Jane Hutt: ...is very intergenerational, and it is supported, of course, by our county voluntary councils in the way that I've described. But also we will look—and I'll certainly look with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language—at ways in which we can particularly learn from those examples. Just to note that this is something where you will be recognising that children and young people are...
Jane Hutt: ...£100 million in childcare in Wales a year already. Our childcare offer provides 30 hours of funded childcare a week for up to 48 weeks a year for three and four-year-olds. Parents in training and education get help with childcare costs, and we're already rolling out high-quality childcare to two-year-olds across Wales through our Flying Start programme. And funded childcare is supporting,...
Jane Hutt: ...we have a got a more generous childcare offer, and indeed, with Flying Start, a much more generous childcare offer for those who most need it as well, in terms of parents returning to work through education and training, that's not being offered in the UK Government childcare offer. But let me just go back to the sanctions. The fact that primary carers of children as young as one or two...
Jane Hutt: ...substantially our discretionary assistance fund, and also, as you say, it's as a result of part of our co-operation agreement with Plaid Cymru, the fact that we have those commitments for primary school pupils of free school meals that have rolled out. Can I just also say that it's really important that it's extending to free school meal holiday provision, being available now for children...
Jane Hutt: ...matters will be directly raised with the appropriate Government. Sadly, Dirprwy Lywydd, we are seeing conflicts in too many areas across the world. Much of it is caused by hatred, racism, lack of education, and unwillingness to sit down and listen and work with people. Wales has always been and remains a nation proud to open its doors, especially to those fleeing violence and hatred, and...
Jane Hutt: ..., in every way we can, to work with the police, to influence the policies and delivery and, indeed, to fund large sections of the delivery of community safety in Wales in particular, and in our schools. It is vital that our police demonstrate the integrity and values the public expect from them. I very much welcome North Wales Police's approach. They've taken a very transparent and...
Jane Hutt: ...it is also important to recognise that we have our role and responsibility. Keeping people safe whilst they're online is incredibly important. Joel James mentioned the role of the Minister for Education and Welsh Language; well, we have our digital resilience in education action plan. It's important to mention that now. It's a cross-Government programme to protect young people from harm...
Jane Hutt: ..., Joel James, need to be addressed. I think this is where Rhys ab Owen's question is important, because it is, 'How are we going to develop these relationships?', which I believe goes back to school, education and the curriculum, and particularly our relationships and sexuality education theme that's going to be part of our rolling out of the curriculum. But I'm glad you've raised this...
Jane Hutt: ..., doubling daily use of the language. I think my role—I thank you for recognising the importance of this connection with the social justice agenda, because when I've met with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language, as all my colleagues have in the Welsh Government, it has enabled us to look again at everything that we're doing and what we can do in terms of taking this forward....
Jane Hutt: ...and all of what that means to us, particularly in relation to 'Cymraeg 2050'. We recognise that this is about language, culture and we've actually—. It's not just about investing in Welsh-medium education, which is the £7 million that the Minister for Education and Welsh Language is putting into that, but it's also, actually, looking at ways in which we can embed language into our...
Jane Hutt: ...Wales Action Plan'; and at the beginning of this month, the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership marked LGBTQ+ history month with the launch of the LGBTQ+ equality action plan. The Minister for Education and the Welsh Language has repeatedly stated how Cymraeg belongs to us all, and I share his view. This is why we are taking proactive steps to strengthen the connection between 'Cymraeg...
Jane Hutt: ...in addition to celebrating St David's Day internationally, we recognise the importance of celebrating and marking the day here in Wales too. As a result of a recent meeting with the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language to discuss 'Cymraeg 2050', I bring to the Senedd this statement today, a statement highlighting some of our cross-governmental strategies and action plans in the...
Jane Hutt: ...for settling into life in Wales: translation services for those who don't speak English; opportunities to start learning English and Welsh; health services available; children enrolling in local schools; advice available to help people find their way in a new country; help with money, benefits and access to work. And also, of course, after that initial period in our welcome...
Jane Hutt: ...particularly the first few weeks of Ukrainians arriving in Wales. We call this the welcome phase. It does obviously mean that we can then work with local authorities in terms of getting access to schools, translation services, health services, and English for speakers of other languages, and then to support arrivals into longer term accommodation. Yes, as I said, the £150 million, we...
Jane Hutt: ...Government has provided support worth £1.6 billion, through programmes that protect disadvantaged households and families experiencing hardship. This includes funding for the provision of free school meals, the school essentials grant, our fuel support scheme and our childcare offer.
Jane Hutt: ...of those who come to stay and live with us here in Wales, and giving them the support that we feel that they are entitled to. And, of course, many now are moving into jobs, into further and higher education, and we are addressing, and indeed the education Minister is clearly addressing, many of the issues that you've raised in terms of access to education. But also, we are addressing the...
Jane Hutt: ...people, and we must watch those programmes—we must learn from them. And also we must be very clear what we want to do in Wales. I won't repeat again what I've said about the opportunities through education, through our community cohesion, our anti-hate programmes as well. But also I have to say that we have raised our concerns with the UK Government, particularly not just about language,...
Jane Hutt: ...that Jane Dodds had. Thank you for sharing your experience of the impact of genocide yourself, personally. I think this is where—I won't repeat again the work that we're doing with the Holocaust Educational Trust. Actually, this is about priorities, isn't it? It is about, since 2008, funding that Holocaust Educational Trust, and I remember, as education Minister at the time, recognising...
Jane Hutt: ...standing up for what we believe in Wales in terms of the people who we welcome to Wales—going back to Jane's point: it's the people we welcome to Wales. And that has to be reflected, not just in education, it's got to be reflected in the work that we're doing, not just in terms of tackling hate crime, not just in terms of education and supporting the trust, but also in our work to take...
Jane Hutt: ...a journey of learning and exploration about the history of the Holocaust and the world that we live in. But, also, the fact that you, I'm sure now, will always be a lifelong ambassador, a Holocaust Educational Trust ambassador. And I think it's important, as I said, that there will be a young person, a student from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Rhydywaun, Penywaun, who's going to be taking part in...
