Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 (Senedd)

Meeting date: Monday, 7 October 2024

Meeting time: 13.30 - 17.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14125

Hybrid

------

Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair)

Mick Antoniw MS

Jane Dodds MS

Joel James MS

Julie Morgan MS

Sioned Williams MS

Witnesses:

Fflur Elin, Federation of Small Businesses

Ruth Coombs, Equality and Human Rights Commission

Martyn Jones, Equality and Human Rights Commission

Lisa Mytton, National Training Federation for Wales

Viv Buckley, Bridgend College

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

Mared Llwyd (Second Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

Claire Thomas (Researcher)

 

<AI1>

1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

No apologies, substitutions or declarations of interest were made.

</AI1>

<AI2>

2       Disability and Employment: evidence session 3

Members heard evidence from Fflur Elin, Federation of Small Business.

</AI2>

<AI3>

3       Disability and Employment: evidence session 4

Members heard evidence from:

Ruth Coombs, Head of Wales, Equality and Human Rights Commission

Martyn Jones, Interim Chair of the Wales Committee, Equality and Human Rights Commission

</AI3>

<AI4>

4       Disability and Employment: evidence session 5

Members heard evidence from:

Vivienne Buckley, Principal of Bridgend College, Colleges Wales

Lisa Mytton, Strategic Director, National Training Federation for Wales

</AI4>

<AI5>

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

Members agreed the motion.

</AI5>

<AI6>

6       Disability and Employment: consideration of evidence

Members considered the evidence.

</AI6>

<TRAILER_SECTION>

</TRAILER_SECTION>

<LAYOUT_SECTION>

1.          FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_SUMMARY

</LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLE_ONLY_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.          FIELD_TITLE

</TITLE_ONLY_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<HEADING_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_TITLE

</HEADING_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLED_COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_SUMMARY

</TITLED_COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_SUMMARY

</COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

 

<SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.1          FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_SUMMARY

</SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

 

<TITLE_ONLY_SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.2          FIELD_TITLE

</TITLE_ONLY_SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>