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P-06-1359 Offer Welsh working parents the same financial support for childcare as England
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Meeting: 22/04/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 1)
P-06-1359 Offer Welsh working parents the same financial support for childcare as England
Minutes:
Peredur Owen Griffiths MS made a factual correction to
comments which were made during the Committee’s last consideration of the
petition on 18 March.
Meeting: 18/03/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 4)
4 P-06-1359 Offer Welsh working parents the same financial support for childcare as England
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 4
PDF 56 KB
View as HTML (4/1) 9 KB
- Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Social Services, 05 March 2024, item 4
PDF 240 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered the petition alongside P-06-1362
Match the new childcare offer in England of 15 hours for 2 year old's from
April 2024 and noted the debate in the Senedd which heard the concerns of
parents across Wales.
In light of the debate and the Minister’s response, Members
agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioners for raising the
important issue.
In addition to closing the petition, the Committee agreed to continue to fight for the rights of working parents throughout Wales, in their capacity as individual Members of the Senedd.
Meeting: 31/01/2024 - Plenary (Item 9)
Debate on petitions P-06-1359 and P-06-1362 concerning support for childcare costs
NDM8467 Jack Sargeant (Alyn and
Deeside)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the following the petitions
concerning support for childcare costs:
a) petition 'P-06-1359
Offer Welsh working parents the same financial support for childcare as England',
which received 10,820 signatures; and
b) petition 'P-06-1362 Match the new childcare offer in England of 15 hours for 2 year old's from April 2024', which received 407 signatures.
Minutes:
The item started at 16.19
NDM8467 Jack Sargeant (Alyn
and Deeside)
To
propose that the Senedd:
Notes
the following the petitions concerning support for childcare costs:
a)
petition 'P-06-1359 Offer Welsh working parents the same financial support
for childcare as England',
which received 10,820 signatures; and
b)
petition 'P-06-1362 Match the new childcare offer in England of 15 hours for
2 year old's from April 2024',
which received 407 signatures.
The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Meeting: 11/01/2024 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 7)
- Webcast for 11/01/2024 - Children, Young People and Education Committee
- Transcript for 11/01/2024 - Children, Young People and Education Committee
7 P-06-1359 Offer Welsh working parents the same financial support for childcare as England & Petition P-06-1362 Match the new childcare offer in England of 15 hours for 2 year old's from April 2024
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 11/12/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 5)
5 P-06-1359 Offer Welsh working parents the same financial support for childcare as England
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 5
PDF 56 KB
View as HTML (5/1) 9 KB
- Correspondence from the Minister for Social Services, 19 November 2023, item 5
PDF 150 KB
- Correspondence from the petitioner, 29 November 2023, item 5
PDF 324 KB
View as HTML (5/3) 7 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered this petition along with petition P-06-1362 Match the new childcare offer in England of 15 hours for 2 year old's from April 2024.
The Committee agreed to write to Business Committee in order to request time for a debate in Plenary. In writing to Business Committee, Members agreed that if answers to questions raised surrounding both petitioners are identified in the budget scrutiny, then the request for a debate will be withdrawn.
The Committee also agreed to write to the Children, Young People and Education Committee in order to bring both petitions to their attention and to ask that they consider the issues raised in both petitions in their budget scrutiny.
Meeting: 09/10/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 4)
4 P-06-1359 Offer Welsh working parents the same financial support for childcare as England
Supporting documents:
- Research Brief, item 4
PDF 170 KB
View as HTML (4/1) 79 KB
- Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Social Services, 20 September 2023, item 4
PDF 114 KB
- Correspondence from the Petitioner, 26 September 2023, item 4
PDF 163 KB
Minutes:
Rhys ab Owen MS declared the following relevant interest
under Standing Order 17.24A:
He is the father of a 3 year old child and a two month old
baby.
The Committee considered the petition and noted the letter received from Oxfam Cymru. Members agreed to highlight the issues raised and seek further clarity from the Welsh Government before deciding on the next steps to take.