, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 3
Right. Thank you very much. You've mentioned the 'Business without Barriers' report already, and you said that support for disabled people to establish their own businesses is a key part of closing the disability employment gap. Is there anything the Welsh…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 3
Thank you very much. I'll turn now to some of the Welsh Government initiatives in this area. Could you tell us how effective you think initiatives such as the Business Wales employment champions are in supporting disabled people into employment, and also…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 3
Sorry—if you could perhaps talk about that, the Access to Work, and also the other scheme that's an intervention by the UK Government, namely the Disability Confident scheme. So, if you could mention how well you think these are working, and what are the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 3
Thank you, Chair, and good afternoon. Of course, businesses have legal duties under the Equality Act 2010, don't they? So, how aware do you think they are of their legal duties under this legislation, and what further action is needed in your view in terms of…
, Plenary
Short Debate: A fair chance—Ensuring blind and partially sighted people can live the life they choose
I'd like to draw attention particularly to the situation of young people who are blind or partially sighted, because we in Wales have prided ourselves, haven't we, on leading the way when it comes to children's rights, and the Welsh Government is bound, of…
, Plenary
Short Debate: A fair chance—Ensuring blind and partially sighted people can live the life they choose
Thank you, Julie Morgan, for bringing forward this important debate in the Senedd.
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Women's healthcare
I completely agree, but the point I was trying to make was, the more we talk about it, you're raising expectations then, and currently the health service is not meeting those expectations.
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Women's healthcare
Will you take an intervention?
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Women's healthcare
It is disappointing, I have to say—. I know that the Minister with responsibility for women’s health is here, but the First Minister told us, and made a great show of the fact, that she was listening, and that women’s health was an issue that she’d heard…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The importance of the first 1,000 days of life—Conception to 2 years
Thank you for the statement. You have said that the Government has committed to ensuring that babies are given the best possible start and opportunity in life, but is that aim being given full attention and appropriate investment from the Welsh Government…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Tata Steel
The unique and striking outline of the blast furnaces in Port Talbot is an everyday part of life if you live in the communities I represent, and I now feel nauseous when I pass those huge familiar structures knowing that the hopes of thousands of workers have…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: More homes towards ending homelessness
More than two years ago, the lives of the Ukrainian people were turned upside down as Russia attacked their homeland. However, the welcome and support here in Wales has not always offered the stability that they need in order to rebuild their lives. Too many…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 2
Thank you.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 2
Just one brief question. Victoria and Melanie, you mentioned that there may be an underestimating of the inequality that is related to disability, and you've spoken about that in terms of people in employment, and you've mentioned that today. In terms of…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 2
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 2
I have also heard evidence, through a group that I chair on learning disabilities, that some sort of one-size-fits-all model could relate to that transition from school and further education or training—that there's a strict timetable, which doesn't work for…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 2
Thank you. Do any of you want to comment on that, in terms of what you'd like to see change, in terms of further or higher education, in terms of any good practice you've seen in your research or anything like that? No. Okay.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 2
Does anyone else want to come in on that—specifically on education and maybe post-16 education as well, things that need to be changed? No. In terms of post-16 education specifically, because you said that that's where a big difference could be made—as people…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 2
Thank you, Chair. If I could ask Dr Bryan first of all about this, and then you're welcome to come in afterwards, because you mentioned it there, and also in your evidence that you gave to us, how essential addressing educational inequalities is in order to…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 1
Diolch. Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 1
And you make it clear that the link between access to education is a very live issue in terms of the gap that we're seeing in employment, the gap that we're discussing. In terms of supporting disabled people who want to return to education and training…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 1
That, of course, relates more to those who have turned 16, doesn't it? What steps are needed in terms of education, in your opinion, regarding providing support for disabled people before they turn 16?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 1
Yes, specific questions relating to education, because you did mention in your evidence that you had concerns that too few disabled people are accessing apprenticeships, and that employers lack information on what support is available, so could you talk about…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 1
Thank you, Chair. I want to speak more specifically about education, and access to education. But, before doing that, could I just ask quickly? You mentioned there the programme for government. Another thing that was in the programme for government was…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 1
No, I think it's Julie next.
