Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Wednesday, 23 November 2022

Meeting time: 09.15 - 11.33
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13024

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jayne Bryant MS (Chair)

James Evans MS

Laura Anne Jones MS

Ken Skates MS

Buffy Williams MS

Sioned Williams MS

Witnesses:

Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and the Welsh Language

Lynne Neagle MS, Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Tracey Breheny, Welsh Government

Sinead Gallagher, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Naomi Stocks (Clerk)

Tom Lewis-White (Second Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Rosemary Hill (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

1.2 There were no substitutions.

1.3 Under Standing Order 17.24A Sioned Williams MS declared her husband was employed by Swansea University.

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2       Mental Health support in Higher Education - evidence session 9

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.

2.2 The Minister for Education and Welsh Language agreed to provide Wales-wide data on the prevalence of disclosure of mental health conditions among students.

2.3 The Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing agreed to provide [when available] the evaluation of ‘Together for Mental Health’ strategy. 

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3       Papers to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

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3.5   Peer on peer sexual harassment among learners

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Mental Health support in Higher Education - consideration of the evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous session.

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6       Online Safety Bill - briefing from UK Government officials (POSTPONED)

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7       Legislative Consent: Schools Bill - consideration of the draft report

7.1 The Committee agreed the draft report.

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8       Peer on peer sexual harassment among learners - consideration of correspondence from Teaching Unions

8.1 The Committee considered the responses received from the teaching unions. The Committee agreed to write to the WLGA.

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