Child poverty

Heledd FychanPlaid

15 October 2024, Plenary

Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24

…here in Wales is a cause of great concern. A number of others have already made the point in terms of child poverty. I add my own voice to those calls in terms of specific targets. It was so, so disappointing when previous Labour Governments abolished the target of eradicating child poverty by 2020.…

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Gareth DaviesConservative

15 October 2024, Plenary

Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24

…and it reminds us that the Welsh Government still has a steep climb ahead in regard to progress on child poverty, and we have been ascending at a disappointing pace, unfortunately. On many metrics, which we use to measure the developmental progress, happiness and health of children in Wales…

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Sioned WilliamsPlaid

15 October 2024, Plenary

Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24

…to the motion in terms of supporting the calls made by the commissioner for the Welsh Government's child poverty strategy to include clear targets and measurable outcomes, the Plaid Cymru amendment makes it clear that there is unquestionably a responsibility on the previous Conservative UK…

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Joel JamesConservative

15 October 2024, Plenary

Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24

…recruitment and the fact that there are significant regional differences. There's also the issue of child poverty, which has an influence here. There are links to those children living in poverty, who are more likely to experience maltreatment in one way or another, and this has the potential to…

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Rhian Davies

14 October 2024, Equality and Social Justice Committee

Disability and employment: evidence session 6

…has been given enough focus in initiatives, because even things like—. Previous Welsh Governments had a tackling poverty programme and targets, but disabled people never seem to be that high on the list. I think that's a missed opportunity, because our argument is, given that a fifth of the…

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Peter FoxConservative

14 October 2024, Petitions Committee

Updates to previous petitions

…out of that primary roll-out, to see how they can do more for the secondary sector, as part of the child poverty strategy. So, again, I congratulate the students who have done so much work around this and for taking time to submit everything they have. Hopefully, they've had some answers to…

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Jayne BryantLabour

10 October 2024, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ministerial scrutiny session—Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

…benefit of those in terms of empowering communities, improving resilience, addressing inequality and tackling poverty. So, we do understand that. There's, obviously, a challenge in that, and this is why we've got this task and finish group's remit. On the points included in Hannah’s question…

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Sioned WilliamsPlaid

9 October 2024, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Education funding

…factors, of course, that have contributed to this, but we can't deny that one of the main factors is child poverty and the impact that it has on a child's attainment. On the same day that the PISA results were published, a survey was published that noted that 11 per cent of pupils in the UK are…

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Peredur Owen GriffithsPlaid

9 October 2024, Plenary

Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'Freedom to thrive: Free and accessible public transport for young people'

…not only grant young people access to economic and educational opportunities, but also help tackle child poverty and ease cost-of-living pressures on families across Wales. A youth travel pass presents an opportunity to nurture a generation less reliant on cars, and it could eventually pay for…

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Carolyn ThomasLabour

9 October 2024, Plenary

Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'Freedom to thrive: Free and accessible public transport for young people'

…for young people would allow them to thrive. Relieving cost-of-living pressures, tackling the impact of child poverty and giving easier access to education, training and employment opportunities are all part of that package. It will also help tackle congestion on our roads, realise our climate…

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Eluned MorganLabour

8 October 2024, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

Thanks very much. I think the key thing when it comes to child poverty is to make sure that there are opportunities also for people to get jobs, and if people are working they are able to support their families. In order to do that, we need to make sure that the child support is where it should be…

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Sioned WilliamsPlaid

8 October 2024, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

You talk about the millions spent on supporting children in poverty, as if that's something to be proud about—it's not, it's something we should be ashamed of, that we have to do it. We have to provide that support because, as the Institute for Fiscal Studies termed it, 'the single most…

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Joel JamesConservative

8 October 2024, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

First Minister, the Welsh Government's 'Child Poverty Strategy for Wales 2024' in part talks about how children living in poverty are at a higher risk of speech, language and communication needs, and that early intervention can improve outcomes long term. Evidence suggests that over 50 per cent of…

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