Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:46 pm on 7 March 2017.
Michelle Brown
UKIP
4:46,
7 March 2017
Welsh Labour has had control over education in some shape or form since the inception of the Assembly. Sometimes they’ve been assisted by coalitions with Plaid Cymru or the Lib Dems, as they currently are now. Elements of the Estyn report today clearly show the people of Wales what happens when you hand control of education policy to one of the so-called progressive parties.
Firstly, Estyn admit that only a minority of pupils have sound reasoning skills and can solve problems logically. This admission is absolutely shocking. Our schools are supposed to be preparing young people for business, entrepreneurship, science and research of the highest standards, but the Majority of them, according to Estyn, in most secondary schools, do not have sound reasoning, problem-solving skills, or a grasp of logic. If this is the result of the progressive coalition policy, the Welsh public must wonder what the Welsh Government via its curriculum are directing both teachers and students to spend their time on. The reports mentions time being spent on eco-committees—
The term "majority" is used in two ways in Parliament. Firstly a Government cannot operate effectively unless it can command a majority in the House of Commons - a majority means winning more than 50% of the votes in a division. Should a Government fail to hold the confidence of the House, it has to hold a General Election. Secondly the term can also be used in an election, where it refers to the margin which the candidate with the most votes has over the candidate coming second. To win a seat a candidate need only have a majority of 1.