7. Welsh Conservatives Debate: The impact of COVID on education

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:48 pm on 26 January 2022.

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Photo of Jenny Rathbone Jenny Rathbone Labour 4:48, 26 January 2022

Okay. Just to say that it is completely untrue that Wales has lower funding. As the Labour motion points out, we are spending much more money on trying to repair the inevitable damage that has taken place amongst our children and we should all regret that. But the things that we need to do: employing more youth workers, employing more counsellors, ensuring that we are promoting play as a way of recovering from COVID are really important ways of helping young people and children recover from the appalling pandemic.