Elin Jones: The next item is questions to the Minister for Education, and the first question is from Michelle Brown.
Elin Jones: I call on the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee, Lynne Neagle.
Elin Jones: The next item, therefore, is the debate on the joint report of the Children, Young People and Education Committee, Equality, the Local Government and Communities Committee and the Finance Committee. That report is on assessing the impact of budget decisions. The Chair of the Finance Committee will move the motion—Llyr Gruffydd.
Elin Jones: ...voting age for local government elections. I'm grateful for their support to ensure a consistent approach on this. It's appropriate that the committees have emphasised the importance of citizenship education to ensure that young people are encouraged to vote. Since I gave evidence to the committee, the strategic focus of this work, namely the democratic renewal group of the Welsh...
Elin Jones: The first questions this afternoon are questions to the Minister for Education. The first question [OAQ54160] is withdrawn. Therefore, we move to the second question, from Leanne Wood.
Elin Jones: That brings us to voting time, so unless three Members wish for the bell to be rung, I will move immediately to the vote. The first vote is on the Plaid Cymru debate on the higher education sector. I call for a vote on the unamended motion, tabled in the name of Rhun ap Iorwerth. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour nine, no abstentions, 34 against, therefore the unamended motion is not...
Elin Jones: The education Minister, Kirsty Williams.
Elin Jones: I have selected the four amendments to the motion, and, if amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2 and 3 will be deselected. I call on the Minister for Education to formally move amendment 1, tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans.
Elin Jones: I now call on the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to close the debate—Lynne Neagle.
Elin Jones: The Minister for Education, Kirsty Williams.
Elin Jones: The next item, therefore, is topical questions. The first question is for the education Minister and the question is to be asked by Bethan Sayed.
Elin Jones: The next item, therefore, is the statement by the Minister for Education on Adult Learners Week, and I call on the Minister for Education to make her statement. Kirsty Williams.
Elin Jones: The next item, therefore, is the statement by the Minister for Education on managing workload and reducing bureaucracy. I call on the Minister for Education to make her 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 Mick Antoniw.
Elin Jones: The first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the Minister for Education, and the first question, Darren Millar.
Elin Jones: ...parts of Wales, and of all ages and backgrounds, to increase levels of understanding and interest in the Assembly’s work and to involve people in the work of committees. The service engages with schools, colleges, youth groups, community groups, businesses, public bodies, representative bodies, unions and a wide range of civic society organisations. The team also manages the Assembly’s...
Elin Jones: That brings us to the next item and it's the debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee report, 'Degrees of Separation? The Impact of Brexit on Higher and Further Education', and I call on the Chair of the committee to move the motion—Lynne Neagle.
Elin Jones: The next item is questions to the Minister for Education, and the first question is from Hefin David.
Elin Jones: Thank you to David Melding for his observations on the Bill as it stands at this point. On the matter of votes at 16 and 17, the points that you make about all of education and citizenship awareness within education and young people's education—those were the exact points made by Laura McAllister's independent report in recommending that votes at 16 and 17 should be introduced in Wales, but...
Elin Jones: ...is collaborating with partners to expand the franchise to include 16 and 17-year-olds in time for the Assembly election in 2021. This provision goes hand in hand with the need for political education that will enable young people to understand their political rights and to increase participation in elections. The Commission is working with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the...
