, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered
Yes, definitely.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
So, it's probably a more informed electorate than you'd have in either Wales, Scotland or England, in that sense. And that makes it all the more interesting, of course, to hear those conclusions. We have clearly had a focus on the position of Ireland and the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Thank you very much for that. I suspect that the electorate of Northern Ireland are probably, how shall I put this, more familiar with clinical debates about structures and governance than perhaps other parts of the United Kingdom.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Thank you. I'm interested, Dr Whitten, in the work that you've been doing around the Windsor framework and what that means for wider UK structures. I understand you've conducted polling on how voters in Northern Ireland see the Windsor framework. Does this…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Actually, he's a professor.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Yes, jealousy of the institutional arrangements in Northern Ireland would be a new thing, I think, in lots of different ways. [Laughter.] But looking at where we are, it strikes me that, notwithstanding the issues where the EU and the UK have been trying to…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
It's worth making a note of that.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Yes.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Okay. It does feel that it's a bit one step removed from the reality of accountability and transparency. But perhaps I could ask the other two witnesses to comment on how they see the role of the Parliament here in Cardiff, but the structure of parliamentary…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
There seems to be—and I'm grateful to you—far less scrutiny and transparency now than there was prior to Brexit. I certainly have got no idea what the UK Government is up to half the time, and I accept that's partly because the UK Government is trying to keep…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Yes, I don't disagree that the PPA seems to be settling down, but it just feels a bit inadequate in the sense of, you know, you meet up, you have debates, you have dinner, you have another debate and then you go home. What I find works in an…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Devolution of justice and policing
I will bring my remarks to a conclusion. So, I would ask all Members in this Chamber, for the good of the people who are some of the most vulnerable people in this country, who are currently so badly served by criminal justice and policing, to vote for…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Devolution of justice and policing
I very much welcome the contribution of the new leader of Plaid Cymru, and I should congratulate him on his election last week and wish him best wishes for the future in that role. The devolution of policing and criminal justice is something we've discussed…
, Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report—Dentistry
I'm really fascinated by what you're just saying about the capacity to increase training places, because I think one of the themes of our debates on all health-related matters, over the 16 years, in fact, that I've sat here, has been about workforce and this…
, Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report—Dentistry
Will you give way there, Minister?
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. During questions, the Member for Brecon and Radnorshire made a number of serious allegations against Ministers, stating that both the health Minister and the First Minister had deliberately misled this Chamber. I…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Point of order.
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Armed Forces Day
I should put on record that, alongside Darren Millar, I serve on the reserves and cadet forces board for Wales. I think this is an opportunity for us to pay tribute to our armed forces and the service they provide to us, both at home and abroad. We've seen in…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: National measures to strengthen social care
I'm grateful to the Minister for her statement. I'm grateful to her also for the focus that she's brought to this area of work and to this portfolio. I think it's a very important portfolio, and it's important to have that focus. I welcome what the Minister…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
The business statement contains a commitment to a 30-minute statement on the NHS at 75. It hardly seems an adequate way to mark this anniversary, with a statement for 30 minutes. I would like to ask the Government to table a motion and a debate on the future…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
And the Counsel General has raised this—the state of the building and facilities—with us in his evidence as well. So, since both sides have raised it as an issue, it may be useful for us to return to that to find out what the Ministry of Justice is going to…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
There's one thing that is missing from this. My memory is that, at this visit, he was going to rush off to see the civil justice centre in Cardiff.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Yes.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Simon, can I come back to you on that, please? Whitehall hasn't got to grips with devolution yet. You know, 25 years of democracy in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and Whitehall still is demonstrably perplexed by the whole thing. How realistic is it…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Yes, really to take on and continue the conversation. The governance doesn't really feel very comfortable to me where I'm sitting at the moment, because, as we discussed earlier this afternoon, we don't have the oversight, we don't have the overview, we don't…
