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Childcare and parental employment—evidence session 1
Thank you. There are lots of issues there we want to follow up on. Catherine, anything you want to add to what Cerys and Shavanah have just said in their opening remarks?
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Childcare and parental employment—evidence session 1
Okay, thanks. We'll come on to other countries in a moment. Shavanah, on that initial question, how successful do you think it is? We spend a lot of money on it.
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Childcare and parental employment—evidence session 1
Yes, we'll come back to a lot of this in more detail. But just before I move to Shavanah, you talk about the need for a one-stop shop for information, but I thought we already had a one-stop shop, so in what way is that not working?
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Childcare and parental employment—evidence session 1
Thank you very much indeed for making the time to be with us. The Welsh Government's childcare offer: the objective is to help parents, particularly mothers, to return to work or increase the hours that they do work. How effective do you think the programme…
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Childcare and parental employment—evidence session 1
Shavanah.
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Childcare and parental employment—evidence session 1
Catherine.
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Childcare and parental employment—evidence session 1
Prynhawn da. I'd like to welcome all Members and members of the public back to the session of the Equality and Social Justice Committee, and we're now going to have our first panel meeting on our childcare inquiry. I'd very much like to welcome Cerys Furlong…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public from items 3 and 8 of today's meeting
So, prior to the public inquiry we're holding into childcare this afternoon, which starts at 1.45 p.m., I suggest that we go into private session for the next item and also for item 8 of today's meeting. Are Members in agreement on that? I note nods of…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good afternoon. I'd like to welcome everybody to the meeting of the Equality and Social Justice Committee, and members of the public. We are holding it virtually for public health reasons, but you can see that it's being broadcast live on Senedd.tv. The…
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
Thank you. Listen, people on the lowest incomes are not able to go to the matches, either the rugby, the football, or the cinema; let's get real on this one. The fact is that it is a suite of measures that is what enables us to have the maximum impact on…
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
I'm happy to take it. Thank you, Llywydd. Yes, Janet, I'll take it.
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
I'm happy to take it.
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
Okay. I acknowledge that that is a flaw in the system, but the alternative is to ban those who cannot have a vaccination from attending any of these events where a COVID pass will be required. And I don't think that's right, because there are people who…
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
Okay.
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The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2021
Well, good luck to Darren Millar trying to swab their dog. It's difficult enough getting a child to do it, so I think swabbing your dog might be difficult. It doesn't mean to say that your dog won't have COVID. Remember, this disease came from bats, so this…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales and Africa
First of all, I'm delighted that Jenipher Sambazi has gone to Glasgow to put the views of Ugandans to COP. I just hope she's still there when I get there tomorrow night, because she is completely amazing, as those of us who were privileged to meet her before…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Last Sunday, I attended a remembrance service at the Armenian monument in Cathays Park, which was the first monument in memory of the holocaust suffered by the Armenian community in 1915. Llywydd, I’m sure you will recall that this institution and the Welsh…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Implementation of net zero carbon and the 21st century schools and colleges programme
Can I ask a point of order? The time allocated for this was up until 6.10 p.m., so I'm disturbed that other Members were not permitted to speak if they'd indicated they wished to do so.
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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Implementation of net zero carbon and the 21st century schools and colleges programme
I disagree that sustainable communities for learning will cost more in the long term, because there may be a short-term cost, as builders become familiar with all the new ways of building that we've already demonstrated can work in social housing, but, in the…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Net-zero Strategy
So, what are we doing to raise the bar higher in relation to new housing, because every new house that's built that's not zero carbon has to be retrofitted? And as you explain very clearly in the net-zero plan, that is a really complicated business.
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Net-zero Strategy
—I want to turn to part L, which is that Lord Deben was very, very strong on this when he spoke to the climate change committee in September. He said that he feels very strongly about the need for the Welsh Government to use the powers that it has on this…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Net-zero Strategy
Thank you. Unlike Delyth Jewell, I found that the net-zero plan was absolutely packed with new facts, analyses and firm commitments, so I thank you very much for the rigour of the work that has gone into that very large report. I welcome the opportunity to…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
At this point, I would like to recommend that, under Standing Order 17.42, we exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and conduct the rest of the meeting in private. Is that agreed? Fine.
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Papers to note
We now move on. There are three papers to note, which are on the agenda. One is correspondence from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee about international agreements; the second is correspondence from the Consumer Council for…
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Strengthening and advancing equality and human rights in Wales
Thanks very much indeed for your time.
