, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Papers to note
Thank you. Sarah.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Papers to note
Cristiana.
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Papers to note
Diolch, Lynne. Pered.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Papers to note
Diolch, Gwyn. Yes, I agree. It was a disappointing response, unfortunately. I'll bring in Lynne online.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Papers to note
Moving on to item 2, then, we've got a series of papers to note. The only one for me to highlight is item 2.5, just briefly, correspondence from the Finance Committee about scrutiny of the Welsh Government draft budget, but we can pick this up with the…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Bore da. Croeso, bawb. Can I welcome Members to this week's Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee? The public items of the meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and the Record of Proceedings will be published in due course. This is a…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Diolch yn fawr iawn. We know how vital legal aid is to helping those in need and ensuring that everybody has the right to adequate legal representation. A report by the House of Lords select committee last year concluded that there are people who are both…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
6. What assessment has the Counsel General made of the impact of pressures on legal aid provision on access to justice in Wales? OQ64498
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
My question has some crossover with the question that Mike Hedges asked earlier.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
We'll move to item 3, and I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting in order to discuss matters relating to the internal business of the committee. Are Members…
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Papers to note
Diolch, Sarah. Yes, I think, certainly, more questions than answers at the moment, so something we'd want to explore further. If Members are happy with that, are there any other comments people would like to make on correspondence? No. Members are happy.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Papers to note
—letter. But if Members are happy, then, we can pick up both of those points going forward and I can bring the draft back or we can circulate via e-mail before that's sent off. Any other points on that item?
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Papers to note
Okay. That will be a separate—
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Papers to note
Okay. That's positive. The other paper I'd like to highlight is paper 10, which is 'Rewiring the State'. So, you can find that on page 16 in your pack. The Cabinet statement paper sets out plans for devolution within England, but says the UK Government will…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Papers to note
We'll move on to item 2, which is correspondence. You'll see from the pack that we've got quite a bit of correspondence from over recess. I'm not going to suggest that we take those one by one, but there are a couple of items that I would like to highlight…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Can I welcome everybody back to the Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee? The public items of the meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and a Record of Proceedings will be published in due course. This is a bilingual meeting, so…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning and welcome.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductory evidence session with the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I'm quite happy with that.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductory evidence session with the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Diolch. Your portfolio obviously covers Government effectiveness and the constitution, and you've talked before about those areas being fundamentally connected, but it won't be immediately obvious to everyone exactly how those two things are connected. So…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting in order to discuss matters relating to the internal business of the committee. Are Members content? Members are…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Papers to note
We'll now move on to consider the committee's papers to note. Under item 2.1, we've received correspondence from Dr Robert Jones enclosing an implementation plan for recommendations arising from the Thomas Commission on Justice in Wales. It follows a report…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Bore da, bawb. Can I welcome Members to this week’s Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee? The public items of the meeting are broadcast live on Senedd.tv and the Record of Proceedings will be published in due course. This is a bilingual…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Lywydd. The issue of parking at the Maelor hospital in Wrexham is raised with us time and time again, and some residents have told us that they've arrived sometimes up to three hours before an appointment just to find a parking space. And that will be…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Valedictory evidence session with Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales
Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Valedictory evidence session with Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales
I would have asked what your suggestions might have been in terms of simplifying the spider's web in terms of structure that you referred to, but you did say it wasn't your job. [Laughter.] So, I'll leave that one alone for now. But one thing that you've…
