5 November 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: 'The Anti-racist Wales Action Plan'
The violent, racist riots that we saw this summer in towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland must serve as a stark reminder to us in Wales that there is so much work to be done to eradicate the hate and discriminatory views that threaten the safety…
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: 'The Anti-racist Wales Action Plan'
Thank you for the statement.
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: The UK Budget
Even with some of the welcome steps made by the Chancellor on public spending, there are decisions made in the budget that will bake in inequality and will, inevitably, increase Welsh Government spending. It was very disappointing not to hear the first female…
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to ask for a statement, please, by the Minister for Children and Social Care to update the Senedd on the roll-out of free childcare provision. It was extremely disappointing not to hear the first female UK Chancellor mention childcare once in her…
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
—have, in their words, no buffer against this impact. So, what assessment have you made of the impact on these crucial services and their ability to retain and recruit staff? Will the Welsh Government be forced to step in to mitigate this damaging and…
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
You say your Government’s going to look into this, but I can tell you we know already—because the UK Labour Chancellor’s decision is that employers are going to foot the bill to fill that black hole, rather than get billionaires to shoulder that burden—it is…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: UK Government Budget
Our motion calls on the Welsh Labour Government to make urgent representations to the UK Labour Government to request a commitment to two measures in the budget that would protect some of the most vulnerable Welsh citizens from hardship and would also…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: UK Government Budget
Underinvestment in rail.
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: UK Government Budget
Rail—
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
Can I just ask you, as well, to have conversations with the Minister for transport, because the issue around trains, and Transport for Wales, is a very real one as well, especially with this introduction of the fining system? I know we're always thinking of…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
I just want to draw attention to the fact that we have Neil here, a young person from Newport, and he's here with his mother. He went to the Wales Millennium Centre. It's a huge concern; the turnover must be in the millions. He wasn't able to buy himself an…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
May I briefly interject?
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
Yes. In your response to recommendation 3, the work of the taskforce is mentioned, but could you detail specifically how the forthcoming disability rights action plan will address this issue? This is an extremely important matter. It's about making fairness…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I want to thank Mencap Cymru for bringing this petition to the Senedd, and all those who’ve contributed to the inquiry. This is such an important matter because I think it goes to the heart of equality and what we mean by equality…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
90-second Statements
In 1790, a group of people met at the Castle Hotel in Neath, and resolved to build a canal, stretching from Glynneath to Neath. It opened in 1795, and was quickly extended through to the Brunel dock at Briton Ferry, and, in 1824, it was connected to the new…
21 October 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 10
Thank you so much, that's very valuable. Diolch yn fawr.
21 October 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 10
Thank you. Andrea, did you have any comments that you wanted to make in terms of the gaps?
21 October 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 10
Thank you. And do you not feel that having some sort of national job coach service would complement the support that you provide rather than duplicating that work?
21 October 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 10
Okay, great, thank you very much for that. Obviously, you've mentioned—both of you mentioned this—the way that your organisations have been engaging with several projects, several initiatives in terms of employment support from Welsh Government for disabled…
21 October 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 10
Okay, thank you. Andrea.
21 October 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 10
Thank you, Chair, and good afternoon. The Welsh Government have a disability rights taskforce that has been doing the work for several years now. It includes a working group looking at employment and income. Have you had any sort of involvement with that…
21 October 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 9
Excellent. Thank you very much.
21 October 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 9
Diolch, Cadeirydd.
21 October 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 9
Thank you. I have one final question. We have heard from Learning Disability Wales, and they called for a national job coaching strategy, which would mean that disabled people could have supported employment. Would you agree with this? Would this be better…
21 October 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 9
So, if I've understood correctly, you would like to see this scheme being something more serious, if you like, so that it would be something that would require more commitment, that you would have to have proper evidence, and that you would be evaluated…
