, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 9
Thank you, Chair, and thanks ever so much for coming in this afternoon. I hope you don't mind, I've got a couple of questions, but I think they're all basically aimed at Nerys, if that's okay. Sorry. But if anyone else thinks, 'Oh, I can answer this,' please…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 8
Yes. Okay, thank you.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 8
Thanks ever so much for that. I suppose the second question then is in terms of supported employment, supported internships, apprenticeships. The evidence we've taken is that they say, 'Listen, you know, there's not enough opportunity; these aren't available…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 8
Thank you, Chair, and thanks ever so much for coming in this afternoon. I just wanted to ask two questions, really, if I could, around education and training. Some of the evidence that we've had previously has said that if you started to address education…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 8
I think Mick wants to come in.
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Thank you, Llywydd. Back in May this year, I was sat in my Senedd office in Cardiff, diligently doing my work of scrutinising the Welsh Government, as we all do, when I found that I couldn't get hold of any Senedd Commission support staff whatsoever. I…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
2. Will the Commission make a statement on the working arrangements of Commission staff? OQ61687
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. The UK Labour Government has announced that legal advocates for female survivors of violence and sexual abuse are going to be in every police force in England and Wales in order to advise survivors from the moment of report to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. The recent announcement by the UK Labour Government to release prisoners after serving only 40 per cent of their sentence is a policy that poses serious risks, particularly for abuse survivors, who are already facing a lack of…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you, Llywydd. Cabinet Secretary, data shows that, in England and Wales, there are almost 3,000 domestic abuse and sexual violence crimes recorded against women and girls daily, making up nearly 20 per cent of all crimes recorded. Worryingly, violence…
, Plenary
Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
Last sentence. We also call on the Welsh Government to work with the children's commissioner to implement the WAVE Trust's campaign to reduce child abuse, neglect and other adverse childhood experiences by 2030, because those efforts will undoubtedly help to…
, Plenary
Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd, and can I begin by moving the amendment tabled in the name of Darren Millar and by thanking the children's commissioner for her annual report and for the effort of all those in producing it? I would like to focus my contribution on…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. As you may already know, as many Members in this Chamber know, I'm the Senedd species champion for seagrass, and I was delighted to have read the national seagrass action plan earlier in the year, which was published by Seagrass…
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Questions to the First Minister
4. Will the First Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's efforts to restore marine habitats? OQ61723
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 7
I've finished my questions.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 7
Oh, sorry.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 7
No, it's okay. That was my final question, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 7
With that in mind, then, with the targeted employability support scheme, the TESS, where does that come in and you come in, if that makes sense? Where does that differ from what you're proposing, if that makes sense?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 7
Perfect, brilliant. Well, with that in mind, then, because you mentioned there work-experience placements and the need to have support via specialist job coaching, has there been much discussion with the Welsh Government about that? Have they sounded things…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 7
Perfect. Brilliant. And that's absolutely fascinating. I often find how weird or how life can move sometimes quite quickly as well, really, from when you're in one place, and then, all of a sudden, it's like a whirlwind, and, all of a sudden, you're somewhere…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 7
Thanks ever so much for coming in this afternoon. I hope you don’t mind, my questions are mainly aimed at you, Gerraint, if that’s okay, about the Engage to Change project. I just want to get a bit more information about that. What were the objectives of it…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 7
Sorry about that, I thought I had time for a swift sip then. [Laughter.]
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
Yes. So, one of the things that we're getting fed back is that there's a lack of apprenticeship opportunities. There's a lack of awareness of the ones that are there, both with the apprentice, but then also with the employer, really.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
Again, some of the consultation responses we've been getting, especially from disabled people, they’ve basically said, 'There are far too few voluntary opportunities.' And then, when there are work placements, it always seems to be the same, like maybe the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
Okay, perfect. Chair, if I may, I've just got two final questions.
