Welsh Labour

Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

411 speeches and questions

18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission's Welsh Parliament Parties Panel
I'll start with Jo on this occasion.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission's Welsh Parliament Parties Panel
We'll talk more on the practicalities, rather than the competence. I'm sure that we'll have legal advice on the competence issues. And Jo.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission's Welsh Parliament Parties Panel
Perhaps we'll come back to you in a second. Tom.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission's Welsh Parliament Parties Panel
I'll come back to you in a second, because I think the question is more about what it may mean in practical terms for the parties—not the 'in principle' support, but the practicalities of delivering the issues.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission's Welsh Parliament Parties Panel
I'll tell them who'll go first. We've got Geraint in front of us—he'll go first, then Tom, and then we'll go to Jo.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission's Welsh Parliament Parties Panel
Good morning. Can I welcome back Members and the public to this morning's evidence session for the committee? We're going to our next item, which is an evidence session with the Electoral Commission's Welsh Parliament parties panel. Can I welcome Geraint Day…
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
And for Members now, we'll take a short break and we'll reconvene at 11:45.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
Okay. Thank you. Do any other Members have questions? We're coming close to the end of our time anyway. So, thank you very much for your time this morning and your evidence. You will receive a copy of the transcript. if there are factual inaccuracies, can you…
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
Obviously, that's very helpful.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
Can I ask you both, therefore? Obviously we are all representatives of major parties here, but there are the smaller parties. Clearly, a major impact upon us—is this a challenge for some of those smaller parties?
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
Hannah.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
I'll conclude, then, in that case, with a simple question, because I did say I'd leave it til the end. The Bill in particular, before us, is what we're considering, and I suppose I want to try and find out your views as to whether there are any challenges…
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
Darren.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
Jane.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
Sarah.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
Jemima, do you want to add to that?
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
Jemima, do you want to add to that?
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
Darren.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
Okay, thank you. I'm going to come back to my next question later, because I think, let's talk about some of the other issues and particularly the Bill's provisions. Heledd.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
Okay, thank you. Jemima.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with electoral reform organisations
Can I welcome Members and the public back to this morning’s meeting of the committee? And we’ll now move into our second evidence session this morning, with electoral reform organisations. And can I welcome Hannah Stevens, chief executive of Elect Her, who’s…
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform
And on that point we'll now take a short break, and we can reconvene in about 10 minutes.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform
Okay. We've come to the end of our time. Well, actually, we've exceeded the end of our time. So, can I thank you all for your attendance today and for the evidence you provided? As you know, you will receive a copy of the transcript and, if there are any…
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform
Okay, thank you.
18 April 2024Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform
Can I just ask one question on that before we close? If I'm right, section 106 requires a Minister of the Crown to make that change, not a Welsh Minister. Are we aware whether Welsh Ministers have asked for that to happen or not? I know we can ask the…