30 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 7
Thank you, Chair, and thanks ever so much, Malcolm, for coming in online, as they say. I just want to ask a quick question—
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Okay. Thank you.
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Thank you, Chair. Yes. Just to come back to what Sam was saying earlier then about maintaining that independence, obviously, the concern that I have—. As Carolyn mentioned, I used to be a councillor, I'm still a community councillor, and, obviously, with the…
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Okay. Thank you.
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
I assume that answer would be the same, then, in terms of your recommendation that at least one member of the electoral management board should be on the electoral pilot discussion forums. I assume it's for those reasons you've just highlighted there. Okay…
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
So, you wouldn't necessarily be able to go straight into this. There will be a period of learning and getting to grips with things.
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
You mentioned there that it's until you get the experts in who have experience with that, but in previous evidence sessions, we've heard how there is a shortage of that, actually, in terms of electoral return officers, how there's a quick turnover, and like…
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Thank you, Chair. Thanks ever so much for coming in this morning. I hope you don't mind, I just wanted to talk about the piloting powers. Obviously, this legislation expands the role that you have at the moment, and you have the Welsh Government saying you've…
27 Tachwedd 2023 , Petitions Committee
Y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddeisebau blaenorol
Thank you, Chair. Before I start, I just wanted to highlight that I am a member of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, for the record. With this petition, I'm open to suggestions from the committee, really. I'm conscious we've had this in…
27 Tachwedd 2023 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
Thank you, Chair. I'm conscious of the Deputy Minister's response here, to say that the rail line is the responsibility of the UK Government. I'm conscious that the Deputy Minister has also said that the UK Government, in his response, has consistently…
27 Tachwedd 2023 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
Yes. I think we should write back to the Minister to highlight this and say, 'What changes or what strengths can you give to the code of practice to better protect agency staff?'
27 Tachwedd 2023 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
The petition is not complaining against the agency; it's complaining against the NHS.
27 Tachwedd 2023 , Petitions Committee
Deisebau newydd
Thank you, Chair. I was just reading over this petition and I've got to admit I was quite surprised by the bluntness of the Minister's response, because obviously she has said, 'Oh, responsibility for agency staff is the responsibility of the agency', but…
27 Tachwedd 2023 , Petitions Committee
P-06-1346 Darparu trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus am ddim a hygyrch i'r rhai o dan 18 oed yng Nghymru er mwyn lleihau allyriadau carbon a hybu twf
I hope you don't mind me coming in there. It's a good example there where you mentioned about Tegan. Did she highlight any other issues there, because I know, from the casework I've been dealing with, people are reluctant to catch the train because there are…
27 Tachwedd 2023 , Petitions Committee
P-06-1346 Darparu trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus am ddim a hygyrch i'r rhai o dan 18 oed yng Nghymru er mwyn lleihau allyriadau carbon a hybu twf
Thank you, Chair, and thanks ever so much for coming in this afternoon to give evidence to the committee. I suppose I just wanted to ask the one question. I know you've touched upon it briefly in your presentation there and you highlighted issues with…
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i Weinidog yr Economi
Yn anffodus, Weinidog, mae rhagfarn ar sail oedran yn dal i fod yn gyffredin iawn mewn cyflogaeth, gyda chyflogwyr yn aml yn anwybyddu'r rheini sydd â phrofiad sylweddol gan ffafrio pobl iau o lawer. Mae’r sefyllfa hon yn cael ei gwaethygu gan y ffaith bod…
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Okay. Brilliant. Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
And you say that the Electoral Commission has the—[Interruption.] Sorry about that. It helps me hear better, because when I speak, it just funnels straight back into my hearing, and I don't really like the way I sound. So, I'll turn it off. So, with that…
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Thank you, Chair. Just one final question, really, and I suppose it's mainly aimed at Catherine, really. It's about the increased role of the Electoral Commission in terms of evaluating pilots and making recommendations, and everything. I just wanted to get…
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Yes, because there are still a few questions I'd like to ask. I suppose the issue is that—and we've had quite good discussion here about postal votes, and, as Colin mentioned, the turnout is quite high if you have a postal vote—in a note from the Electoral…
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Okay—
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Thank you, Chair, and thanks ever so much for coming in this morning, now. It's been quite illuminating, especially with Jayne's question about the data you use, because I know, from my own local authority, that I still get a letter every year asking me to…
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Chair, can I just highlight for the record that I'm a community councillor?
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Thank you.
22 Tachwedd 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Etholiadau a Chyrff Etholedig (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Thank you, Chair. Thanks ever so much for those questions there. I just want to ask a quick question. Obviously, I used to be a councillor myself, and I just wanted to get your idea around perception in the sense of what your perceptions are around the…
