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Group 9: Stationary idling offence: fixed penalty (Amendments 65, 69)
Minister, will you take a further intervention, if I may?
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response, First Minister. There have been huge leaps forward in cystic fibrosis treatments in recent decades. We’ve seen life expectancy leap from being in the thirties to being in the fifties. Thanks to the modulator therapies that are…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
6. Will the First Minister make a statement on the future availability of modulator therapies for cystic fibrosis patients in Wales? OQ60275
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for a statement from the Minister with responsibility for communications and technology in Wales? This is in respect of the mobile telephony infrastructure across the country. I appreciate that telecoms is not a devolved matter, but of…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that answer, First Minister. I met last week with the cross-party group on faith, which had a wide-ranging discussion on the question 'Is Wales doing enough to promote, protect and celebrate its faith heritage?' The conclusion that we reached…
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Questions to the First Minister
1. What action is the Welsh Government taking to promote Wales’s faith heritage? OQ60254
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Welsh Language Commissioner
I suppose if Welsh will feature more in more people's constituencies, it's therefore likely to have a positive impact. Okay.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Welsh Language Commissioner
Can I just ask a question? Obviously, the Bill is proposing to sandwich two Westminster constituencies together in order to make bigger constituencies. Those constituencies might have quite different linguistic needs. If they're going to be larger, it's…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
—which is different than the proposed arrangements in Wales. What are your views on the arrangements for the electoral management board in Wales to be part of the new boundary commission that's being set up? Do you have a view?
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
Obviously, you're a stand-alone body; you're not a body within the boundary commission in Scotland—
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
[Inaudible.]—in this proposal of making sure that we have things on a statutory basis, rather than the sort of more informal basis at the moment. Can I just ask as well about the relationship of the Electoral Commission and the electoral management board?…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
And it's definitely strengthened the ability to undertake elections with efficiency and make sure that best practice is adhered to, et cetera.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
Pretty much.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
So, presumably, the chair of the board effectively undertakes that role.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
And I notice that, in your evidence, you refer to the fact that there is no chief returning officer in Scotland. Is that right?
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
And in terms of the electoral management board's role, have there been any changes in the role since it was established?
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
And can I just ask, in terms of the relationship between you and the boundary commission—obviously, there is engagement, I would assume—is there frequent engagement? Is it structured engagement? Is it set out in legislation?
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
Presumably, they could haul you in and go through in detail your accounts, if they ever wanted to, in the way that any committee could do.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
Can I ask you some similar questions, Malcolm Burr, in relation to the electoral management board, and how that has a relationship, and who it is accountable to? Is it accountable to the Parliament or the Government?
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
I suppose, ultimately, the Scottish Government's budget is confirmed by the Parliament, isn't it?
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
Not the Parliament.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
And who sets your budget—the Government?
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
That's not the Parliament.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
And that's with the Government, is it?
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
And how about how you report to the Scottish Parliament on your activities and work? You produce an annual report, it's laid before the Parliament, annual accounts, and you can be called before committees et cetera. That's how it works.
