, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
And just to be clear, the time-critical dimension that you're referring to, was that in relation to the potential asset being bought by someone else, or was it because you had some money that you needed to spend by 31 March?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Just finally, Chair, was any consideration given to involving the Development Bank of Wales in this transaction as an alternative? A means by which the economic benefits that you describe could have been achieved, but in a way that was at arm's length from…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Isn't this an indirect form of capital support, effectively though, because the company didn't have the capital themselves to complete this transaction? And what you've done is provided an alternative solution to that. So, the end effect is exactly the same…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
So, no property investments ever go through WIDAB.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Okay. So, it would have been above the threshold. So, can you just explain why it didn't go through the WIDAB process, which is just to have that external test, external challenge?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Sorry, I'm just trying to follow this line of questioning. So, who decides whether projects are going to go to external challenge? You say some of them are, and some of them are not. So, it's above the threshold—am I right in thinking that it's above? It used…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Sorry. The WIDAB process has a threshold, does it not?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Can I just ask you, specifically, then—
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Yes, on the question of checks and balances, Welsh Government has well-understood procedures in place to have external challenge in relation to, particularly, high-value investments. I'm thinking in particular of the Welsh Industrial Development Advisory…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Procurement Bill
I would certainly agree that it does reflect the continuous state of crisis that Westminster has been in for some years. The fact that so many Government amendments have been introduced at the very end of this process is a reflection of that. But the impact…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Procurement Bill
In accordance with the stance that the Plaid Cymru group has taken in this Senedd, we do oppose this legislative consent motion as a matter of principle, because we agree with the Counsel General's analysis. There is an aspect of this that is destructive…
, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal—A civic duty to vote Bill
I’m grateful to all those Members who have contributed to this important debate. Rhys ab Owen focused us very early on on the question that is never too far, maybe, from the minds of politicians in thinking about this question, which is: who's going to gain…
, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal—A civic duty to vote Bill
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. It's an honour to propose this motion on universal civic duty voting. It's not the first Senedd motion on this proposal. Six years ago, a motion advocating universal voting was tabled by Dawn Bowden, Jeremy Miles and the late Steffan…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you for that response, Minister. It's to be welcomed, of course, that the new contract will commence at some point over the next few months because of the huge demand in the town after the service came to an end. During the last year, the contract for…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
3. Will the Minister provide an update on the availability of dental services through the NHS in the Ammanford area? OQ59748
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Twenty-six nations have introduced a civic duty to vote—Belgium and Australia among them, where the percentage voting is consistently over 90 per cent. If Wales could emulate that level of participation on elections, it would transform our democracy. Does the…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
4. What assessment has the First Minister made of the benefits of introducing a civic duty to vote in Welsh elections? OQ59747
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay. Fine. So, it's not generally something that you would do, but it's an exception. Just finally, you have told us in the past that there is some uncertainty around some of the close-down costs associated with terminating the intra-Wales air…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Yes.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay. So, it's a possibility, then. Is there any possibility that you would provide similar support to any other service, building on the discussion you had with Mike Hedges on the competition for routes? Would you consider providing a support package to any…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay. So, you currently don't intend to provide that support.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
A question for the Welsh Government on that very issue. In the past, I think you have provided support to Qatar Airways for the commencement of their services from Cardiff, if I'm correct. Do you have any intention to provide either direct or indirect support…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
It was reported earlier in the month that Qatar Airways would be restarting flights from Cardiff Airport by the end of this year. Are you able to confirm if this is accurate? Can you provide any further details?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Some very specific questions. You took advantage of an accounting exemption in order not to include a statement of cash flows in your annual accounts. Have you now discussed this with Holdco and the Development Bank of Wales, and if you have, what was the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Understood.
