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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality: Update on Early Years Childcare and Play
The childcare workforce is central to expansion, which depends on the capacity, skills and support needed to deliver high-quality provision. Our economists and analysts are developing projections of how many staff we will need and where we will need them as…
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality: Update on Early Years Childcare and Play
Increasing Welsh-medium provision throughout all of these phases will be a key element of our commitment, as an important first step to support entry into Welsh-medium education. We will continue to work closely with Mudiad Meithrin and other partners to…
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality: Update on Early Years Childcare and Play
Partnership working is a key element of delivery, and I met local authorities and Cwlwm earlier today as part of a workshop to discuss the practical challenges and opportunities of delivery and how to work together to deliver accessible childcare to more…
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality: Update on Early Years Childcare and Play
Thank you very much, Llywydd. I'm very pleased to provide this update today on the work to develop the initial phasing and costs of the Government's ambitious commitment to deliver a universal childcare offer. Members will be aware that the Government is…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
The manifesto that we were elected upon confirms and reaffirms our commitment to supporting early intervention before problems begin in our communities, also restorative justice and diversion strategies to reduce levels of offending and make communities…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
No, no, just for you to be able to understand the answer.
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Thank you very much. Well, the manifesto that we—.
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
We recognise that early intervention and prevention can stop crime from happening in the first place. We therefore work closely with policing in Wales, local authorities, third sector partners and others to ensure that all communities across Wales feel safe…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Thank you very much for the question. This is a complex policy, as I have already mentioned this afternoon and on many occasions in the Chamber and in interviews, but investing in childcare does lead to gains across the economy. It reduces pressure on family…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
We have announced an additional investment of £55 million in childcare, with Wrexham among the first areas to extend funded childcare provision to all two-year-olds. We are also developing our Cynnal child payment, as well as a new child poverty strategy…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you for raising this important question. All learners, including university students, should be able to study in safe environments, free from violence, free from abuse, free from harassment and free from intimidation. I recognise Time to…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Diolch yn fawr. Supporting victims and survivors is a priority for this Government. We are taking a whole-system, prevention-led approach, protecting specialist, survivor-centred services and strengthening pathways so people can access the right support when…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
The former Welsh Government, as you'll know, welcomed the announcement of an inquiry into grooming gangs across England and Wales, and they sought assurances from the then Home Secretary that Wales would be fully involved in the inquiry. Since then, the Welsh…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Thank you for the question.
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
As I said earlier, our vision is that all children in Wales live free from sexual abuse, and that all those, no matter where they are, no matter what their postcode, receive the protection and support they need and they deserve. We are committed to…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Thank you for the question.
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Thank you very much for the question. Again, it's a very important question following up on Shav Taj's question. One of the clearest lessons, I think, that we can learn from the recent reviews that have been conducted is that we must improve in terms of…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you for raising this really important question. The strategy for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse, which runs until 2036, was published in March, alongside a three-year delivery plan. I just want to draw your attention…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Diolch. Work to implement the strategy for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse continues. We are working with partners to strengthen prevention, improve early identification and response and enhance support for victim survivors. New arrangements…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Diolch. It's an extremely important point. The first Member legislative proposal that I won in the ballot after being elected in this place was on exactly that, on making sure that every £1 that is available to those families in need reaches their pockets as…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
We currently provide support for those in fuel crisis, as you know, through the discretionary assistance fund, and also through the support that has been given to the Fuel Bank Foundation to build their network in Wales. That includes enhanced support for…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Thank you for the question.
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Diolch, Shav. Thank you for the question. The responsibility for this matter lies with my colleague the Cabinet Minister for Health and Social Care. I appreciate the link you're making with equality, but the specific responsibility for how health boards…
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Yes. Something I'm working on currently with my colleague the Cabinet Minister for education is that benchmarking, because currently we don't do that well enough, so we are not able to measure the difference in Wales that having that early years education…
