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Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPS): Evidence session with local government representatives
Thank you, Chair. I wanted to mention the English-medium sector and the WESPs. What assessment have you made of the WESPs in the English-medium sector? Are they working, and if they aren't, how can we tackle that for the future?
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Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPS): Evidence session with Welsh medium early years, post-16 and adult learner provision
Okay. A second question: part of the process of developing provision in the English-medium sector is that schools move along the language continuum, so they're going from English medium to bilingual, then bilingual to Welsh medium. Is that happening and what…
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Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPS): Evidence session with Welsh medium early years, post-16 and adult learner provision
But just to return to that, what's the solution to that? Because it's not just a matter of skills, it's confidence too. How can we give the staff confidence to work through the medium of Welsh?
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Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPS): Evidence session with Welsh medium early years, post-16 and adult learner provision
Thank you, Chair. Perhaps I could start by mentioning English-medium education, and what's your assessment of the current framework, and how that develops a Welsh learner and skills in Welsh in the English-medium sector, and what can local authorities do to…
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Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Welsh Language Commissioner: Evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Just one brief point before I conclude, Alun. You've already mentioned that the language belongs to everyone, whether you speak it or not. But, there are many people in the middle, where they can speak a little Welsh. Perhaps they don't watch S4C or listen to…
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Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Welsh Language Commissioner: Evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
You've already mentioned success and what success would look like. If you could condense that success down to three key outcomes, what would they be and what would need to happen to get there?
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Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Welsh Language Commissioner: Evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
In the future, there are some significant milestones ahead in terms of the language, including the results of the 2021 census, so how will you use your experience to promote the language and support the language through those milestones ahead?
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Can I thank the Minister for his reassuring answer? As a global, forward-thinking nation, harnessing and nurturing our children's abilities to compete in a global market is vital if we are to attract families and employment opportunities into Wales. So, the…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
9. How does the Welsh Government ensure the integrity of GCSE and A-level results? OQ58539
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I noticed on Friday that you and Adam Price—I think you both got along then—launched your tourism tax consultation with members of the industry present. In that meeting, I’m told you both sought to explain your plans, but then left before you…
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Questions to the First Minister
7. What is the Welsh Government doing to encourage tourism in Wales? OQ58548
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Short Debate: Sport in North Wales: Ensuring opportunity for all
Can I thank Sam for giving me some time to contribute to this debate, and for tabling it in the first place? I think what speaks in abundance, I think we can all agree, is that Sam Rowlands has a clear passion for north Wales and for the area that he…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Major events
I never said that there was a grand conspiracy, but what I thought was very important was that the Welsh Government is open when it spends taxpayers' money so that we can decide whether that money was well spent. I don't think that that's a novel concept…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Major events
I'd expect that. [Laughter.]
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Major events
Absolutely.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Major events
Diolch, Llywydd. Can I thank all Members and the Minister for their contribution to today's debate? Llyr Gruffydd told me in the tea room earlier that this debate would be a major event in and of itself, and I think he was proven quite correct. [Laughter.] To…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Would the Minister agree that outcomes are what matters, and Wales, sadly, has the worst child poverty rate of all the UK nations? To add to this picture, I'm sure you're aware of a recent report by Loughborough University that showed child poverty in Wales…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip: World Heritage in Northwest Wales
The world’s fastest zipline is now situated over Penrhyn quarry, with attractions located within the slate mines at Blaenau Ffestiniog—attractions within the world heritage site bringing over a million visitors each year. Since the creation of ZipWorld in…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip: World Heritage in Northwest Wales
May I thank the Deputy Minister for her statement? We all know of the importance and historic nature of our heritage sites across north-west Wales. Of the four world heritage sites in Wales, two of them are in north-west Wales, and I and my party are proud of…
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Questions to the First Minister
I thank the First Minister for his answer. I'm sure you agree with me, First Minister, that it's really important that people, particularly younger people, can get on the housing ladder and afford to buy their own home. One symptom of increased house prices…
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Questions to the First Minister
4. What progress is the Welsh Government making towards meeting its target for building new homes in South Wales West? OQ58500
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, which will enshrine the principle of socially responsible procurement into law, establishes that procurement should be about more than simply who provides the cheapest product, but also the best. One…
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Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPS): Evidence session with teaching unions
Thanks. One further question. I just wanted to ask about local authorities specifically and the implementation of WESPs on a local level. I particularly want to follow up something that Siôn said earlier, where he talked about—and I wrote it down, with the…
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Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPS): Evidence session with teaching unions
Dioch, Heledd. The Minister for Education and Welsh Language said that ‘plans to grow Welsh-medium education over the next 10 years are as ambitious as they can be’. Is he right?
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Qatar 2022
Can I thank the Minister for bringing this statement to the Senedd today? What an incredible opportunity that we have here. What a historic moment in our history to see Robert Page and the rest of team Cymru at our first world cup since 1958—our first world…
