29 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Is there anything in this respect to do with health, health outcomes, and mental health that you've seen that are related to the provision that you have in Estonia—things such as child health, obesity, the mental health of children? Have you done any work or…
29 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Maria, would you like to mention that? Clearly, Estonia is doing very well in educational terms. How much of that do you think comes down to the system that you have, the childhood education and provision system that you have?
29 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
What about children and the educational outputs for children?
29 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Childcare follow-up inquiry: evidence session 3
Thank you, Chair. It's so interesting to hear all three of you speak of the process that your nations have been through in terms of expanding childcare and early years provision over the last few decades, and of course this work is currently under way in…
24 April 2024 , Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Senedd Women's Caucus
Well, things could vary. We've heard evidence that improving gender representation could be on one side of the political spectrum. I don't think that's good for democracy. It should be across political parties and across the political spectrum. And the other…
24 April 2024 , Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Senedd Women's Caucus
Well, it's precisely that. In terms of the workplace itself, for example, women have experience of job sharing. It's far more common for women than for men. I think there are people in this place who understand what job sharing entails, and I know this is…
24 April 2024 , Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Senedd Women's Caucus
If I could just correct the point on intersectionality. Other under-represented groups are clearly deserving of having steps in place to ensure that they too are represented. Just to say that there is evidence that has been set out by the Women’s Equality…
24 April 2024 , Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Senedd Women's Caucus
I just wanted to say that I support everything that Joyce has said. I think that personal experience is important here. Within the women's caucus, we've discussed this, because we do converse as parliamentarians, and I've seen myself the battle that one can…
24 April 2024 , Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Senedd Women's Caucus
Sioned Williams, Plaid Cymru, and also a member of the women's caucus.
24 April 2024 , Plenary
90-second Statements
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. April is Adenomyosis Awareness Month, and if ever there's a condition that needs more awareness, it's adenomyosis. It affects at least one in 10 girls, women and people assigned female at birth, making it as common as diabetes or…
24 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Diolch yn fawr. Key to making progress on this, of course, is accurate data being gathered and published by Welsh Government on the number of people with a learning disability placed in settings like this, and, indeed, the number living in Wales, to enable…
24 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Last week there was a large protest outside the Senedd, organised by Stolen Lives, a group of families and carers calling for the release of people with a learning disability and/or autistic people from secure hospital settings in Wales. As chair of the…
24 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you, Llywydd. Welcome to the social justice portfolio, Cabinet Secretary. Ensuring fairness is possibly the most important role within Government.
24 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
I'm very glad to hear about that move, although we already know what young people think. The Welsh Youth Parliament very strongly told us what young people think about the need for free transport—accessible, easily affordable public transport. Last year, as…
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
Can I just ask very quickly—? Clearly, you're very new to the role and you've outlined that you're not in a rush and that you want to do this properly. You've also said very clearly in your paper that we can't delay any more. Too much delay and not facing the…
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
Thank you, Chair.
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
In terms of that, is the Government thinking at all about expanding the role and resources of the chief fire and rescue inspector for Wales? Would there be a stronger role for the auditor general? Do you have any ideas about that that you wouldn't need…
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
Thank you. In terms of Audit Wales, they said that they are aware the Welsh Government plans to replace the improvement regime set out in the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 for fire and rescue authorities. Could you, Minister, provide some details of…
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
Thank you. And perhaps a question for the Minister, but also for you: what role did a lack of periodic and routine inspections play in the failings identified in the fire and rescue service in the south, and what options are currently under consideration in…
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
Thank you, Chair. Just to go back very briefly then, it's a question for the fire and rescue adviser and inspector. It's this question again with regards your role within that audit and inspection regime. The Fire Brigades Union said to us that they were…
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
I can't hear him. There we are.
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
Just very quickly, to go back to Stuart Millington, you mentioned earlier, Mr Stephens, that you had done some kind of review of the culture in the fire and rescue services in north Wales, although we didn't get that information from you, I don't think. The…
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
I just wanted to pick up on that. I don't think it's right to say that—. There was a case in which he said that he needed to do some learning, if I remember correctly, in terms of the accusations against him. He had admitted he needed to improve some of the…
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
Thank you.
22 April 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, and the Chief Fire Adviser
And those who have left, because obviously many people have left and had very bad experiences.
