2. 2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:28 pm on 20 June 2017.

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Photo of Andrew RT Davies Andrew RT Davies Conservative 2:28, 20 June 2017

Leader of the house, could we have a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Education in light of the comments from the First Minister that seem to have reinstated the PISA target for 2021, after her assertion in the Children, Young People and Education Committee meeting last Thursday? I do think it is vitally important that everyone with an interest in education does know who is running education here in Wales. Is it in the gift of the Cabinet Secretary for Education, or is it the First Minister overruling the Cabinet Secretary for Education in setting the goals and objectives for the department and, indeed, the education system here in Wales? Because we all want to see improvement in our education system, and we all want to see consistency in that improvement, but what we witnessed this afternoon was a complete dislocate between the Cabinet Secretary and the head of the Government, the First Minister. So, can we have a statement to clarify exactly who is running the education system here in Wales?