Elin Jones: ...of Ministers, including the First Minister and the health Minister to share their experiences of coronavirus during the summer. And more recently, some Members held a session with the Minister for Education to share their views, and the views of other young people, prior to the Minister’s announcement on exams. And there will be a further session where some youth parliamentarians will...
Elin Jones: ...you'd agree with me, Janet Finch-Saunders, that, in the run-up to the election, a period now after Christmas that we all face, it's important that the sessions that the Commission holds, and that schools and others hold in schools, are politically balanced and include all political representation for that purpose. That's why the Senedd, in designing our and the Welsh Government resources...
Elin Jones: Thank you for that question. The pandemic has made it challenging to engage with children and young people, particularly through schools and youth groups. Regulations make it impossible for us to host schools in the Senedd or to visit those schools. So, for part of the year, the team focused on creating resources that education professionals can use themselves. However, since October, we have...
Elin Jones: The next item is questions to the Minister for Education, and the first question is from Andrew R.T. Davies.
Elin Jones: The next vote is on the debate on petitions on teaching history in schools. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Janet Finch-Saunders. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 51, four abstentions, nobody against. Therefore, that motion is also agreed.
Elin Jones: The next item is a debate on petitions on teaching history in schools, and I call on the Chair of the Petitions Committee to move the motion—Janet Finch-Saunders.
Elin Jones: The next vote is on the Plaid Cymru debate on the future of education. I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour nine, no abstentions and 40 against. Therefore, the motion is not agreed.
Elin Jones: The next item is questions to the Minister for Education and the first question is from Hefin David.
Elin Jones: ...and recommendations. Turning to the other recommendations made to the Senedd Commission, as a body, we will give careful consideration to how we monitor the impact of public information and education campaigns and the possibility of developing a systematic and proactive approach to assessing the impact of the scrutiny and oversight work of the Senedd. For my part, I will ensure that the...
Elin Jones: The next item is a statement by the Minister for Education on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development education review 2020, and I call on the Minister to make the statement—Kirsty Williams.
Elin Jones: The first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the Minister for Education, and the first question is from Suzy Davies.
Elin Jones: The Minister for Education to reply to the debate. Kirsty Williams.
Elin Jones: The next item is item 14, the Curriculum Requirements (Amendment of paragraph 7(6) of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020) (Wales) Regulations 2020, and I call on the Minister for Education to move the motion—Kirsty Williams.
Elin Jones: The first vote is on the Welsh Conservatives' debate on higher education, and I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Darren Millar. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 14, two abstentions, 36 against. And therefore, the motion is not agreed.
Elin Jones: The next question is that the Maintained Schools (Amendment of Paragraph 7 of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020) (Wales) Regulations 2020 should be agreed. Does any Member object? No. Therefore, that motion is also agreed.
Elin Jones: Therefore, I ask the Minister for Education to move. Kirsty Williams.
Elin Jones: ...Order 12.24, unless a Member objects, I propose that the Curriculum Requirements (Amendment of paragraph 7(5) of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020) (Wales) Regulations 2020 and the Maintained Schools (Amendment of Paragraph 7 of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020) (Wales) Regulations 2020 be grouped for debate, but with votes taken separately. Does any Member object to the...
Elin Jones: The next item is a statement by the Minister for Education on the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill. I call on the Minister for Education to make the statement—Kirsty Williams.
Elin Jones: The next item is questions to the Minister for Education, and the first question is from Joyce Watson.
Elin Jones: The Minister for Education, Kirsty Williams.