Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 2 Senedd and video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Thursday, 24 October 2024

Meeting time: 10.30 - 13.39
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14919

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Buffy Williams MS (Chair) Cefin Campbell MS Gareth Davies MS Vaughan Gething MS Tom Giffard MS Alun Davies MS (In place of Hefin David MS) Heledd Fychan MS Lee Waters MS
Witnesses:	Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language Bethan Webb, Welsh Government Sioned Tobias, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Naomi Stocks (Clerk) Tom Lewis-White (Second Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Jennifer Cottle (Legal Adviser) Manon Huws (Legal Adviser) Osian Bowyer (Researcher) Michael Dauncey (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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 and Gareth Davies MS. Alun Davies MS substituted for Hefin.

1.3 The Chair welcomed Heledd Fychan MS and Lee Waters MS from the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee.

1.4 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.

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2 Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 16

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Welsh Government.

2.2 The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language agreed to share with the Committee the letter to the Finance Committee regarding Youth Services. 

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3 Papers to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the whole of the meeting on 6 November

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5 Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - consideration of the key issues

5.1 The Committee considered the key issues.

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