, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 1: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru - functions (Amendments 115, 116, 121)
I think that, in terms of the democratic health, as I point out, it is in the explanatory memorandum—indeed, I think it's come up in committee previously—where the current commission recognises that, de facto, it has a democratic health function anyway. So, I…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 1: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru - functions (Amendments 115, 116, 121)
I'm grateful to the Counsel General for his general remarks, agreeing with some of the themes that we've set out.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 1: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru - functions (Amendments 115, 116, 121)
The Reform Bill Committee, also in the context of raising awareness of the electoral system for the new Senedd, had noted the need for clarity on who would lead on this co-ordination work. You, yourself, Counsel General, committed to respond in full, and I…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 1: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru - functions (Amendments 115, 116, 121)
Now, positive steps and innovative steps have been taken, such as expanding the franchise to young people and foreign nationals in devolved elections, and this Bill seeks to build on those and proposes a number of reforms that are to be warmly welcomed, such…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 1: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru - functions (Amendments 115, 116, 121)
Thank you very much, Chair. May I say at the outset how much of a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship as a temporary member of this committee? I move amendments 115, 116 and 121. As this is the first group of amendments to be discussed at Stage 2…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I understand that response, but the backdrop to all of this is that payment rates have fallen across the board. If you happen to be in one of the lower categories—in the sheep sector, for example—the situation is very fragile indeed. From the conversations…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
3. Will the Cabinet Secretary explain the rationale for the differences in payment rates for different land types under the organic support scheme 2024? OQ61103
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office
Under systems based on processes in Westminister, there is a tendency for the Executive, the Government, to keep a very tight hold of the ability to set the budget. We in this Senedd, and, truth be told, in the Scottish Parliament as well, have inherited that…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office
8. What steps is the Cabinet Secretary taking to improve the ability of the Senedd to influence the process of shaping the Government's budget? OQ61102
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office
The former First Minister has made the case very eloquently in favour of a review. Now, the automatic mechanism for a review under the agreement—the periodic review—is some years off. But the agreement does have within it the ability, the power, for the Welsh…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Tata Steel
This catastrophic loss of jobs, as you said, First Minister, is preventable. We in this Senedd have the power to bring forward emergency legislation that would allow us to place a compulsory purchase order against blast furnace 4 and the heavy end related to…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Our national mission—delivering on Wales’s education priorities
My colleague Heledd Fychan mentioned physical and mental and verbal violence in schools. That needed to be a priority, I think, addressing that, before the horrific incident in Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, but it's even more urgent and pressing now. That's why I was…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Collapsing trust in politics is a problem for Parliaments in many parts of the world, but I think it's important to acknowledge that we are by no means immune from those questions of integrity, of credibility and accountability in this Chamber. If the First…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
Thank you very much, Chair. Of course, we do need to be aware of the requirement not to prejudice any result of the various inquiries that are under way as a result of the number of deaths that have occurred in the prison, but, naturally, seeing so many…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: NHS Finances and Governance (Part 2)
As you ask for more information, like you have done, could you ask the trust in the first place, and then the company, whether that suspension is still in place? Because it strikes me as something that is important for us to be aware of in this context. Okay…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: NHS Finances and Governance (Part 2)
Just finally—I forgot to ask you—were you aware that Sacyr, back in 2022, had been suspended from applying for any public procurement contracts in Spain?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: NHS Finances and Governance (Part 2)
You referred earlier to the fact that this has taken a very long time—nearly two years since the procurement process was commenced. Why has it taken so long?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: NHS Finances and Governance (Part 2)
And what's your analysis of the full lifecycle costs of the project, and how much of the value of the overall contract with the Acorn consortium is regarding the initial building work?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: NHS Finances and Governance (Part 2)
Okay. Thank you for that. Can you provide us with the figure relating to expenditure on the project to date, in the context of the wider transforming cancer services programme? And what assurance can you give us that these funds have been used for the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: NHS Finances and Governance (Part 2)
Okay. Just to turn, finally, to some more specific questions on costs and expenditure to date, in correspondence with the committee last year, you suggested that a budget of £29 million had earlier been agreed for the annual service payment involved in the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: NHS Finances and Governance (Part 2)
Thank you. I realise I've used up a lot of my time. Would you like me just to finish some of the detailed questions?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: NHS Finances and Governance (Part 2)
So, how were those elements that the paper identified as not being delivered by the current model and that you recognise as a fair assessment—could they have been better delivered by a co-located model next to the university hospital, for example?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: NHS Finances and Governance (Part 2)
As you mentioned futureproofing, could I just ask you a final question from me on this area of the clinical model? I just want to reference a paper that is in the public domain, but a policy paper that went to the infrastructure investment board in December…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: NHS Finances and Governance (Part 2)
You referred to the progress in terms of the level of radiotherapy provision in Nevill Hall, for example, and also there has been similar progress, hasn't there, in terms of chemotherapy provision in Nevill Hall and in Prince Charles Hospital, but perhaps you…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: NHS Finances and Governance (Part 2)
You say that it is a model that is well travelled. Is it a model that exists anywhere, or do we expect to see this model continuing in other places, or is everybody else moving towards a model that is more similar to the co-location model that you referred to?
