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P-05-789 Review support for asylum seekers accessing further education
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Meeting: 07/05/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 40 KB View as HTML (3/1) 7 KB
- 11.04.19 Correspondence - Minister for Education to Chair, item 3 PDF 262 KB
- 30.04.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee, item 3 PDF 92 KB View as HTML (3/3) 3 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered further correspondence on the petition and agreed to close
the petition, given that the Welsh Government intends to implement the actions
called for by the petition from September 2020. Members thanked the petitioner
for raising this matter and congratulated her on the success of the petition.
The
Committee also agreed to write back to the Minister for Education to ask her to
reconsider whether this change could be brought forward to September 2019.
Meeting: 19/03/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
Minutes:
The
Committee considered relevant actions in the Welsh Government’s Nation of
Sanctuary – Refugee and Asylum Seeker Plan and agreed to:
- await the views of the petitioner on the commitment made by the Welsh Government; and
- write to the Minister
to seek further detail about the commitment to work towards changes to the
Education Maintenance Allowance and Financial Contingency Fund to enable
asylum seekers to be eligible from the September 2020 term, and ask
whether this could be achieved from the 2019 term.
Meeting: 15/05/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 40 KB View as HTML (3/1) 7 KB
- 18.04.18 Correspondence – Minister for the Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning to the Chair, item 3 PDF 74 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Welsh Language and
Lifelong Learning, along with further comments from the petitioner, and agreed
to await the outcome of the current consultation and subsequent decisions made
by the Minister before determining any further action on the petition.
Meeting: 13/03/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 39 KB View as HTML (3/1) 7 KB
- 27.02.18 Correspondence - Welsh Refugee Council to the Chair, item 3 PDF 384 KB View as HTML (3/2) 17 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered correspondence from the Welsh Refugee Council and agreed
to write to the Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning to request an
update in light of the suggestion that the Welsh Government has agreed to
consider the eligibility criteria for EMA, following a recent meeting between
the Leader of the House and the Welsh Refugee Council.
Meeting: 05/12/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover Sheet, item 2 PDF 39 KB View as HTML (2/1) 7 KB
- Research Brief, item 2 PDF 103 KB View as HTML (2/2) 45 KB
- 14.11.2017 Correspondence - Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning, item 2 PDF 224 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:
- await the views of the petitioner on the
response provided by the Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning
before deciding on any further action in relation to the petition; and
·
write
to the Welsh Refugee Council to seek their views on the issues raised by the
petition to assist the Committee’s consideration.