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Questions to the First Minister
Thanks for that answer.
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Questions to the First Minister
7. How is the Welsh Government working with partners to alleviate deprivation in South Wales West? OQ63745
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
My notes aren't clear enough.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
Did I withdraw it? I can't remember. I withdrew it? Did I withdraw it? Yes, I withdrew it. No, I'm not going to move it. I'm very sorry.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
Did I withdraw that?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
The list.
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Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
I can't remember now whether I pulled it back or not. [Laughter.]
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
Thank you. I'd like to thank everyone for their response. Of course, our recommendation 10 as a committee made it clear that we didn't want to create some sort of complaints system. But the concerns and the evidence that we heard in terms of how that is not…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 8: Complaints about access to services (Amendment 23)
Thank you, Chair. This amendment relates to complaints guidance and making sure that BSL users can access services and can raise concerns when things go wrong. The purpose of the amendment is to require Welsh Ministers to publish guidance on how people can…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 7: Reporting arrangements and listed public bodies (Amendments 9, 12, 13, 24)
Thank you. I think that the number of public bodies that are included and listed ultimately is an important question that's raised by this Bill, because the lives, interests and ambitions of deaf BSL signers are not shaped, of course, by health and education…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
No.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
No.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
No.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
And it is a shame, of course, that we can't ask the Cabinet Secretary about that in the session today, but, of course, we will have an opportunity, perhaps, at Stage 3 to do that. So, having made those points about perhaps needing to have more discussion in…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
'Nevertheless, to assist the committee, there appears to be no legal bar to the Bill requiring that the BSL adviser be deaf. The attention of the committee is drawn, in particular, to section 13(3) of and paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Equality Act 2010…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
Thank you. It has been good to have this discussion, because I do think that it is an important point. I accept the points that have been made and that we looked into during our inquiry and our scrutiny of this Bill in terms of eligibility. Of course, the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 6: Appointing the BSL adviser (Amendments 20, 21, 22)
Thank you, Chair. I move these amendments in my name. I will be speaking to amendment 20, 21 and 22 together. The role of the BSL adviser is a critical one, of course, and it's a central part of the strength of this Bill, and it's something that the deaf…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 5: Co-production (Amendments 19, 18)
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. I would just like to thank Mark for the offer of working together to ensure, as I set out when I was setting out my amendments, the absolute crucial importance of co-production, which I know he's been a long advocate for, as he…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 5: Co-production (Amendments 19, 18)
Can I respond?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 5: Co-production (Amendments 19, 18)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. These amendments in my name, 19 and 18, are both to do with co-production. A fundamental principle of this Bill is that deaf BSL signers are citizens of Wales who use a different language, albeit that that is often out of necessity rather…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 3: Consultation with the BSL signing community (Amendments 4, 17, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15)
Thank you, Chair. This amendment, as we've heard from the Member who is responsible for the Bill, is about making sure that deaf BSL signers are directly involved in shaping the national strategy. It would add a clear requirement for Welsh Ministers to…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 2: National BSL strategy (Amendments 3, 16)
Yes.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Group 2: National BSL strategy (Amendments 3, 16)
Thank you very much, Chair. Before I speak to the amendment, I would like to thank, first of all, all the staff, the clerks, the researchers, the legal team, stakeholders and Niamh Salkeld in the Plaid Cymru group for their help with this Bill. I would also…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Improving access to financial support for people across Wales
The latest ‘Poverty in Wales’ report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation highlights the scale of the challenge before us. It shows that levels of deep poverty in Wales have been steadily increasing, with a proportion of those living in very deep poverty…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Improving access to financial support for people across Wales
Thank you for the statement, Cabinet Secretary.
