, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Rugby Union
I just want to focus on your capacity to change the organisation in light of the fact that you've been aware of this problem for nearly two years, in the sense that, Mr Walker, your job interview included questions about the internal review. So, the…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union: Evidence session with the Welsh Rugby Union
Alun Davies read my mind.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Cancer Services Improvement Plan
Thank you, Minister, for your honest statement and also for your achievements, despite everything that you're having to do in the health field. I just wanted to share with Members the discussion that took place in the women's health cross-party group in…
, Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Interim Report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
Darren Millar and Tom Giffard make some important points about the level of engagement with the whole population. I think it's really important that we have that conversation, but that we ensure that all parts of the population are involved where possible…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Given reports that UK Government Ministers may relax rules for foreign students, to allow them to work more hours, does the Minister have any plans to discuss this with the UK Government, so that foreign students who want to work can help fill the labour…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Following the budget scrutiny that took place in the Equality and Social Justice Committee, I wrote to the Minister for Social Justice to ask how much of the capital allocation for the Gypsy and Traveller sites—£3.7 million in this current…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, Trefnydd. You won't be surprised to know that I am focusing on our food and vegetable supplies. I'm acutely aware that only twice in the last three months have I been able to obtain the boxes of fruit and vegetables that I want to give to our local…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
4. What is the Welsh Government doing to strengthen food security in Wales? OQ59061
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
So, I'd like to ask Members to agree to now move into private session under Standing Order 17.42 for the remainder of the meeting.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papers to note
We've got 10 papers to note. Are Members content to note those 10 papers? I see no disagreement on that.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
Okay, thank you very much. We've come to the end of our allotted time. Thank you all very much for your contributions. We will, obviously, send you a transcript of what you said, and please use it as an opportunity to correct anything that we've incorrectly…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
Okay. Luke.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
So, just before I bring you in, Luke, Sioned, you wanted to ask a question.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
Okay. Because the Minister for Social Justice has said that 11 of the 22 local authorities are actively passporting certain benefits to social tenants because they use the data they hold on them to ensure that they automatically get that fuel support payment…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
So, you're not aware of any organisation that's specifically focusing on being able to measure any impact. Because I remember one local authority in London, they increased the uptake of benefits by 50 per cent—a very significant sum of money.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
Thank you. I wanted to follow up on that, because other local authorities in England who have rolled out free school meals in all primary schools have used it as a mechanism for driving up the uptake of what people are entitled to. What evidence is there that…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
Luke, and then Steffan.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
Very good.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
Luke.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
Okay. Thank you. Can I move on to Ken Skates now?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
So, is that a regulatory issue by the enforcement conduct board, or is it legislation that's needed?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
I'll just follow up on one, because British Gas sent us all an e-mail recently, claiming that they were monitoring the data on prepayment meters and using it proactively to see whether somebody was self-disconnecting, like the lady you've just been talking…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
Okay. Luke Young.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
Steffan and then—.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session 1
Thank you. I'd like to move us on at this point to specifically look at the support for households with energy costs, because otherwise we won't reach that. So, we'll come back at the end, Sioned, if you have some more questions. Jane Dodds.
