Government Responses and Statements

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This section provides information on responses made by the Welsh Assembly and UK Governments in relation to a variety issues including responses to inquiries and reviews. It also includes details of Cabinet Statements issued by members of the Welsh Assembly Cabinet.

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Ministerial statement on children’s rights in Wales, 04/11/08 [W]

Children’s Minister Jane Hutt, has made a statement in response to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s concluding observations for the UK.

Ministerial Statement on the rights of the child, 07/10/08 [E/NI/S/W]

Statement by Beverley Hughes, Minister for Children, Young People and Families, on the observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s about the UK’s report on its implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Update on Council Tax Benefit and Housing Benefit Take-up campaign and the publication of Barriers to Benefit Take-up Report, 03/10/08 [W]

Brian Gibbons, Minister for Social Justice and Local Government has issued a written statement on increasing benefit take-up.

Statement on Hyfrydle, 30/09/08 [W]

Jane Hutt, Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills has made an oral statement on the closure of Hyfrydle children’s home.

Written Statement on Child Poverty, 16/07/08 [W]

The Minister for Social Justice and local Government, Brian Gibbons, has issued a written statement as an update on recent, key developments in relation to the Assembly Government’s ongoing programme of action to tackle child poverty in Wales.

Written Statement on Welsh language developments in Higher Education, 16/07/08 [W]

Jane Hutt, Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, has issued a written statement on developments in Welsh language provision in Higher Education over the last twelve months.

Proposals for priorities for the Welsh Assembly Government's Single Equality Scheme, 09/07/08 [W]

Brian Gibbons, the Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, has issued a written statement on proposals for priorities for the Welsh Assembly Government’s first Single Equality Scheme.

Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2008, 07/07/08 [W]

John Griffiths, Deputy Minister for Skills, has issued a written statement on the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2008, which was laid before the National Assembly on 7 July 2008.

Update on the Young People not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) Strategy, 18/06/08 [W]

John Griffiths, Deputy Minister for Skills, has issued an oral statement on the NEET Strategy.

Foundation Phase update, 09/06/08 [W]

Jane Hutt, Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, has issued a written statement on the Foundation Phase.

Written statement on the Equality Opportunity Committee’s report on Service Provision for Disabled Young People, 22/05/08 [W]

Jane Hutt, Minister for Children, has issued a written statement on The Welsh Assembly Government’s progress report on meeting the recommendations of the Equality Opportunity Committee’s report on Service Provision for Disabled Young People, which was published in January 2007.

Written Statement on the Disabled Children Matter Wales Campaign, 21/05/08

Jane Hutt, Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, has issued a written statement on the Disabled Children Matter Wales campaign.

Welsh Assembly Government’s Written Response to the Children and Young People's Committee’s Report on Children and Young People’s Advocacy, 29/04/08 [W]

The Welsh Assembly Government has published its response to the Children and Young People's Committee’s Report on advocacy services for children and young people in Wales.