Joyce Watson

4 June 2024, Plenary

Statement by the Minister for Social Care: Transforming Children's Services

I want to focus on Parts 3 and 4, but I also want to make the point that I welcome working with Plaid Cymru on removing that profit element from the care sector. But due to time restrictions, I want to focus on 3 and 4. Part 3 is about sharing, through a good…

22 May 2024, Plenary

Short Debate: A construction skills system fit for the future

In Wales, the Welsh Government has worked over many years with industry stakeholders to implement policies that aim to strengthen the skills system. In 2018, Qualifications Wales published 'Building the Future', the review of qualification in the construction…

22 May 2024, Plenary

Short Debate: A construction skills system fit for the future

CITB forecast that the construction output in Wales would grow by an annual average of 1.2 per cent between 2004 and 2008. Clearly, the industry has huge importance and impact across the Welsh economy. Here are some of the examples of the ongoing…

22 May 2024, Plenary

Short Debate: A construction skills system fit for the future

Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. The theme of today's debate is construction: a construction skills system fit for the future. I'd like to give a minute of my time to Mike Hedges, after I speak. I've always been a keen advocate for the construction industry in Wales…

22 May 2024, Plenary

Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism

No flies on you, Russell. [Laughter.]

22 May 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Senedd Commission

Thank you. We are always wanting to engage with people, and to make the experience of anybody coming here a good experience, so, of course, we would commit to engaging. And the Commission's newly designed inclusive customer service training module will…