Lynne Neagle: Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the Welsh Government's priorities for the economy in Torfaen for the remainder of the fifth Assembly?
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. As I’m sure you will have seen, the British Council has recently published their third annual language trends survey of modern foreign languages in Welsh secondary schools, the results of which, I am sure you will agree, are very worrying. The survey comes just 18 months into the plan, which is aimed at promoting modern foreign languages in Wales, but in...
Lynne Neagle: 6. What is the Welsh Government doing to monitor the outcomes of its five-year Global Futures plan to improve and promote modern foreign languages in Wales? OAQ(5)0155(EDU)
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for your statement. I would like to take this opportunity to place on record my deep disappointment at this decision today. As the Cabinet Secretary is aware, I’ve been a supporter of this project, as has my local authority in Torfaen, believing that it would be a transformative thing for the Heads of the Valleys area, particularly with our strong record of...
Lynne Neagle: Can I thank the Minister for his statement today and place on record my condolences too for those who lost their lives last week? I’m very grateful to Bron Afon Community Housing for meeting with me very promptly last week to discuss the repercussions of this terrible tragedy for Torfaen. As you’ll be aware, Cabinet Secretary, we have three high-rise blocks in Torfaen, and, thankfully,...
Lynne Neagle: One of the things that we can do to improve the lives of older people is ensure that our dementia strategy is ambitious and genuinely life-changing. As you know, the Cabinet Secretary is currently considering the very large number of responses that the Government has received on this, but I believe this is very much a matter for the whole Government, particularly as I believe it will need...
Lynne Neagle: Will the First Minister make a statement on support for voluntary youth work organisations in Wales?
Lynne Neagle: I’m pleased to make a brief contribution in this debate today. I was grateful to the National Autistic Society Cymru for meeting with me after the last time we discussed this. Their passion and also their palpable frustration on behalf of the families they support was really powerful and made a very big impression on me. I am also aware from my own casework of the battles that families...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. I was very grateful to you for meeting with Samaritans Cymru with me recently. As you know, they have been very, very keen on mainstreaming emotional resilience in the curriculum, and I'm sure they welcome, as I do, that you've gone further, really, in including well-being in ‘Qualified for Life’—that is very, very positive. However, as you know, I have...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. I very much welcome your assurances in committee this morning that the renamed pupil deprivation grant will continue to be targeted at pupils on free school meals and also thank you for your kind words about Woodlands school in my constituency. It is undoubtedly the case that there is really excellent practice in the use of the PDG in Wales, and I recently...
Lynne Neagle: 3. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on her priorities for schools in Wales for the next six months? OAQ(5)0139(EDU)
Lynne Neagle: 9. What steps is the Cabinet Secretary taking to ensure schools in Wales promote emotional resilience in children and young people? OAQ(5)0140(EDU)
Lynne Neagle: Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on his priorities for local government?
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Chair. I’m pleased to contribute to this Stage 1 debate today to outline the main conclusions of the Children, Young People and Education Committee. The committee was unanimous in its agreement of the general principles of the Bill. We believe the Bill will provide a platform for reform of the current SEN system, which is long overdue, a view that was clearly shared by the...
Lynne Neagle: First Minister, I very much welcome your positive statement about wanting the circuit to succeed. And, as you’re aware, some of the biggest names in automotive engineering and research have written to you—Aston Martin, TVR, Taylors—demonstrating their confidence in the project, and urging a swift, positive decision. Are you able to confirm today what date the Cabinet is likely to meet...
Lynne Neagle: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. The Children, Young People and Education Committee recently had a useful briefing on adverse childhood experiences, known as ACEs, from Public Health Wales. Clearly, recognition of particular ACEs has a role to play in ensuring the best possible outcomes for our children and young people, but there are many issues that can affect a child’s well-being, and it is...
Lynne Neagle: 6. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the role of adverse childhood experiences in driving Welsh Government policy on children? OAQ(5)0150(CC)
Lynne Neagle: Can I thank Dawn Bowden for tabling this very important motion today? I think it’s really positive that this has been brought to the floor of the Senedd and that we’re all having the opportunity to discuss it. It is a very serious issue and my fear is that it will become a much higher risk here in Wales as some of the changes that we are seeing start to bite. We know that we’ve got more...
Lynne Neagle: Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on when he expects to make a decision on the Circuit of Wales?
Lynne Neagle: Can I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his statement? I’m really pleased that we are getting this opportunity in Dementia Awareness Week to again listen to the views of Members. I also welcome the fact that the Welsh Government is taking time to consider what has been a very well-responded-to consultation. I think it is absolutely the right approach to get this strategy right, although I...
