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Transcript: Transcript for 03/04/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09:30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members, there were no apologies.

(09.30 - 11.00)

2.

Inquiry into School Funding - evidence session

Kirsty Williams AM, Minister for Education

Julie James AM, Minister for Housing & Local Government

Judith Cole, Deputy Director Local Government Finance & Workforce Partnership Division

Steve Davies, Director, Education Directorate

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Ministers.

2.2 The Ministers agreed to provide a note on the complexities of arrangements available to carry budgets over, in relation to the potential for three year school budgets.

(11.00)

3.

Papers to note

Minutes:

3.1 The papers were noted.

3.1

Letter from the Minister for Education - clarification of the Welsh Government responses to the Committee’s Degrees of Separation report on the impact of Brexit on higher and further education.

Supporting documents:

3.2

Letter from the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affair Committee - Inter-Institutional relations agreement between the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Government

Supporting documents:

3.3

Letter from the Chair to the Petitions Committee - Petition P-05-087 Create a national task force for children's mental health

Supporting documents:

3.4

Letter from the Minister for Education - Developing the new curriculum for Wales

Supporting documents:

3.5

Letter from the Chair of the Culture, Welsh language and Communications Committee - Teaching of Welsh history and culture in schools

Supporting documents:

3.6

Letter from the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to the UK Children's Commissioners - Brexit and the implications for children

Supporting documents:

3.7

Letter to the Minister for Education - response to the Welsh government consultation on the draft ALN Code

Supporting documents:

3.8

Letter from the Chief Medical Officer - additional information following the meeting on 14 March

Supporting documents:

3.9

Letter from the Chair to the First Minister - Improving outcomes for children in care

Supporting documents:

(11.00)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting.

Minutes:

4.1 The Motion was agreed.

(11.00 - 11.30)

5.

Inquiry into School Funding - consideration of the evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence they had heard during the session.

(11.45 - 12.30)

6.

Launch of the Committee report on the Status of the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification (Invitee only) (Committee Room 5)