Agenda and minutes

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

1.2 Apologies were received from Hefin David MS, Lee Waters MS substituted for Hefin for items 1 to item 6. Vaughan Gething MS sent his apologies for items 1 to item 6, there was no substitute for Vaughan.

1.3 The Chair thanked Jack Sargeant for all his work on the Committee and wished him well in his new role.

1.3 Under Standing Order 17.24A Cefin Cambell MS declared an interest as he was part of the development of Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill.

2.1 The motion was agreed.

3.1 The Committee agreed the approach to scrutinising the Welsh Government Draft Budget.

Efa Gruffudd Jones, Welsh Language Commissioner

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Commissioner.

Professor Enlli Thomas, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Bangor University [Via Zoom]

Professor Gwenno Ffrancon, Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor Welsh Language, Heritage and Culture and Director Academi Hywel Teifi, Swansea University [Via zoom]

5.1 The Committee heard evidence from Professor Enlli Thomas and Professor Gwenno Ffrancon.

Dr Gwenllian Lansdown Davies, Chief Executive, Mudiad Meithrin

Angharad Morgan, Policy Manager, Mudiad Meithrin

Dr Gwennan Schiavone, Chief Executive Officer, CYDAG

6.1 The Committee heard evidence from Mudiad Meithrin and CYDAG.

6.2 Mudiad Meithrin agreed to provide further information on the exclusion of private schools in the Bill.

Toni Schiavone, Chair, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Education Group

Osian Rhys, Member, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Education Group

Heini Gruffudd, Chair, Dyfodol i’r Iaith

Myfanwy Jones, Director, Mentrau Iaith Cymru

7.1 The Chair welcomed Vaughan Gething to the Committee.

7.2 The Committee heard evidence from Cymdeithas yr Iaith Education Group, Dyfodol i’r Iaith and Mentrau Iaith Cymru.

8.1 The papers were noted.

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous evidence sessions.