, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Okay. What are your views on the review period during which a principal council must carry out an electoral arrangements review for each community in its area changing from 10 to 12 years?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
So, you've not had any legal advice. It's your—
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Have you had any legal advice on it, and would 'reasonable endeavours' be a good, sort of acceptable middle ground compromise, do you reckon—'reasonable endevaours'?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Okay.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Okay, great. And, in your written evidence, you expressed concerns about section 48 of the Bill placing duties on the commission to 'use its best endeavours'.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Okay. So, a line of accountability.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
It's just the word 'compel'. Yes. Okay, thank you. I just want to ask you about the boundary review arrangements. In your evidence, you recommend a specific change to section 46 of the Bill, which would require mandatory consultees for boundary reviews listed…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Thank you, Chair. But you're excited that there could be pilots.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
HSBC UK Welsh Service Line: evidence session with HSBC UK
I just want to make the point that if somebody’s expecting a phone call any time over three days, they're not going to be carrying paperwork around with them for three days for them to refer to. So, that's an issue as well. So, in that moment in time when…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
HSBC UK Welsh Service Line: evidence session with HSBC UK
[Inaudible.]—so we can compare. Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
HSBC UK Welsh Service Line: evidence session with HSBC UK
[Inaudible.]—and that if they don't answer the call that first time, that they will get a call again, that would be appreciated, as well. And can I just ask you—? In other countries where there are minority languages, what provisions do the bank offer?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
HSBC UK Welsh Service Line: evidence session with HSBC UK
Yes, a lot of branches have been closing. We've heard a lot in the news that the Welsh language service will not be offered, but we've not heard of the service that will be offered. So, I just wanted to know how you'll be promoting that. And then I have…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
HSBC UK Welsh Service Line: evidence session with HSBC UK
Good morning. Just to go over some of the questions that have been raised, you said that there are 1,700 regular users of the service, 85 of whom are vulnerable, who will be contacted, but how will you be promoting that people will be getting a callback if…
, Plenary
Statement by Sam Rowlands—Introduction of a Member-proposed Bill: Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill
The Bill has laudable aims. I am a huge believer in the benefits of outdoor education, and welcome forest schools in our facilities. However, I do feel it is disingenuous to put forward such a Bill when your party has spent close to 14 years cutting funding…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the National Library of Wales - Autumn 2023
We keep trying to get the message across to others. But thank you for that, for saying that and raising that. Thank you, Chair.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the National Library of Wales - Autumn 2023
You're talking to the converted here. [Laughter.]
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the National Library of Wales - Autumn 2023
—who could look, maybe, through social partnership working, at helping to get that funding for the buses or for other ways to sponsor the library? I don't know.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the National Library of Wales - Autumn 2023
—that does the specific fundraising, a fundraiser—
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the National Library of Wales - Autumn 2023
Do you have somebody that works for you—
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the National Library of Wales - Autumn 2023
You touched on it earlier, but does the library have a target for raising revenue from commercial activity and non-government grants? And have you got a figure for this year of what you have been able to raise? You talked about transport for schools, which is…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the National Library of Wales - Autumn 2023
Okay.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the National Library of Wales - Autumn 2023
Do they come from all over?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the National Library of Wales - Autumn 2023
Do you have school visits?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the National Library of Wales - Autumn 2023
It's not easy to get to.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of the National Library of Wales - Autumn 2023
Okay. Thank you.
