. Do you think that they are sufficiently targeted, though, to help with real change and have that impact to increase diversity in local government?
13 July 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Diversity in Local Government - Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Good morning, Minister.
13 July 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Diversity in Local Government - Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Diolch, Cadeirydd—
12 July 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 14 September
We'll move on to item 3, which is to move into private session. So, I propose in accordance with 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 14 September. So, we…
12 July 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Papers to note
Item 2 on the agenda is papers to note. We have six papers to note. Are Members content to note the papers together? I see Members are. All the papers are set out on the agenda and in the paper pack. Okay.
12 July 2023 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I'd like to welcome Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People, and Education Committee. Just to say, this is the last meeting of this Senedd term, and I'd like to put on record my thanks to all Members for all their contributions and their hard…
12 July 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.
12 July 2023 , Plenary
Petitions Committee and Children, Young People, and Education Committee Joint Debate—Services for care-experienced children and young people
Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. Thank you to everybody who's contributed to today's debate. I'm very grateful to the Deputy Minister for her commitment to come so quickly to our committee after only receiving that invitation earlier today. We're very grateful, and I…
12 July 2023 , Plenary
Petitions Committee and Children, Young People, and Education Committee Joint Debate—Services for care-experienced children and young people
And we are encouraged by the Welsh Government's willingness to work with key stakeholders to explore the creation of a national register of recognised and approved foster carers. The register will help to build a better picture of fostering capacity across…
12 July 2023 , Plenary
Petitions Committee and Children, Young People, and Education Committee Joint Debate—Services for care-experienced children and young people
Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. Today is a day when two crucial pieces of work about care-experienced children and young people converge. In March 2023, the Petitions Committee published their report, 'Supporting care experienced parents'. Their inquiry and ours are…
12 July 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you for that answer, Minister. As the cost-of-living crisis deepens and public sector bodies such as local government are struggling to maintain the crucial services they deliver, the Welsh Local Government Association recently published a report…
12 July 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
6. What discussions is the Minister having with local authorities about the staffing and recruitment challenges they face? OQ59839
11 July 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that answer, Prif Weinidog. According to the latest reports on jobs by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, the availability of candidates for new jobs rose in June at the sharpest rate since December 2020. The number of people placed…
11 July 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
5. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on Newport West? OQ59855
5 July 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Thank your for that answer, Minister. I recently had the pleasure of visiting John Frost School in my constituency, and it really was fantastic to see the concept of a community-focused school in action. Their offer to the local community includes a large…
