Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5 (Hybrid)

Meeting date: Monday, 6 November 2023

Meeting time: 13:30 - 16:31
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13542

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair)

Jane Dodds MS

Altaf Hussain MS

Sarah Murphy MS

Sioned Williams MS

Ken Skates MS

Witnesses:

David Pritchard, Social Care Wales

Pushpinder Mangat, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board

Abyd Quinn-Aziz, Stand Up to Racism Wales

Harriet Barnes, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

Ceri Harries, NHS Confederation

Yusuf Ibrahim, Colegau Cymru

Sue James, BAMEed Wales

Dean Pymble, Show Racism the Red Card

 

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

Sara Moran (Researcher)

Claire Thomas (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

No apologies or declarations of interest were received.

 

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2       Inquiry into the implementation of the Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan: evidence session one

Members heard evidence from:

Ceri Harries, NHS Confederation

David Pritchard, Social Care Wales

Professor Pushpinder Mangat, Health and Education Improvement Wales Abyd Quinn-Aziz, BASW Cymru

 

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3       Inquiry into the implementation of the Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan: evidence session two

Members heard evidence from:

Yusuf Ibrahim, Colegau Cymru, Cardiff and Vale College

Dean Prymble, Show Racism the Red Card

Sue James, BAMEed Wales

Harriet Barnes, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

 

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4       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

 

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4.1   Correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip regarding gender based violence

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4.2   Correspondence between the Chair and the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust regarding gender based violence

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4.3   Correspondence from Whitehead-Ross Education regarding child poverty

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5       Motion under SO17.42 (vi) and (ix) to exclude the public for the remainder of today's meeting

Members agreed the motion.

 

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6       Inquiry into the implementation of the Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan: consideration of evidence

Members considered the evidence.

 

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7       EU Settlement Scheme: monitoring report

Members considered the report and agreed to write to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip to seek clarification on a number of matters.

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