4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddeisebau blaenorol
And the second petition dealing specifically with school transport—
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddeisebau blaenorol
I think the first petition with regard to free and accessible public transport for under-18s is a policy objective that I don't think anyone has got any real disagreement with. The challenge is both delivery, but also financial realities. In the debate in…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddeisebau blaenorol
We can do them individually.
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddeisebau blaenorol
It's worth pointing out, Chair—it's a point that's often forgotten—that for an LDP to be approved it has to go through an approval process with the Welsh Government as well. So, once land has been allocated in an LDP, it's very hard to see how it doesn't get…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddeisebau blaenorol
Yes, thank you, Chair. Since the Disasters Emergency Committee launched a middle east humanitarian appeal, the Welsh Government has contributed £100,000 to that appeal following the launch of it on 17 October. So, there is aid that has been provided. The…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
I'd be happy to keep it open on the basis that we seek an update after the event in March. I think that's logical. I think keeping it open generally isn't, because the issue is there anyway.
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
Is the proposal to keep it open, or to keep it open pending the microplastics event that's due to take place in the spring? Because there's a point about asking for an update then, rather than just generally keeping it open. If there's an opportunity to do…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
Those animals were being stolen because of the commercial value, and the people doing the stealing weren't worried about the emotional harm caused. It goes back to Rhys's point around the harm caused. It isn't just necessarily the monetary value. That would…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
I should say that I am a responsible dog owner. [Laughter.]
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
I assume you didn't hear about—[Inaudible.]—because that's the point—
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
You'd have to be able to start pretty quickly.
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
I think it's fair to say that there are provisions to cover pet abduction now, and there are a number of reasons why people want specific legislation. I think, on the assaults on retail workers, for example, part of that was driven by the fact that there were…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
Yes. Thank you, Chair. The abduction of pets is an offence under the Theft Act 1968, but this is about whether there should be a specific criminal offence with set-out penalties. I don't have a strong view on that either way, but I think the challenge is…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
I know there is active work being done within the Government to consider this. It's a real issue that I've been aware of during my own time in the Government and I think it is appropriate to ask the Cabinet Secretary when he expects to make a decision on…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
Chair, Harlech castle was built by Edward I, and Glyndŵr took it in the revolt, and it was also part of the wars of the roses as well. It's a castle with a huge history and lots of prominence. I think the specific petition, though, is just about castles, and…
4 Tachwedd 2024 , Petitions Committee
Cyflwyniad, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
Yes, Chair. One of the items is on the Gwent levels. Part of the Gwent levels site of special scientific interest is in my constituency. I should make that clear before the item is discussed.
24 Hydref 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Bil y Gymraeg ac Addysg (Cymru) - sesiwn dystiolaeth 16
Thank you.
24 Hydref 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Bil y Gymraeg ac Addysg (Cymru) - sesiwn dystiolaeth 16
And finally finally just a point around transport and Welsh-medium education. It's regularly raised as one of the practical barriers. It's whether you'd consider adding that as one of the aspects a local authority must consider in its WESP. If you don't have…
24 Hydref 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Bil y Gymraeg ac Addysg (Cymru) - sesiwn dystiolaeth 16
Yes. That's why I should order more beer through the medium of Welsh. [Laughter.]
24 Hydref 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Bil y Gymraeg ac Addysg (Cymru) - sesiwn dystiolaeth 16
And the point about the youth service was this broader point about extending where Welsh is used in social situations. We'll have to capture this in our report, but it's about outside the education sector, where people do and don't use Welsh being a big…
24 Hydref 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Bil y Gymraeg ac Addysg (Cymru) - sesiwn dystiolaeth 16
I guess the alternative would be about whether there's a responsibility to ensure that the pre-compulsory education sector is identified, and Welsh Ministers make arrangements for it to be consulted, both for the framework and also for the WESPs to take…
24 Hydref 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Bil y Gymraeg ac Addysg (Cymru) - sesiwn dystiolaeth 16
I'll try and be quick. There's a question about whether there's enough evidence in the Bill on the early years sector, given its role in helping children to start their journey of becoming Welsh speakers and accessing Welsh early. So, the question is about…
24 Hydref 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Bil y Gymraeg ac Addysg (Cymru) - sesiwn dystiolaeth 16
Okay. Thank you.
24 Hydref 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Bil y Gymraeg ac Addysg (Cymru) - sesiwn dystiolaeth 16
I'm curious about this section of the Bill that we're focusing on now, because it seems to be about two different things. Just correct me if I'm wrong in my reading of the Bill. It's the Welsh language goals for schools, about how they set Welsh language…
24 Hydref 2024 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Bil y Gymraeg ac Addysg (Cymru) - sesiwn dystiolaeth 16
So, Cymdeithas made the point that, for first-language Welsh speakers, it's not appropriate to have CEFR, because it's designed for people who have languages as additional. But I just want to understand the Government's view on that, because it sounds from…
