, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you. Child poverty in Wales is alarmingly high. Increasing energy bills and mortgage rates will only make this worse. Research from the Trussell Trust indicates that, in 2023-24, over 187,000 crisis food parcels were distributed, with one in 10 parcels…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
8. What action will the Welsh Government take to tackle child poverty over the rest of this Senedd term? OQ61708
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Thank you. I know that the transformation up until now has been bittersweet for residents. Catching rail replacement buses for months, road closures, and hearing work up and down the line through the nights has been challenging, but the Rhondda railcard…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
8. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the transformation of the Treherbert line in Rhondda? OQ61705
, Plenary
Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I would like to begin by thanking the commissioner and her team for their work over what was clearly an exceptionally busy year. This is the commissioner’s second report relating to the year immediately after the publication of her…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
Moving on to item 7, I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Yes. We will now proceed in private.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Papers to note
I will now move on to item 6, which is papers to note. Full details of the papers are set out on the agenda and in the paper pack. Are Members content to note the papers together? Yes. Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
Any further questions? No. Okay. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. We really appreciate your time. You will have a transcript of the meeting sent to you in due course. Thank you, again.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
Okay, thank you. Thank you, Tom. We now have questions from Gareth Davies, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
Thank you. We now have questions from Tom Giffard, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
Okay?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
Thank you. We'll now move on to questions from Vaughan Gething, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
Thank you very much. Members have a series of questions, and, if it's okay, I'll begin. Could you outline your initial thoughts on the Bill and its implications for qualifications? For example, will any changes be needed to the proposed qualifications in…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 12
I will now move on to item 6, which is—. Oh, sorry, I’m on the wrong page here. Welcome back. We now move on to agenda item 5. Please can the witnesses introduce themselves, and also outline briefly what, if any, involvement they’ve had with the development…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
We will now take a very short break to bring in the next witnesses.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
Okay. Thank you so much for joining us this morning, we really appreciate your time. And there will be a transcript sent to you shortly for checking. Thank you again.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
Hayden, did you want to add to that? No. Okay.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
Thank you. We now have our final question from Gareth Davies, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
Okay. Okay, thank you. We now have questions from Heledd Fychan, please.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
And we have a very quick question from Vaughan.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
Okay, thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
Yes, yes.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
Yes. Yes, it's coming through now.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 11
No.
