Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee room 1&2 Senedd and video Conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Meeting time: 09.32 - 12.39
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13276

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jayne Bryant MS (Chair)

James Evans MS

Ken Skates MS

Buffy Williams MS

Sioned Williams MS

Witnesses:

Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services

Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services

Lynne Neagle MS, Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Claire Bennett, Welsh Government

Tracey Breheny, Welsh Government

Steve Elliot, Welsh Government

Albert Heaney, Welsh Government

Irfon Rees, Welsh Government

Rosemary Squires, Welsh Youth Parliament Member, Welsh Youth Parliament

Helen Mary Jones, Voices From Care Cymru

Elisa Jenkins

Committee Staff:

Naomi Stocks (Clerk)

Tom Lewis-White (Second Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Dr Paul Worthington (Researcher)

Sian Thomas (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 Apologies were received from Laura Jones MS, there was no substitute. Joyce Watson MS substituted for Buffy Williams MS until Buffy Williams MS arrived at the meeting.  

 

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2       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023 - 2024 - evidence session 2

2.1 The Committee scrutinised the Minister and Deputy Ministers on the Welsh Government Draft Budget.

2.2 The Deputy Minister for Social Services agreed to provide the Committee with a technical briefing on the Welsh Government’s Strategic Integrated Impact Assessment (SIIA).

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3       Papers to note

3.1     The papers were noted.

 

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting, the whole of the meeting on 26 January and for Item 1 on 2 February

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - consideration of the evidence

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

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6       Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - evidence session with young people

6.1 The Committee discussed the inquiry with young people who had care lived experience.

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7       Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - consideration of the evidence

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence it has heard in the previous session.

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