, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
The WJEC have announced adaptations to exams, with reductions to content and advance information to help learners prepare. We've provided £24 million of exam-year funding to provide attendance, teaching, revision and transition support to enable A-level…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Well, I thank the Member for that supplementary. I can't comment on the specifics of his constituents' situation for reasons that he will understand, but, if he writes to me about that particular situation, I'll be very happy to have my officials look into it.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
We are committed to ensuring learners across Wales can access a high standard of education and reach their full potential. The new additional learning needs system ensures that all children and young people that require additional support to meet an ALN have…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Diolch yn fawr.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
I think, if I may, the answer to that is in the question. You referred to accepting that, which I think supposes that that isn't the ideal outcome that they were looking for. People make a range of choices in life, and they should, but for those people who…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The whole purpose of the policy that I'm discussing today, that you'll be discussing with Julie and Rebecca in due course, is that we acknowledge and recognise that there is a need for intervention in the market to ensure that people have the right to live in…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
If I could just say that the foreword to the scheme that we're consulting on outlines clearly what our point of view is.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Certainly.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Well, that's what we need to do. They are interventions in a market that is failing. I agree with you; the market is certainly failing, and these are the interventions that we have to respond to that.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
No. The argument would be stronger if that were the only thing we were doing, but as I said, this is part of the wider picture. There's a range of things that we're doing in terms of planning, in terms of taxation—
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Well, you want people to understand like we do what the value of the language is, and that people want to learn the language. So, we have an opportunity here. When people decide to move into communities in all parts of Wales, there are opportunities for them…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Do you suggest an alternative?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Those are the kinds of interventions that we have here, the cultural ambassadors and so on, and this is just in a wider range of policy interventions with regard to the Welsh language. So, there are opportunities for people to learn the language. You have…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
That is in Julie James's policy area, so I'll ask you to ask her that question, if you don't mind. I have an opinion, of course, but I'll ask you to ask her.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
This is part of the plan. As I said at the beginning, this adds the broader elements, if you like, that go hand in hand with the work that Julie and Rebecca have been doing. In terms of the supply of affordable housing in that very narrow sense, I will ask…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Well, those discussions haven't taken place yet. As I said, we've been consulting. I would be interested to hear more about the experiences that you've described there, but we've certainly heard examples of that happening successfully. Perhaps Bethan could…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Well, there are some new powers coming in now as a result of the legislative changes, so there will be an opportunity to trial some of those too, perhaps.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The work in terms of the property agents working group, the culture ambassadors—all of that work may be part of the pilot. I myself want to see what comes back from the consultation. It's clear that the work that Julie is doing, and Rebecca is doing—a lot of…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
In terms of what's in this plan?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
We've got a series of interventions that we're talking about at the moment—what we're talking about today, what you'll be talking to Julie James about, we've got the Welsh language community housing plan, we've got the pilot in Dwyfor. So, there's a lot…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
There are gaps in the data available. One of the functions of the commission under Simon Brooks is to help us in that regard. So, the work that the commission will be doing will draw in inspiration and will depend on the work of statisticians, economists…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Absolutely, absolutely. Most people in Wales have a few words of Welsh, so let's make sure that everyone's using what they can.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Well, I think Flintshire is a good example. We've been working with Flintshire—and, obviously, you know Flintshire very well—on their Welsh in education strategic plan, and they absolutely understand the level of ambition and have an ambitious approach to…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
I suppose the range of interventions that we are talking about today, and when you'll be talking to Julie James around some of the housing questions specifically that you have, are all pushing in that direction, aren't they? So, they're about making sure that…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Right. The work on Arfor 2 is being led by the Minister for Economy, with the designated Member on behalf of Plaid Cymru, as part of the co-operation agreement. What will happen is that the work that has already happened in part 1 of Arfor will be developed…
