, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Okay. Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Just to come back, I'm always a bit worried when somebody's asked a question in terms of timescale on a document and they say, 'Well, this is a live document and there isn't a timescale.' I'm always worried by that answer. I accept everything that you've told…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
I think this follows on, and you've talked, as well, about those single points of failure within the organisation. The Welsh Government has said it's making progress with a long-term workforce strategy. Can you share an update with us on when you expect to…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Can I just follow on from that? Thank you for the answer. You've noted there you're making good progress towards those criteria/recommendations, but that doesn't tell us how you measure the success of those. You can implement 141, but it changes nothing. I'm…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
The Welsh Government has accepted 141 recommendations relating to its programme and project management arrangements, to be implemented over 12 to 18 months. Which recommendations are the highest priority and how will the Welsh Government measure whether the…
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Local referendums on council tax rises
Which is already there.
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Local referendums on council tax rises
Can you explain to me, then, given those levels of debt, what does a cap do to reduce those levels of debt that you complain about?
, Plenary
Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Minister, the programme for government commits to prioritising equality of access to sport for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, as well as increasing participation and improving grass-roots facilities. Back in June, I had the opportunity to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Thank you, Minister. I should've started by saying, 'Shwmae?'
, Plenary
Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
4. How is the Government ensuring that participation in sport is accessible to all in Afan Ogwr Rhondda? OQ64712
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. Rhondda Cynon Taf council has retained discretionary school transport for some of its most vulnerable learners, including those with additional learning needs. At the same time, the general cost of transport from home to school in…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
1. What assessment has the Government made of whether current school transport arrangements meet the needs of pupils with additional learning needs in Afan Ogwr Rhondda? OQ64716
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
So, just to be clear, then, Cwm Taf's policy from now on is that if you make an error in somebody's salary, you will not be recovering that. From a porter—
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Why not?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
A follow-up very quickly from that—has that £12,000 been recovered?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
I think we're going to have to agree to disagree.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
There was a process that was started, though, and the end of that process was never reached.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Not surprisingly, I’m going to return to the industrial action and the health visitor dispute. I wonder whether the board have ever reflected on beginning a process locally and then reneging on that process, which is the basis for the dispute. I wonder…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Okay.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Oh, to whomever.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Just to follow up from that, I find it hard to believe that it's not becoming the norm, and I find it hard to believe that it's not losing its punch. Because something that happens persistently, apart from going into different levels of regulation—. It's hard…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Yes. Just to follow up—sorry, Carrie—if that's okay.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
Yes, okay. [Interruption.] No, no. That's why I was surprised.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
Ah, right, okay. So, that's not a—
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
Very quickly, I was surprised that the pay for the lowest paid within our organisation actually went down by down 4.8 per cent over the last year—the median pay for the twenty-fifth percentile went down 4.8 per cent, and everybody else went up 5 per cent. Was…
