, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Okay, thank you. Does the budget take into account Audit Wales's conclusion that the pandemic has been more disruptive for those in the vocational sector at lower qualification levels and vulnerable learners?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you. Will you commit to publishing the 2022-23 local authority sixth form and adult community learning allocations when they are available?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you. What are the demographic changes to sixth forms and colleges, and how does the additional funding reflect this change?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you. Student grants in HE are due to increase, but the educational maintenance allowance and the Welsh Government learning grant remain static. Why is this, given the demographic changes, and will we see an increase to the weekly £30 EMA?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Does the £52 million increase in funding for the higher and further education sectors that your paper presents meet University Wales's call to at least maintain a real-terms level of investment?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you, Chair. Morning, Minister.
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1243 Reinstate cervical screening to every three years
Diolch to Jack as Chair of the Petitions Committee for making sure this debate could take place at such short notice. Cervical screening isn't a pleasant experience to say the least, and I'm sure I'm not the only woman in Wales to have put off or dreaded…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Deputy Minister. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we've seen GP surgeries completely change the way that they operate. In Rhondda, this has meant an astronomical increase to the number of residents that GPs support. Around 20 per cent of these…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
6. Will the Minister provide an update on the roll-out of social prescribing in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board area? OQ57442
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Okay. We've heard views that two quality systems are being hard-wired into the Bill, which has more sector coherence as an aim. Does setting out Estyn's role in detail in the legislation prevent the future development of a single quality system? HEFCW have…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you. Touching on funding again, Estyn have raised with us that their funding will come from two sources as a result of this Bill. Can you explain in detail how you see the funding for Estyn working in practice, please?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you, Chair. Minister, HEFCW argue that Estyn and the commission have powers in the same space in respect of policy that may cause confusing duplication of legal responsibilities. Where do their powers overlap, and was this the intention?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you, Minister.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
The Open University pointed out to us that this legislation will not apply to them until the requisite regulations come into force. When do you plan to introduce these regulations and when will you publish them for scrutiny?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 11
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, Minister. I think you touched on this in your opening statement, but I'd just like to ask: how will the transfer of staff, particularly senior staff, from Welsh Government to HEFCW be managed? And how will you ensure that you…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you, Minister. Over the course of the pandemic, we have sadly seen a rise in the number of reported domestic abuse-related offences. Rhondda Cynon Taf Women's Aid received over 3,000 referrals during this period, and supported 69 children under 16…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
8. What are the next steps the Welsh Government intends to take in relation to the violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence strategy? OQ57405
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
I declare an interest here as I still sit on the board of trustees at Canolfan Pentre. The support charities and the voluntary sector provide to the most vulnerable in our communities is invaluable, and throughout the pandemic alleviated an immense amount of…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Chair. I can see that the Health and Social Care Committee is concerned and that access to mental health support services has been identified as a priority area for them, and that the petitioner has been informed of the upcoming inquiry and the…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. I’d like to agree with Joel there, because we do have something in Rhondda Cynon Taf called RCT Heart Heroes, and they raise money and then donate defibrillators to different organisations. I know of three myself that I’ve had involvement…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. I'm pleased to say that there has been an extra £500,000 made available from Welsh Government for community groups and organisations in Wales to install defibrillators. I note that the Minister had written previously and said that it’s not…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. Yes, this petition was mentioned in the red squirrel debate on 8 December, and, following that, there will now be legislation and guidance coming very soon in this area. So, I think we should write to the Minister and ask for an update on…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. I would like to thank the petitioner to start with. I was recently at a British Heart Foundation meeting with the health Minister, who did state that the wheels are in motion for a women's health strategy. So, I know that this is something…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. I think the speed at which this petition gathered signatures just goes to show the strength of feeling out there. For me, I have two daughters, and the thought of the testing only being done every five years is a big worry. There are a lot…
