, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 1
No, that's fine. So, I was just referencing the fact that we've got the MyTravelPass scheme for bus travel, and then a similar scheme for rail, and they both give a third off for—
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 1
No, that's fine. Could I ask a specific question on the cost of transport, then? So, obviously, the Welsh Government has got the MyTravelPass scheme for bus travel, and a similar scheme for rail as well, both of which give a third off travel for young people…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 1
What kinds of actions, any specific actions, that you think can be taken to address that, and by whom?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 1
Thank you. And then, looking at the latest data, which shows that learners living in the most deprived areas are less likely to be successful in their apprenticeships than those from the least deprived areas, and we can see that this gap has widened over the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 1
Thank you. Going back to the completion rates of apprenticeships, I wanted to ask specifically about apprenticeships in the care sector, because they came in at one of the lowest completion rates—50-something per cent, I believe—and that is a real concern…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person's Guarantee - Panel 1
Thank you, Chair, and good morning to our panel. I’ve got a series of questions around apprenticeships, and I'll start with the completion rate. Now, obviously, apprenticeships are a key plank of the Welsh Government's programme for government and are…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Minister, following on from what you said, and speaking to parents, carers, families, young people and schools in my constituency, I know that the school essentials grant and its predecessor schemes are both really welcome as a lifeline for people who can…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I have two requests to make today. Firstly, could we have a debate in Government time about what can be done to reduce the numbers of under-18-year-olds using vapes? We've all seen the figures: 20 per cent of students in years 7 to 11 say they've…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you for your answer, Minister. You'll be aware that the economy committee has just completed our inquiry into post-EU funding, and found that Wales's economic success is at risk if a new approach to allocating these resources isn't adopted. We've called…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
6. What assessment has the Minister made of whether post-EU funds are meeting the needs of Welsh communities? OQ59928
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. I'm sure you will have seen the stark warnings from the well-respected Resolution Foundation that, thanks to Tory UK economic incompetence, UK workers' living standards will flatline in 2024. Households will be worse off next year…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
4. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on Cynon Valley? OQ59945
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Minister, I was delighted to visit Bryncynon Strategy over the summer recess, which is a long-established local charity serving the communities of the lower Cynon valley. One of the many brilliant schemes that they run is a befriending…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Swansea Bay City Deal and North Wales Growth Deal
Diolch.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Swansea Bay City Deal and North Wales Growth Deal
Thank you, and I'm aware that time is pressing on, but is there anything that you'd like to add around the current impact of that pressure on the construction sector, in light of the fact that the city deal is expecting to award construction contracts in the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Swansea Bay City Deal and North Wales Growth Deal
Okay, thanks for clearing that up for us; that's really very useful. You talked quite a bit about construction, so I'll move on to that for my final two questions. So, again, looking at your written evidence, that identifies the pressure on the construction…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Swansea Bay City Deal and North Wales Growth Deal
Thank you, Chair, and good morning to our witnesses. I've got a series of questions on the Swansea bay city deal, so I'll direct those to Jonathan. In your initial introductory remarks, Jonathan, you talked about the fact that there's between a 10 and 15-year…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mid Wales Growth Deal and Cardiff Capital Region City Deal
That's really interesting. Thanks very much. Thanks, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mid Wales Growth Deal and Cardiff Capital Region City Deal
Thank you. And so, with those years in mind that you just outlined, what’s the current target date for fully committing the wider investment fund? And do you feel confident that you'll be able to secure the pipeline of projects needed to achieve that?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mid Wales Growth Deal and Cardiff Capital Region City Deal
Thanks very much, Kellie. And would you say that the degree of progress in approving and investing in projects to date would be as expected at this point, seven years since the fund was agreed?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mid Wales Growth Deal and Cardiff Capital Region City Deal
Thank you, Chair, and good morning to all the witnesses. I've got some questions on the Cardiff capital region city deal, so I'll direct those to Kellie. And thank you, Kellie, for the update that you've already given us. I'll start by asking about the wider…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Independent review and Natural Resources Wales reports into flooding 2020-21
Thank you, Minister, for your statement here today and for the work done by Professor Elwen Evans KC on this crucially important policy area. I welcome the recommendation of regularising the approach to flood investigation reports across our local…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, to protect habitats, increase biodiversity and tackle the growing climate and nature emergencies, Wales will need to prepare for the future and ensure that we address current skills gaps in order to achieve that just transition towards a…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Minister, I was privileged to be part of the procession for the Rhondda Cynon Taf 2024 Eisteddfod proclamation in Aberdare two weekends ago, where it was fantastic to see so many local people out supporting and celebrating Welsh culture and language. I know…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Trefnydd, when Vattenfall developed the Pen y Cymoedd windfarm above Rhigos in my constituency, they created a high number of apprenticeship opportunities and invested in developing a range of transferrable skills. In contrast with their plans for the Twyn…
