, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 7
Thanks ever so much for coming in this afternoon. I hope you don’t mind, my questions are mainly aimed at you, Gerraint, if that’s okay, about the Engage to Change project. I just want to get a bit more information about that. What were the objectives of it…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 7
Sorry about that, I thought I had time for a swift sip then. [Laughter.]
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
Yes. So, one of the things that we're getting fed back is that there's a lack of apprenticeship opportunities. There's a lack of awareness of the ones that are there, both with the apprentice, but then also with the employer, really.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
Again, some of the consultation responses we've been getting, especially from disabled people, they’ve basically said, 'There are far too few voluntary opportunities.' And then, when there are work placements, it always seems to be the same, like maybe the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
Okay, perfect. Chair, if I may, I've just got two final questions.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
You mentioned there about systemic ableism. That's one of the concerns that I have; it's one of the concerns that has been expressed to the committee before, where an employer would look at, say, a person with a disability as maybe less productive than…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
Okey-dokey. Perfect. Brilliant. Well, I suppose that brings us on to the second question: some of the evidence we've taken has basically said, 'Listen, if you address education inequalities within schools or within the college system, that will help address…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 6
Thank you, Chair, and thanks ever so much for coming in this afternoon. As the Chair said, I wanted to just briefly touch upon education and training, but one of the questions I'd like to ask first, though, covers the employment gap. One of the concerns that…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Sound the Alarm: The Governance of Fire and Rescue Services'
I would like to start by thanking my colleagues on the Equality and Social Justice Committee and the clerking team for preparing this invaluable and quite detailed report that I believe captures at a strategic level many of the issues facing fire and rescue…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate Cardiff City Football Club, who celebrated the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of their inaugural match this week. The club, originally known as Riverside AFC, played Barry West End on 7 October 1899…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
I'd like to start by thanking my colleague Heledd for raising such an important topical question today. As many of you may know, I come from Llantwit Fardre. I knew June; I was in the same school as her children, and this tragic incident has had a devastating…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Social partnership
Oh, well, okay. Finally, Minister, one quick thing: there's no mention whatsoever of disabled workers in the statement, and I know, for example, in the Equality and Social Justice Committee, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has called for disabled…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Social partnership
I've got a last paragraph. Can I finish it?
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Social partnership
Thank you, Minister, for your statement today. In July this year, the then Minister for Social Partnership, Sarah Murphy, first explained how social partnership is embedded in the way of working in Wales and said that we've been doing it for a long time and…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Can I please ask the Trefnydd for two statements today, both concerning child hearing issues? Firstly, Trefnydd, I would like to support calls for an oral statement on the reasons why the GCSE in sign language in Wales has been dropped and what proposals the…
, 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…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 5
Perfect. Thank you. I've got nothing else.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 5
Perfect. Thank you. It's interesting you mentioned Medr then, because we had the Equality and Human Rights Commission just before yourselves, and they've mentioned that Medr and the Welsh Government should address, and I'll quote now, 'the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 5
Thank you for that. I suppose there are another couple of questions I wouldn't mind asking. One of the concerns that's been raised is the disparities that are out there in terms of support for those with disabilities when you break it down to the individual…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 5
Thank you, Chair. Just a couple of quick questions, if I may. Earlier on, you mentioned there, Vivienne, voluntary work placements and supported internships. I know that the evidence and the consultation responses we've received are pointing to a lack of…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 5
Thank you, Chair. Thanks ever so much for coming in this afternoon. It was just a quick question touching upon what Sioned was asking there then. One of the things that interests me is careers advice in school and also the quality of careers advice that’s…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 4
Perfect. Thank you. Just one final question, if I can, Chair. I know we've sort of touched upon it briefly as well, about Welsh Government interventions in terms of trying to get people into employment and into apprenticeships, and I just wanted to get your…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 4
No worries. You mentioned earlier about learning disabilities, and also in your written evidence I think you referred to the learning disability strategic action plan, and I just wanted to know how effective that is at the moment. And, in your view, is enough…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 4
Thank you, Chair. Apologies I was slightly late—I got my times wrong. Thanks ever so much for coming in this afternoon. I just wanted to ask you a few questions. You touched in your earlier answers on geographical variances, and then also maybe where Welsh is…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Disability and employment: evidence session 3
Perfect. Brilliant. Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
