, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you, Minister. I found one of the most significant statements in Estyn’s annual report was that nearly all school leaders have prioritised the well-being of their staff and pupils over their own. And I fully understand that headteachers and staff with…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
2. What is the Welsh Government doing to help schools drive up attendance rates amongst the most disadvantaged pupils following the publication of the latest Estyn report? OQ57323
, Plenary
Debate: Approval of the Children’s Rights Scheme
I wonder if you could just clarify: does the UK Government do a children's rights impact assessment when it's looking at its budget?
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: The Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategy
—encouragement in all this, are the ones who either go on to being victims themselves or being perpetrators. And we have to put a stop to this revolving door. So, I hope—. I look forward to the report on Everyone's Invited by Estyn, because I'm sure that will…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: The Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategy
I had a meeting yesterday with South Wales Police, and they reported a massive increase in domestic violence as well as a significant number in the increase of murders. Obviously, the numbers, numerically, for murders are very small, but still it's…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, that's excellent news, First Minister, because it is now four years since the UK Government decided to cancel the electrification of the main line to Swansea. How long does it take for the UK Government to come up with their alternative plan for…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
1. What discussions has the First Minister had with the UK Government about Wales getting its fair share of rail infrastructure investment following the Hendy report’s endorsement of the south-east Wales metro proposals? OQ57341
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Age Friendly Wales: Our strategy for an Ageing Society
—reducing our carbon emissions, with fewer cars on the road, that makes it more human. So, my question, Deputy Presiding Officer, is, really: as we build back a fairer, greener Wales, how can we integrate all our services to be both open to the wisdom that…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Age Friendly Wales: Our strategy for an Ageing Society
Perhaps I should declare an interest as an older person. But I have every intention to grow old disgracefully, because I do not think that I want to be in my bath chair any time soon. I think that the role played by older people during the pandemic has been…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: The Homelessness Action Plan
So, I just wondered what analysis the Welsh Government has done on the cost-effectiveness of different approaches to supporting homeless people, to ensure that they truly never become homeless again.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: The Homelessness Action Plan
Thank you. Thank you very much for your statement and I fully support what you're trying to do. But I think, just following up on what others have said—. First of all, I want to pay tribute to Cardiff Council's outreach workers, who go out week after week…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
We've all been caught on the hop a little by the latest iteration of COVID, with the new variant called omicron, not least Welsh citizens who were abroad at the time that we needed to bring in these extra restraints on travel. I just wondered if the…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, you'll be aware that I'm one of the greatest fans of the really important commitment to ensure all primary school children are going to be getting a free school meal in the future, but I don’t underestimate the challenges involved in…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
5. What plans does the Welsh Government have to increase the amount of locally grown food in school meals? OQ57302
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papers to note
We've got some papers to note, and I just wondered if the committee is happy to note the three papers, or if there's anything they want to highlight in the meantime, or if we can just agree to note them. I can't see any dissension on that, so we'll note them…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare and parental employment—scrutiny session
Can we now move back into private session? Oh no, sorry, I beg your pardon.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare and parental employment—scrutiny session
Very good. Thank you very much. I'm afraid we've run out of time, and I know you've got another important meeting. So, obviously, we're going to send you a transcript of your evidence, and you'll, obviously, need to correct it where you've been misheard. But…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare and parental employment—scrutiny session
Okay. Well, just to give you a hint, I think we've heard quite a lot of evidence that people don't think the workforce is as culturally appropriate as it needs to be, and that that puts some parents off from wanting to go anywhere near it. So, clearly, it's…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare and parental employment—scrutiny session
Claire.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare and parental employment—scrutiny session
Okay. And lastly, from me, the interim chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission for Wales was very keen to ensure that the Welsh Government did a disparity audit so that we know exactly what the composition of the workforce is—how diverse or white is…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare and parental employment—scrutiny session
Very good. Okay. Altaf, you just wanted to have the final word. Come in.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare and parental employment—scrutiny session
Okay. Thank you. You referred to the race equality action plan in your earlier remarks and that that was an important part of the landscape of improving the diversity of the workforce, but an earlier witness, Shavanah Taj from the Wales TUC, was very…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare and parental employment—scrutiny session
Okay. There are just a couple of other things I just wanted to pick up. One is: I know that the children's commissioner was extremely unhappy that there wasn't a due regard review given to children’s rights when looking at childcare, and I wondered, as you’re…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare and parental employment—scrutiny session
Very good. And Jane Dodds.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare and parental employment—scrutiny session
Ken.
