, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
And that was one of the 10 working groups, was it?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
The employment-related working group that you were on: what were its terms of reference? Miranda, you were on a particular group. Could you just describe that?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
Did that delay the deliberations?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
Okay. Help us.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
But the Welsh Government obviously can't respond to a piece of work that hasn't yet been completed. So, I just wondered when the disability and employment working group completed its work. Were you able to submit that piece of work to the Government in…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
I'd now like to welcome our panellists in this evidence session—Rhian Davies and Miranda Evans from Disability Wales. You're very welcome; thank you very much for coming to see us. Thank you very much for your very clear evidence. I wanted to start off by…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Prynhawn da. Welcome to the Equality and Social Justice Committee, where we are continuing our inquiry into disability and employment. We are a bilingual institution and simultaneous translation from Welsh to English is available. All Members are present…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1474, 'Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres'
So, I really am confused as to why these tourism operators are saying that NRW is refusing to talk to them. Clearly, NRW has to bear in mind the interests of its own staff, which have to be safeguarded, and any new operator would need to know how many people…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1474, 'Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres'
Janet, I wasn't arguing at all about that. I'm arguing that we should keep the visitor centres open.
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1474, 'Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres'
Yes, fine.
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1474, 'Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres'
I just wanted to briefly raise a few issues, because, clearly, we rely on NRW to do things that only they can do. So, the conservation work, the inspection and enforcement of pollution incidents, the flood management, increasing the number of trees planted…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Sound the Alarm: The Governance of Fire and Rescue Services'
—as we have a duty towards the public to ensure that our fire services are effective in keeping people safe.
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Sound the Alarm: The Governance of Fire and Rescue Services'
It does indeed, but the emphasis that we had from the FBU was that they recognise that the changing role of the fire and rescue service has to be seen for the next 20 or 30-year period, and we need to sit down immediately with these people and point out—the…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Sound the Alarm: The Governance of Fire and Rescue Services'
I thank all Members for their contributions. Whilst many Members were looking backwards and being concerned about the way in which the commissioners appointed the interim chief officer for South Wales—this was mentioned by Joel James, Sioned Williams and by…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Sound the Alarm: The Governance of Fire and Rescue Services'
Looking beyond south Wales, the committee was concerned about the defensive testimony of senior fire and rescue leaders across Wales, which at times lacked candour. This reinforced our concerns about whether senior leaders fully grasp the extent of the change…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Sound the Alarm: The Governance of Fire and Rescue Services'
Diolch yn fawr. The review of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service by Fenella Morris KC was a difficult read for all of us—its revelations of bullying, misogyny, racism and nepotism that poisoned the organisation and were allowed to spread unchecked. This was…
, Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you. I share that ambition, and I'm amazed at how many ambassadors there are of sustainable farming. I met one of them upstairs in the Neuadd yesterday who was actively involved in increasing the number of curlews, whilst also having such improved grass…
, Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
5. What is the Welsh Government doing to get more farmers practicing sustainable farming methods? OQ61666
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
Thank you, and I heard earlier that you're going to be having those meetings next week. The success of the community nursing pilots in the three areas of the pilots has now expanded to over 60 teams across Wales, but that is still not full coverage, because…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
7. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care about funding the continued expansion of the neighbourhood district nursing pilots? OQ61663
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Social partnership
Thank you very much. I welcome your bold statement that the well-being of future generations agenda has been driving continuous improvement in how Government and public bodies work—something that I will be keen to evaluate going forward. Fair work isn't just…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Mental Health and Well-being
—crisis centres now. But I'd really like to know how we have better crisis intervention services to prevent people going into in-patient care.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Mental Health and Well-being
Thank you. On Thursday, I'm going to be sponsoring the Adferiad event in the Senedd, where we're going to talk about their report, 'Let's Get Physical', looking at the physical health of people with enduring mental health issues. So, thank you very much for…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I was very disappointed to read that Dŵr Cymru is considered to be a laggard in the water industry, along with two other companies. How we transition from a Victorian waste management system to one fit for the twenty-first century, in an era of climate change…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
So, under Standing Order 17.42, can we agree to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting? I see no disagreement.
