, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
I thank Jenny Rathbone for that timely question, given the anniversary that she rightly points to. Obviously, the level of funding that is devoted to school transport will vary from local authority to local authority for obvious reasons, but it can be very…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The learner travel Measure is there, designed in many ways to try and address those questions of equalities that the Member highlights. As I say, I don’t foresee an opportunity to amend the learner travel Measure itself, but there is likely to be an…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
I agree with the Member in terms of prioritising this, and I’ve had discussions myself with headteachers in Welsh-medium schools over the last few months who share the concern that both he and I share. The work that we’ve been doing internally over the past…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The Deputy Minister for Climate Change and I have received the report of the independent review of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 and associated guidance. We are currently considering that report, and when that work is concluded, we will publish our…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
I thank John Griffiths for that question. I share with him the welcome for the report that Sharron Lusher and the other members of her steering group were able to provide to us as a Government. It's a really thoughtful and a very considered report, and has…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
I thank the Member for those very important questions. This work by Qualifications Wales shows how much of a priority ensuring vocational education is, and the relationship that is so important, as the Member said, between schools and colleges to ensure that…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
I published the report from the vocational qualifications review on 11 September. I am considering its recommendations, alongside others, to ensure a joined-up approach across a range of strategic developments. I will provide a further update in due course.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Siarter Iaith (Welsh Language Charter): National Framework
I thank Heledd Fychan for those questions. I should also recognise—I mentioned the role of Gwynedd Council in creating the first siarter iaith, and that's at the heart of the whole thing. I should specifically recognise the work of Siân Gwenllian, who was at…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Siarter Iaith (Welsh Language Charter): National Framework
I thank Sam Kurtz for those supportive remarks and the constructive questions that he's asked today. He's right to say that we need to provide opportunities outside the classroom to encourage people to continue to use the Welsh language outside the school…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Siarter Iaith (Welsh Language Charter): National Framework
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Before formally starting my statement, may I wish everyone a happy European Day of Languages? The linguistic diversity of the world is something to be proud of. Here in Wales, the siarter iaith, the Welsh language charter, is a…
, Plenary
The Welsh Language Standards (No. 9) Regulations 2023
Thank you, Llywydd. [Laughter.] Thank you for considering these regulations today. Although we're not going to regulate our way to the prosperity of the language, these standards and regulations do have a role to play. They allow the Welsh Language…
, Plenary
The Welsh Language Standards (No. 9) Regulations 2023
The regulations have been prepared specifically for water companies. The standards focus on the services provided by those companies to the public, which have the potential to increase the use of the Welsh language. We have prepared standards that encompass…
, Plenary
The Welsh Language Standards (No. 9) Regulations 2023
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. It's a pleasure to open this debate on the Welsh Language Standards (No. 9) Regulations 2023, which enable the Welsh Language Commissioner to impose standards on water companies. Over 130 bodies are already captured by standards…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Education Update on RAAC
I share the priority that the Member attaches to making sure that our school estate in Wales is fit for the twenty-first century. I think that his question may not pay, if I may say, quite enough regard to the different policy choices that we have made in…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Education Update on RAAC
Well, this is an opportunity for me to reiterate my thanks to the school, to the headteachers and the staff for working under great time pressure, but in such a creative way, to find ways to reduce the period for which the schools have been partly closed, and…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Education Update on RAAC
Well, I think the context of the Member's question is really important. So, the answer to his question, 'Are our schools in Wales safe?' is, 'Yes, they are.' And I think we need to be very clear that we don't allow the implication to arise that simply because…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Education Update on RAAC
I thank Mike Hedges for that, and I always appreciate the technical detail that he brings to his questions, and I'm grateful to him for that. He's identified a number of points in his question. He will know this, in any case, from his experience, but we build…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Education Update on RAAC
I thank Heledd for those further questions. Could I just say—? In terms of the relationship question, the reason that I was answering a lot of questions about this last week was because people wanted to know why the decision was made on the first day of term…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Education Update on RAAC
I thank the Member for that range of questions. Many, of course, were answered by the statement that I provided and that, perhaps, the Member wasn’t able to have read, but I’ll try and engage with the key points that she made. I think it is important to…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Education Update on RAAC
As a result of the unexpected change by the UK Government to their experiences of RAAC in buildings in England and in light of newly provided evidence-based RAAC guidance, we have been working closely with local authorities in reviewing their school estates…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Education Update on RAAC
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. I’m pleased to have the opportunity today to provide Members with an update in respect of the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, or RAAC, in schools, following the decision by the UK Government to unexpectedly announce…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
Diolch yn fawr iawn.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
So, there's a range of ways in which the structure brings officials together. So, at the director general level, the director general for my division is also the director general for the social justice division, so it's one person that does both—it's a…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
I'm happy to follow up on that. Thank you for that.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
I think putting it in the context of trauma is very important, and Lynne Neagle, who leads on the mental health aspects, of course, as you know, has encouraged a number of Ministers—and I've done this myself—to undertake attachment training and…
