, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Just to be clear, I'm not saying there will be a variance of 30 per cent, I'm just giving you the range there, Chair. So, if you were to say to me, 'Would I be happy with a 30 per cent variance across the board?', the answer is, 'Absolutely no.' So, I want to…
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Firstly, just to say, to acknowledge the point, Chair, I do think it's a wide range, obviously, a variance of 30 per cent either way. The challenge for us is to strike the balance, if you like, between—. I was mindful, really, of the predecessor committee's…
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Just to say, in a sense, we've taken what I would describe I think as a prudent approach in the RIA at this point in time. We've made estimates based upon what we regard as reasonable assumptions. Clearly, there is potential for future synergies and future…
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Well, the collaboration arrangements are obviously sector led, aren't they, but if I wasn't seeing those in the first couple of years after the institution was set up—really very live examples of those—I think I'd be disappointed.
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Can I just give you a bit of context on that first point that you made, Chair, that it's not possible to quantify in that way? Just to remind us of the work that Alma did, which is appended to the RIA, really what they say to us, which is I think probably…
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Certainly, Chair. I think both from the point of view of our learners and from the point of view of our institutions, we're living in a very rapidly changing context for tertiary education and research—so, whether it's the effect of COVID most recently, but…
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Jeremy Miles, Minister for Education and Welsh Language. I have with me Huw Morris, director of skills, higher education and lifelong learning, and Zenny Saunders, senior official in charge of the Bill.
, Plenary
Debate: The Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2020-21 and the Commissioner’s second 5-year report
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd, and may I thank everyone who's contributed to today's debate? And it's clear in hearing the enthusiastic words from all parts of the Siambr that we all have opportunities here in the Siambr to collaborate beyond the…
, Plenary
Debate: The Welsh Language Commissioner’s Annual Report 2020-21 and the Commissioner’s second 5-year report
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. The Welsh language belongs to each and every one of us here in the Senedd, in Government and, more importantly, everywhere in Wales. That's what I have emphasised since my appointment as Minister for our language, and that's what…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The Welsh Language Communities Housing Plan
Thank you. Well, there is no difference from my point of view. The substance is that we want to safeguard place names. I refer the Member to page 14 of the consultation document, which outlines the specific steps we have in mind.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The Welsh Language Communities Housing Plan
Well, thank you to the Member for those questions. I'd be very happy, of course, to collaborate with him and his committee to develop the proposals that are in the package that is being consulted on today. In terms of the influence of Dr Brooks's work on this…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The Welsh Language Communities Housing Plan
Thank you to the Member for the variety of questions in his contribution. In terms of the detail of the scheme, we've published a consultation document today that answers several of the questions that the Member has asked—important questions on the detail…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The Welsh Language Communities Housing Plan
May I thank the Member for the questions in his contribution? In terms of the questions on affordability and housing use, the climate change Minister has had an opportunity to listen to your questions. She responded to some of them in her earlier statement…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The Welsh Language Communities Housing Plan
Large numbers of second homes and holiday lets have provoked strong feelings in some communities across Wales for some years now. In these communities, there is often a sense of injustice that people are priced out of the local housing market by those…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The Welsh Language Communities Housing Plan
Thank you, Llywydd. Ensuring that local people can afford to live in the communities in which they grew up, and maintaining the vitality of Welsh as a thriving community language, are both key strategic goals for the Welsh Government. The Minister for Climate…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
I think we can distinguish between the powers that are going to the commission and the powers that Welsh Ministers are retaining. I think it's under the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009, which amended the 2000 Act, but it does amend the 2000 Act that…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Chair, if I may—I try not to do this too much—I may write to you in relation to that. It's a point of detail that I don't have at the tip of my tongue at the moment, if that's okay.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
The learner engagement code is one of the innovative things in the Bill that strengthen the voice and ability of the learner to seek representation across the sector, and that's also the way to ensure, in terms of the commission, that that happens in a way…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
I wouldn't expect to see the type of provider forming the basis of the difference. I would expect to see the difference arising from the provision; that is, what is the provision at present, is it good enough—if I can use that shorthand term—and if it's not…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
I don't see that there is a regulatory tension there. What we're creating is a new duty, as it were, to accompany the powers that already exist and are already in place. We have the funding stream for the coleg Cymraeg, and we have the funding stream for…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
I don't think it will hinder it. There are two elements in this, the first of which is the ability of Welsh Ministers to provide a funding stream to the commission with specific terms related to Welsh-medium provision. That's one element. The second element…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Well, because of those broader responsibilities that you mentioned, and the things that are already in place, and have been for years, that's why the responsibilities of the coleg Cymraeg are more broad-ranging, in one way, than the responsibilities of the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
The economy Minister and I work very closely together. The young person's guarantee is one example of that. Clearly, it has a dimension that is around education, and it has a dimension that is around training and also about employment, so that can only be…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
Okay. We've done a procurement exercise for apprenticeships to be delivered at levels 2 to 5. The contract for that was commenced in the summer, at the beginning of August, and it extends for the next four years. So, that's one aspect of the future landscape…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 1
We would expect the commission to work closely with Qualifications Wales and the awarding bodies in developing the frameworks for apprenticeships, for example, but perhaps, Chair, with your indulgence, we could write to the committee and give a little bit…
