, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental health support in higher education—evidence session 9
'you can't pour from an empty cup',
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental health support in higher education—evidence session 9
It's good to hear your support for permanent and longer term agreements, because one striking thing was said in the evidence we had from the NUS Cymru president, Orla Tarn, when she was reflecting on the role and importance of staff across the universities…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental health support in higher education—evidence session 9
Currently, some higher education institutions have told us that yearly funding allocations make it difficult to plan long-term mental health interventions, and we've also heard from those giving evidence in the psychiatric and medical sector how important…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental health support in higher education—evidence session 9
Thank you. What's your vision—? I appreciate of course that it's the commission's responsibility in the future, but what's your vision in terms of how the system and the new regulatory structures for the commission will hold these providers to account on…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental health support in higher education—evidence session 9
Could you give us an update on the development of the regulation arrangements, in terms of those new registration conditions regarding well-being?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Mental health support in higher education—evidence session 9
Thank you, Chair, and good morning. My questions are more specifically for the education Minister, about the mental health support that's available within universities themselves. We have discussed a little bit about the nature of the provision, but also of…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
My husband is employed by Swansea University.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
Thank you for your update, Minister. It's disappointing to hear that there hasn't been a clear response as yet from UK Government regarding greater funding for hosts and local authorities to assist with the provision of support for Ukrainian refugees in Wales…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Women’s Justice and Youth Justice Blueprints: Progress report and next steps
Minister, it really brought home to me how that jagged edge of intersecting, unaligned, but shared devolved and reserved powers and responsibilities over which the criminal justice system operates in Wales is such a sharp one for women, which, of course, has…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Women’s Justice and Youth Justice Blueprints: Progress report and next steps
Thank you, Minister. In your statement, and we've heard about the inquiry of the Equality and Social Justice Committee, and I'm a member of that committee—. I had an extremely valuable experience on that visit to HMP Eastwood Park. Because that's where I was…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch. Three weeks ago, heavy rainfall overwhelmed drains and culverts in a number of communities in my region and I saw the effect of this first-hand, both in the Swansea valley and the following day in the Melincryddan area of Neath, and this is the third…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
4. Will the First Minister make a statement on Welsh Government support for communities who experience flooding in South Wales West? OQ58741
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Pre-appointment hearing with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Yes, I just wanted to ask you, briefly. So, when something does conflict with that, when the Welsh Government, for example, is acting on the international stage in a way that doesn't feel or, in your opinion, isn't aligned with the well-being goals in the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Pre-appointment hearing with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you. That takes us very neatly, what you said about global Wales—. I'm sure that you saw over the weekend Professor Calvin Jones, for example, saying that he felt that the actions of the Government relating to Qatar aren't really aligned with the kind…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Thank you, Chair. So, one final question: I just wanted to ask your opinion on the impact of UK Government legislation on the numbers of women being sent to prison. We've had written evidence on this, mentioning factors such as increasing the sentencing…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Thank you. You mentioned in one of your responses about the importance of consistency. So, I just wanted to ask, in terms of what you know, what actions are being taken to ensure there's a consistent approach to sentencing across Wales. We heard figures from…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Okay. Thank you very much. You did respond there in a way—. I wanted to ask whether the blueprint has led to an improved confidence among sentencers, in terms of alternatives to short-term custody and remand. You suggested in your response to Altaf Hussain…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences in the criminal justice system
Thank you. Good afternoon. Do you have your headphones on? Can you hear? I can't see.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Changing Places Toilets
I’m pleased to have an opportunity to speak in this debate as Plaid Cymru spokesperson on social justice and equalities and as chair of the cross-party group on learning disabilities. Plaid Cymru is fully supportive of measures to improve all kinds of public…
, Plenary
Debate on the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee Report— 'Cost of living pressures'
As Plaid Cymru spokesperson on social justice and equalities, I welcome the recommendations of this important report. As Paul Davies mentioned, many of these recommendations echo and underline many of those that have been made by a number of reports by the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you, Minister. Women from all parts of Wales marched recently to ensure changes in working practices that create a disadvantage for mothers. And the Minister will be aware of the new report by Chwarae Teg, which demonstrates that the gender pay gap…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
6. Will the Minister make a statement on the Government’s strategy for improving labour market outcomes for women? OQ58707
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: A Second Chance Nation
Thank you for your statement, Minister. Plaid Cymru is proud of the emphasis on promoting, expanding and developing lifelong education in our co-operation agreement with the Government and our collaboration on the establishment of a tertiary education and…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 3
Thanks. It actually was striking that one of the main concerns that the women we spoke to in Eastwood Park was anxiety around accommodation on release, many of them being released homeless, and the trauma that that can create in and of itself. So, just…
