Cross Party Group Details
Cross Party Group Title:
Cross Party Group on Deaf Issues
Group membership and office holders
Name of Group Chair:
Mark Isherwood MS
Names of other Members of the Senedd:
Rhun Ap Iowerth MS, Mike Hedges MS, Peredur Owen Griffiths MS
Name of Secretary and Organisation:
Dr Rob Wilks
Names of other external members and organisations represented:
Cath Booth – Wales Council for Deaf People; Tom Lichy – British Deaf Association; Martin Griffiths – British Deaf Association; Alison Bryan; Anthony Evans; Cathie Robins-Talbot – Swansea Deaf Centre; Hilary Sommerlad – Centre for Sign, Sight and Sound; Gareth Foulkes; Hannah Winters – xxx; Helen Foulkes; Jacqui Bond; John Day – BCUHB Audiology; Jonathan Arthur – CTM UHB Audiology; Julia Terry – Swansea University; Lyndsey Stringer; Michael Wycherley – Deafblind UK; Michael Britland – Hearing Link; Michelle Fowler – Velindre UHB; Naila Noori - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists; Nigel Williams – South Wales Cochlear Implant Support Group; Paul Redfern; Paul Chappell – Royal National Institute for Deaf People; Polly Winn – Royal National Institute for Deaf People; Sarah Angrove – British Association of Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People; Sarah Thomas – Centre for Sign, Sight and Sound; Sheila Squire – Torfaen County Borough Council; Stephen Brattan-Wilson – Association of Sign Language Interpreters; Stuart Parkinson; Hazal Badjie – National Deaf Children’s Society; Victoria Bishop-Rowe – AVUK; Alexander Kewn – AVUK; Lorraine Lewis - Cardiff and Vale UHB Audiology; Jessica Bowen – Thinkedi; Catherine Davies
Other meetings of the Group since the last AGM
Meeting 1
Date of Meeting:
Thursday 3 November 2022
Attendees:
Mark Isherwood MS – Chair; Joel James MS; Callum Mclean – Secretariat, Wales Council for Deaf People; Alison Bryan; Angharad Morris; Annie Morris – Audiology Relationship Manager, Specsavers; Dawn Sommerlad – Teacher of the Deaf / COS Trustee; George Baldwin – Policy & Campaign Officer, NDCS; Gordon Harrison – Head of Professional Advancement, Specsavers; Jane Wild – BC UHB Audiology; John Day - BC UHB Audiology; Louise Sweeney – CEO, Wales Council for Deaf People; Michael Britland - Training and Development Manager - Hearing Link Services Nigel Williams – South Wales Cochlear Implant Support Group; Rob Wilks – Lecturer, Cardiff University; Sarah Angove – BATOD Cymru; Sarah Thomas – COS; Sophie Brownlee – Account Director, Specsavers; Stephen Brattan-Wilson – ASLI Representative / BSL Interpreter; Stephen McAndrew – Director of NHS Services, Specsavers
Summary of the issues discussed:
Annual General Meeting for 2021/22; Primary Care Audiology; Specsavers Committee Evidence; ALN Reforms & Communication Standards in Health Care; Deaf education in Scotland & Wales
Meeting 2
Date of Meeting:
Friday 30 June 2023
Attendees:
Mark Isherwood MS (Chair); Rob Wilks (Secretary); Alison Bryan; Cath Booth (Achieve Together); Hannah Winters (University Hospital of Wales); Helen Foulkes; Jacqui Bond (Social Worker for the Deaf); Lisa Wilcox (BATOD); Mark Davies; Martin Griffiths; Nigel Williams (South Wales Cochlear Implant Support Group); Polly Winn (RNID); Sarah Thomas (Centre for Sign Sight Sound); Tony Evans (BSL/English Interpreter)
Summary of the issues discussed:
Election of New Secretariat; Invisibility of Deafblind adults in Wales; Future meetings; Attendance of Members of the Senedd; GCSE BSL; International Day of Sign Languages / Shine a Light
Meeting 3
Date of Meeting:
Thursday 26 October 2023
Attendees:
Mark Isherwood MS (Chair); Rob Wilks (Secretary); Alison Bryan; Hazel Badjie (NDCS); John Day (Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board); Julia Terry (Swansea University); Margaret Buchanan-Geddes; Mark Davies; Michelle Fowler (Velindre University NHS Trust); Polly Winn (RNID); Rebecca Mansell (BDA); Samantha Davies; Sarah Thomas (COS); Stuart Parkinson; Tom Lichy (BDA); Tony Evans
Summary of the issues discussed:
Speaker Series #1: Sarah Thomas, Centre for Sign-Sight-Sound; Petition for Welsh Government to develop a Teacher of the Deaf workforce strategy; BDA Update
Meeting 4
Date of Meeting:
Thursday 4 January 2024
Attendees:
Mark Isherwood MS (Chair); Dr Rob Wilks (Secretary); Adam Howls (WITS); Alison Bryan; Cath Booth (WCDP); Dawn Sommerlad (COS); Dr Julia Terry (Swansea University); John Day; Margaret Buchanon; Michelle Fowler (Velindre HB); Nigel Wiliams (NWSSP); Polly Winn (RNID); Rebecca Mansell (BDA); Sarah Thomas (COS); Sonia Thomas (Llais); Stuart Parkinson; Tom Lichy (BDA); Tony Evans; Victoria Bishop‑Rowe (Auditory Verbal UK)
Summary of the issues discussed:
Accessible Information Standard Update; Shortage of interpreters; Making complaints about health services
Meeting 5
Date of Meeting:
Monday 11 March 2024
Attendees:
Mark Isherwood MS (Chair); Dr Rob Wilks (Secretary); Altaf Hussain MS; Mike Hedges MS; Tom Lichy (BDA); Martin Griffiths (BDA); Tony Evans; Cathie Robins-Talbot; Stuart Parkinson; Hazel Badjie (NDCS); Mark Davies; Margaret Buchanan Geddes; Tori Bishop-Rowe (AVUK); Ryland Doyle; Lorraine Lewis (Cardiff & Vale UHB); Nigel Williams (NWSSP)
Summary of the issues discussed:
Annual General Meeting.
Professional lobbyists, voluntary organisations and charities the Group have met during the previous year
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Annual Financial Statement
Cross Party Group Title:
Cross Party Group on Deaf Issues
Date:
26/03/23
Name of Chair:
Mark Isherwood MS
Name of Secretary and Organisation:
Martin Griffiths, British Deaf Association
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Title |
Description |
Amount |
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Group’s Expenses |
None |
£0.00 |
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Costs of all goods |
No goods bought |
£0.00 |
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Benefits received by the group or individuals members from external bodies |
No benefits received. |
£0.00 |
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Any financial support or other support. |
No financial support was received. |
£0.00 |
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Total |
£0.00 |
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Services provided to the Group, such as hospitality.
All hospitality paid for [include the name of the group/organisation].
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Date |
Name
and description |
Costs |
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£0.00 |
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Total |
£0.00 |
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