, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
They've already published an evaluation.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Yes.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
They have analysed already that their policies that are implemented at the moment will raise 100,000 children out of poverty. So, I just wanted to know when we'll be able to say the same thing about the Welsh Government's policies. When will we know that?…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
So, when will we find out? This piece of work of analysing the effect of these policies is happening, it appears to me that you're going to go to visit colleagues in Scotland, so when will we receive that information? When will the analysis be completed?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
We know that the Scottish Government, for example, has published evidence showing that their policies will keep 100,000 children out of poverty. What analysis have you done of your policies, accepting, of course, that they are across Government? Is there an…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you, Chair. I want to concentrate specifically on child poverty within the broader field of the anti-poverty work that you're doing and which you say is a priority of yours. You said, in response to my question, I think it was, in Plenary that you as a…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Well, not according to the evidence that we've been seeing, no.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
It is frustrating to think that you've seen that a decade ago and that there still hasn't been a change.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Thank you, Chair. I just wanted to go back very quickly to funding the third sector, and you say that because of the pressure on funding, we need to work smarter. Are you looking at how funding is administered? Because one thing that we've heard several times…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Actions, not words: towards an anti-racist Wales by 2030'
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. I just wanted to go back to the point, you mentioned the work and the efforts of the Welsh Government, and your officials, as well as your partners, within the justice blueprints, for example, to tackle what the report describes…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Actions, not words: towards an anti-racist Wales by 2030'
—yes, this is my final sentence—unjust and inconsistent in terms of the creation of an anti-racist Wales?
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Actions, not words: towards an anti-racist Wales by 2030'
As a committee, we saw in particular the need to focus firmly on and drive robust change in the areas of education, health and criminal justice. I would now like to focus for the rest of my time on the final recommendation, which is that the Welsh Government…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Actions, not words: towards an anti-racist Wales by 2030'
'We are expecting a lot from people for nothing, and so we need to value that time. If we want to take this seriously, then you do need to put your money where your mouth is on this one. And so if we want to achieve an anti-racist Wales by 2030, then we need…
, Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, 'Actions, not words: towards an anti-racist Wales by 2030'
Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in Wales face serious and unacceptable challenges and disadvantage. And for too long, they have been hearing that there will be a change in this regard, through action plans and statements from the Welsh Government. But…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Diolch. The tragic and unacceptable situation that has been allowed to develop at HMP Parc in Bridgend is an absolute scandal. Last Wednesday a 38-year-old inmate died at the prison, bringing the jail's death toll to 10 in just over three months. Nine other…
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Topical Questions
1. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the recent events at HMP Parc? TQ1102
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Diolch. I recently met with the Federation of Small Businesses to discuss the current challenges facing town centres in my region. The recent closure of banks and anchor stores like Marks and Spencer in Neath, after almost a century, have been a huge source…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
3. How is the Government supporting town-centre businesses in South Wales West? OQ61196
, Plenary
Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales
In every statement and debate we have on Tata—and we've had a few, as Members have mentioned—we always hear the Welsh Government refer to the difference a Westminster Labour Government could make to the future of the plant at Port Talbot and the fate of the…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Culture and Social Justice—Reaffirmation of our values
Will we therefore see a change, Cabinet Secretary? Are you ready to listen to this advice and show that you're serious about doing everything possible to ensure that your work in this area is as effective as possible? You also say that the fight to lift…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Culture and Social Justice—Reaffirmation of our values
'It's a bit like marking your own homework. I think that it's difficult to monitor progress when you don't have clear targets, because you are just reporting on trends. You're not actually reporting on the effectiveness of your own interventions.'
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Culture and Social Justice—Reaffirmation of our values
Thank you for your statement, Cabinet Secretary. I'm pleased to hear the focus that you have on child poverty in particular. It's shameful, in my opinion, how little we've heard from the leaders of Labour and the Tories during the election campaign about the…
, Plenary
Debate: The Infected Blood Inquiry Report
'To save face and to save expense, there has been a hiding of much of the truth.' Sir Brian Langstaff's damning and shocking words must be at the very forefront of our minds as we consider the impact of the infected blood scandal on the constituents that we…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papers to note
No. I just wanted to ask, and of course I understand that there is a vacuum at present in terms of what we can ask the Government in Westminster to do, and the department there, but in terms of what our Ministers can do—. I think it is an issue of social…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papers to note
I just wanted to raise, under letter 3.7, with regard to the correspondence that we've received regarding Parc prison: is there anything that we can do as a committee in terms of writing to the Minister for social justice, and also the Counsel General…
