Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 1:30 pm on 28 September 2016.
I thank the Cabinet Secretary for her answer. She will be aware, I’m sure, of the tragic death of Glyn Summers, who died whilst on a college trip to Barcelona in 2011. And whilst everybody here, I’m sure, would agree that we should give pupils and students every opportunity to travel abroad with their schools and colleges, I’m sure we’d all also agree that safety must be paramount. Is the Cabinet Secretary satisfied that current guidelines go far enough, and is she satisfied with current processes for when things go wrong? Will she consider whether or not to turn guidelines into regulation, or even legislation, to ensure that student and pupil safety is guaranteed as best as possible? And will she also consider how we can best deliver full transparency to parents and families, such as that of Glyn’s family, when things go tragically wrong?