, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
You announced at the Royal Welsh Show the national food strategy, which you have got a group working on at the moment, and I commend you for doing that, because it's something that has been missing. But it's really vital that both ends are joined up—the farm…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I like a fan next to me. [Laughter.]
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
Okay, thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
One of the biggest failures that I seem to find is the transition of staff out of Ofwat into the water companies. They seem to build up their CV in Ofwat and then get headhunted, which is reasonable employment practice. Do you offer any golden handcuffs to…
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
But you failed.
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Ofwat’s role in the Welsh context - scene setting session
Thank you, Chair. Apologies for being late and thank you for coming in today. When I was reading my papers last night—and I think it's been touched on in some of the responses—this statement jumped out at me, regarding Ofwat: 'Its main duties are to ensure…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: Welsh Government arrangements for funding local government
I'm just surprised at that data lag, 2002—I think I'm hearing that correctly—up until now; there's a massive data gap there that needs to be rectified. I fail to see how people can make informed decisions with such out-of-date information at their fingertips…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: NHS digital transformation
Thank you. Just on national roll-out of national IT schemes that the Welsh Government and the agency might have commissioned, do they stick to timelines and budgets, or do many of the roll-outs end up being more costly and, ultimately, delayed?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: NHS digital transformation
Can I just ask what the greater uptake on the local tool was as opposed to the 2 per cent self-assessment on the national tool? It wouldn't be hard to get over 2 per cent, would it?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: NHS digital transformation
The point being, there's no point in providing the IT if the skills aren't in the workforce, is there?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: NHS digital transformation
Yes. Thank you, Chair. Just two quick points. The first point is an observation: with only 2 per cent of staff engaging in the self-assessment for IT provision, it must be very hard for the NHS to gauge what type of product will work well in the field. I was…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: Update on the Deposit-return Scheme
Thank you, Minister, for your statement this afternoon. We on these benches do not believe that glass should be included in this scheme. It has been a position we've taken for a long time and we just think it complicates the situation and adds confusion to…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that update, First Minister. The Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee in the last session visited the site and looked into the proposals that were presented to us. When this concept was first thought through, there was the potential for…
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Questions to the First Minister
1. Will the First Minister provide an update on the Welsh Government's position on the Global Centre of Rail Excellence? OQ64526
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales Brief: NHS accounts 2025-26
Thinking aloud about the legislation that health boards are meant to come in at a break even over three years, I can remember that legislation coming through the Senedd and Mark Drakeford, I think, who was the Minister at the time, had high hopes for it…
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Reform UK Debate: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board health visitor pay dispute
Thank you for that, Minister. One thing that seems to be disputed here is that, on the health board side, they seem to say that it hasn't been through an independent evaluation process, the banding from six to seven. The union says it has gone through an…
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board health visitor pay dispute
Thank you, Presiding Officer. I move the amendment in the name of Paul Davies on the order paper today. I can see the Minister sitting on the Government bench. When this subject first came to this Chamber, you were on the opposition bench on this side of the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
Fair play, that's a fair answer, finance Minister, and thank you for giving so much information. One thing is critical: what was shown in the draft budget was that there was little dialogue of meaningful consequence with the other political parties, and hence…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
1. What lessons has the Cabinet Minister learnt since failing to pass the first supplementary budget for 2026-27, and how will this inform the Welsh Government's approach to future budgets? OQ64442
, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Chair, a declaration. I'm a farmer and a director in a farming business.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, the Treasury Committee in the House of Commons came forward with a report over the summer that highlighted 28 recommendations to the UK Government, two of which really stood out as very simplistic, but having a big effect. One was around…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductory evidence session with the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
The Minister has spoken.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductory evidence session with the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Are you the Minister for this particular portfolio area in the Welsh Government? How is it allocated within the ministerial portfolios?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductory evidence session with the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Can I just come in on that, because that debate is now raging? Obviously, the UK Government have made a strong point, as they have an AI Minister, they do, and I think it's actually the Member of Parliament for the Vale of Glamorgan. How is the Welsh…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductory evidence session with the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
They can also, if constructive, be very succinct, very precise and very informative about what we need to do, and understand what was done in our name.
