19 January 2022 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1243 Reinstate cervical screening to every three years
Okay. I'd like to hear from the Minister how that compares with the bowel screening that takes place in the over-60s, because obviously once again this is something that takes place in people's homes, they don't need to go for an appointment, they don't need…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1243 Reinstate cervical screening to every three years
This debate takes place on the afternoon when we've all had the opportunity to ask questions of our health Minister. So, we have fresh in our minds the areas of health provision where we can all agree we need to do better, whether that's eating disorders…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1243 Reinstate cervical screening to every three years
On 4 January, Public Health Wales announced this important enhancement to the cervical screening service. Whilst it was disappointing that they failed to provide some context as to why this was an improvement, rather than a reduction in service, hindsight is…
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Motion 1 and Legislative Consent Motion on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Motion 2
Breaking the law is an important part of protest, if the matter deserves it. And many of the people who break the law in the cause of social justice end up becoming prime ministers or presidents, so we need to think about that very carefully. I thank the…
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip: Update on progress following the publication of ‘The Slave Trade and the British Empire: An Audit of Commemoration in Wales’
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. My constituency has the pleasure and the honour to host the statue of Betty Campbell, and because it has been created whilst Betty really is a living memory, she was able to draw on the evidence from people who'd worked…
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. A hundred and twenty-five thousand is a really excellent target. I wondered if you were able to say how many there are today, just so we understand just how much road we've got to travel, and in your view, is this going to be…
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
9. What ambitions does the Welsh Government have to expand apprenticeships? OQ57483
12 January 2022 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Health inequalities
Thank you very much indeed. I am delighted to hear you highlight the importance of Flying Start, but also the really important role of midwives and health visitors, who can really change the dial when people become pregnant and have these very, very young…
12 January 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report: Debt and the pandemic
Okay. I thank you, Heledd, particularly, as you weren't part of the inquiry, for your points about council tax and the important role that we collectively have to play to ensure that public bodies aren't making the problems worse, and also ensuring that we…
12 January 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report: Debt and the pandemic
Thank you very much indeed for all your very useful contributions. As Jane Dodds said, we've all been weathering the same COVID storm, but we've not been rowing in the same boat; I think that's a really useful allegory. I think it was particularly useful that…
12 January 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report: Debt and the pandemic
On a related matter, we were concerned by allegations from Shelter Cymru of alleged police involvement in illegal evictions during the pandemic, repeated in both their written and oral evidence. We sought further details from Shelter on exactly what…
12 January 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report: Debt and the pandemic
The public is not stupid. Many of our witnesses and contributors foresaw this huge hike in energy costs that households are now grappling with. They predicted that this was going to be a tsunami or perfect storm, which, I'm afraid, is now staring us in the…
12 January 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report: Debt and the pandemic
Thank you very much for calling me. This is the first debate on the work of the Equality and Social Justice Committee. Our report looked at the impact of the pandemic on personal indebtedness and how the Welsh Government and public services should be…
12 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you, Minister. I heard your earlier comments, and I just want to focus in my supplementary question on the role of the private sector, because the worst-insulated homes are in the private rental sector, which is also where tenants are having to pay…
12 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
5. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Climate Change about accelerating the retrofitting programme to households in fuel poverty? OQ57417
11 January 2022 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'm delighted to hear, Trefnydd, that we are going to have a debate next week on cervical cancer, which happens to be Cervical Cancer Awareness Week, so great timing. Thank you very much. I just wanted to ask for a statement from the economy Minister about…
11 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, that money is very welcome. Yesterday, I had an e-mail from a very anxious young lady about the possibility of having to sit exams after having had so many of her lessons delivered by supply teachers rather than the normal subject teachers. Clearly…
11 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
6. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the most equitable way of assessing the quality of learning at the end of key stage 4 and key stage 5 in light of the latest wave of COVID-19? OQ57434
10 January 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Motion under SO17.42 (iv) and (ix) to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Thank you very much.
10 January 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Motion under SO17.42 (iv) and (ix) to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
I'm unable to see you all at the moment, because of technical problems, but I'm assuming nobody wishes to raise anything in public session, so I wondered if I could ask for your agreement for us to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting.
10 January 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papers to note
If there are none, then I just want to ask Members to note the correspondence we've had from, I think, five or six Chairs over the last months—Chairs of other committees; the Chair of the Finance Committee, the legislation committee, the public accounts…
10 January 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I'd like to welcome Members and members of the public to the first session of the Equality and Social Justice Committee of 2022. This meeting is being broadcast live and there is simultaneous translation available. Are there any declarations of interest?
10 January 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good afternoon. Happy new year.
22 December 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Update on COVID-19
I just wanted to pick up on what you said earlier about the scale of the infection rate and the strain it's going to be putting on public services just because of sickness absences. I've managed to get around all the care homes in Cardiff Central just to…
16 December 2021 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session—Topical matters
Caerphilly have done great work with a particular dairy processor, enabling them to move from three schools to five local authorities, and that’s fantastic. But we’re talking about 22 local authorities who all need to think about where they’re going to source…
