, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 2
No, problem. I just—
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 2
I'll start again.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 2
Thank you, Chair. The Minister said at the start that half the budget for health and care goes straight out, without being earmarked specifically, to the health boards. You've mentioned a number of programmes and initiatives there—
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 2
Okay. Thank you, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 2
Thanks, Chair. One more specific question regarding allocations. Your paper refers to an allocation of £171 million for the children and communities grant. Could you clarify exactly what this comprises, since it appears that not all of the £174.3 million…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 2
Of course, we are talking here about your budget and the emphasis that has been put across the departments on these priorities to deal with the cost-of-living crisis. Of course, we know, as I mentioned, that children and families with children are amongst…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24—evidence session 2
Thank you, Chair. Given inflationary pressures—and we know today that it is coming down, but it hasn't come down by much, and things like food prices are still high—and that there's no increase in allocations for children, how can you assure us that you can…
, Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report: 'The future of bus and rail in Wales'
Thank you, Heledd. Would you agree that one of the cohorts of young people very much affected by the cost of living and the high cost of transport is students? They very often have to live in cities. We know that they sometimes have to live on the outskirts…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
Diolch, Llywydd. This month marks 200 years since the birth of Alfred Russel Wallace, a naturalist whose ideas helped change the world. Born near Usk, he spent much of his early life in England and moved back to Wales to work as a surveyor in Neath. During…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Sustainable Communities for Learning
Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. You mentioned in your statement how the programme provides a means of acting on national priorities such as promoting the Welsh language. You know that an outline business case from Neath Port Talbot Council to open a huge new…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you. In terms of new plans—. In your response to our report on gender-based violence and the needs of migrant women, you accepted the recommendation to set up a crisis fund to provide financial support to women with no recourse to public funds. So…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you. That's something that they said in their letter that was unexpected, so, perhaps, when something is unexpected, having some sort of temporary taper, or having something phased in, might have been easier for them to manage. That was their…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Chair. I have a question that relates to the emergency services. In the paper, we see that there's a reduction in the budget for the fire and rescue service and that this will particularly impact the contribution made towards the Firelink…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Chair. Just a brief question on Ukraine and the support that the Welsh Government has been providing to those people who've had to flee the conflict. Can you give us some more details as to how the Welsh Government is planning to continue with its…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Minister.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you. Of course, the other thing that will increase will be the demand for advice, and you’ve said in your paper that the current economic situation means that demand for advice, particularly debt advice, will increase over the next year. That’s…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you, Minister. Now, of course, I accept all of that, but we do know, and there have been warnings this week, that energy costs will remain high, and what we heard from Citizens Advice is that fuel debt is one of the main issues that they're having to…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
No problem. As I was saying, Citizens Advice Cymru has said that if the Welsh Government is not continuing the Wales fuel support scheme, then it needs to plan to heat the homes of low-income households who will no longer receive that support. So, does the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Is it not working?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft budget 2023-24: ministerial evidence session
Thank you very much, Chair. Citizens Advice Cymru has said that if the Welsh Government is not continuing the Wales fuel support scheme, then it needs to plan to heat—[Interruption.]
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you very much. Many of us were present at the rally organised by the National Union of Students Wales on the Senedd steps in December, and I know, Minister, that you called by to speak to the students, who told us terrifying stories about their…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you, Llywydd. The majority of specialist disability assessments for university students who are eligible for the devolved disabled student allowance are currently held in specialist assessment centres in Wales, who understand the needs of university…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Minister. Given the need to respond to the climate crisis and the need, as we heard from Cefin Campbell, to increase the energy produced locally, it's good to see that these discussions are ongoing. Until we have a public transport system that is…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
8. What discussions has the Minister held with other governments in order to share good practice in relation to supporting renewable energy? OQ58921
