, Plenary
Debate: Approval of the Children’s Rights Scheme
While areas in the co-operation agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru will now be of immense help to alleviate the disadvantage inflicted by poverty, such as the entitlement to free childcare for two-year-olds and free school meals for all…
, Plenary
Debate: Approval of the Children’s Rights Scheme
I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate, and Plaid Cymru will be supporting the motion, because it's crucial that we protect and promote the rights of children in Wales, and we cannot cut any corners while doing so. We know that…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: The Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategy
Only this morning on Radio Cymru I heard Rhian Bowen-Davies, who was appointed first national adviser for violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence back in September 2015, confirm that the voices of survivors are not being adequately listened…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: The Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategy
Such experiences are a symptom, I think, of the current deficiencies in the strategy and the way in which services are funded.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: The Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategy
'I couldn't phone services, friends or families and certainly couldn't risk accessing any help because everything was being monitored. Being deaf had its own issues but I am aware that accessing services wouldn't have been able to meet my needs if I had…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: The Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategy
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I welcome the statement from the Minister today and the actions set out to tackle the current unacceptable level of violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence, which is scarring our society here in Wales…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Programme for Government—Update.
The First Minister made reference in his statement to some of the major changes made to the programme for government in light of the co-operation agreement between Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Government. Without doubt, the commitment to introduce free school…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 6
I'll be very quick, I promise, Chair. On that point, do you feel therefore—? We spoke this morning about the unhypothecated research, and there was a great deal of mention made, as you say, about developments and innovation and so on—things that will come to…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 6
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 6
Thank you. That's a useful point. If I could just ask Aled specifically this question to conclude. You say in your paper that it is important—and you have touched on this—to ensure that matters regarding the Welsh language are mainstreamed into the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 6
Thank you. Ioan, did you want to come in?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 6
The next question I have follows on directly from that. So, what I would like to ask is whether you could outline, on a very high level, what the different roles of Welsh Ministers, the commission and your body should be, and bodies such as the National…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 6
Thank you, Chair. Good afternoon. Yes, I want to drill down a little bit into what you were talking about earlier, Ioan, in terms of having that clarity with regard to the different roles in terms of the coleg, the commission and the Government. If the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 5
Thank you very much. Thanks, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 5
Thank you. So, you don't foresee any clear challenges. They are part of an institution involved with younger learners usually—the majority of their learners are going to be younger. So, do you foresee any challenges or issues that might arise as a result of…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 5
Thank you. One final question from me: what might the Bill mean for the learner voice in sixth forms? What's your opinion on that?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 5
Thank you very much for that clear response. Does the Bill more widely achieve the aim of creating a system that's focused on the learner? And are there any changes that you'd expect to see, or any comments on this particular point?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 5
Thank you very much, Chair. Good afternoon, both. You've noted in your evidence in the paper that you submitted that there'll only be one associate student or learner who will be a member of the commission, and this is not sufficient given the range of…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 4
Yes. Thank you, Chair. Just quickly on this point, I saw that the written evidence that we've received from the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol mentions the special role of the sixth form within Welsh-medium provision in some schools. I just wanted to know, in the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 4
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 4
Thank you very much. A question, now, for the Welsh Local Government Association specifically. You say that you would welcome contributing towards the development of the commission's strategic plan and the Welsh Ministers' strategic priorities. In your view…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 4
Thank you. The Welsh Government described the commission as being at arm's length. To what extent do you agree with this, and what difference will that make to providers?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 4
Okay. Thank you. I'll ask—and this is associated, of course—
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 4
Thank you. Does anyone else want to come in on that point? What about that point regarding regulations and charity law and how perhaps there could be a clash with what is required under that law and the requirements on some colleges that are charities and…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill—evidence session 4
Thank you, Chair. Good morning. I have a couple of questions regarding the powers of Welsh Ministers and the commission—two questions here regarding charity law and the relevance of that to you in this sector. Do you have any concerns regarding the powers of…
