, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 3
Okay. Right. To what extent are parents and children given adequate, reliable, accessible information about their choices in education? And also, is that information available in the right formats for parents who might themselves be disabled?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 3
Is the translation working, Kat? Is it working?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? - evidence session 3
Thank you, Chair. A very good morning to you. We've heard from both of you this morning that there are limitations on the choices in terms of education for disabled children and young people. But in terms of the choices that are available, to what extent are…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for Chief Executive of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for Chief Executive of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
Just a brief question from me. We heard in the news recently, and all of us who have universities in our regions will have received correspondence, about concerns in terms of the research and development sector. Clearly, research is part of the statutory…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for Chief Executive of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for Chief Executive of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
So, one further question on the learner voice. Clearly, that's something you feel passionate about, and we as a committee in scrutinising the Bill were very eager to see that included on the face of the legislation. You will be aware that the student union…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for Chief Executive of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
Yes, so, what's set out in the legislation in terms of the duty of the commission to encourage, not just to meet demand for Welsh-medium tertiary education.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for Chief Executive of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
Thank you, Chair. I have a few specific questions on working with stakeholders. You will be aware, I'm sure, that the legislation allows the Minister to designate an individual to advise the commission on their responsibilities in relation to the Welsh…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for Chief Executive of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for Chief Executive of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
Thank you. And, of course, the commission will have a significant budget, one of the highest allocated to an arm's-length body in Wales. So, could I ask you: what experience do you have in dealing with this scale of organisation and budget?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for Chief Executive of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
Thank you. Could I ask you—? There will be change; the commission represents a big change in the way that we are overseeing this sector, the post-16 sector. So, how will you use any previous experience of managing organisational change during the process of…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for Chief Executive of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
Thank you. So, you're suggesting there some kind of holistic approach, particularly, perhaps, you were talking about HE and policy, and developing a strategy in that regard. Would that be accurate? And how would you—? Do you think that co-operation and…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for Chief Executive of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
Thank you very much and good morning. Are there any aspects of the post-16 education and training landscape in Wales that you feel less familiar with? We've seen from your cv that you have been engaged with many of the areas that this new commission will have…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
My husband is employed by Swansea University.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS Dentistry
I've been the patient of an NHS dentist for all of my 51 years till this month. My dentist in Swansea told me and 9,000 others like me that I could no longer receive NHS treatment at my practice. My teenage son hasn't had a check-up since 2019, he hasn't seen…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report—'Women’s experiences in the criminal justice system'
I'll never forget visiting HMP Eastwood Park as a part of the inquiry that led to this report. I will never forget the Welsh women I met there—the Welsh women who live on the jagged edge of devolution, so disadvantaged, so discriminated against, so damaged by…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Cost of Living
Thank you for the statement, Minister. I also want to refer to the report that was published last week by Barnardo's Cymru, which has underlined the extent and adverse impact of the cost-of-living crisis on families and children in Wales. Sixty-one per cent…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Update on Bus Services
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I just want to ask a little bit more about the criteria for the priority routes for that baseline network you were talking about. I want to speak up for the valley communities where there are no rail links and buses are the only form…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 3
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 3
And perhaps the level would be different if we were talking about public bodies, where men historically have dominated, you could say. Perhaps that's true of every public sector organisation, but do you see that your role would perhaps be different in…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 3
Thank you, Chair. Johanna, you mentioned in a timely manner at the beginning of the session that male dominance in private and public life is one of the key drivers that, as you said, drives gender-based violence and the misogyny that leads to that. Do you…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 2
Diolch yn fawr. Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 2
Yes. You've described there a situation where women, due to this inequality that you've outlined, accept a diagnosis that perhaps masks other things, other social aspects. So, what's the connection between that fact, namely the fact that that happens, and the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 2
And what would you then say is the connection between that and violence against women?
