, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
That's helpful, thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
That's fine.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I wanted to ask about the support that local authorities have received through the Welsh Government energy service. I'm well aware that it's in the process of being reprocured, but could you tell us anything about that, and about the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Forgive me, I think Joyce may have come in with the same point, but I just wanted to check, Mary Ann, that—. I appreciate what you're saying about pooling resources, but do you feel confident that, when resources are pooled, the necessary skills are there, or…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - briefing from the Auditor General for Wales
Thank you very much.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - briefing from the Auditor General for Wales
No, I appreciate that totally. Can I just check, Cadeirydd? Can I just come in quickly? With that future work, would there be any scope for that to be extended to look at other international examples, if it comes up during the course of the research that…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - briefing from the Auditor General for Wales
Diolch. I just wanted to ask, off the back of what Huw was asking earlier about learning from elsewhere, whether—. I know that the climate crisis in so many ways—. Obviously, it is unprecedented, but are there any international examples of states responding…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
I propose in accordance with Standing Order 17.42 that we resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting. Are Members content to agree that motion? I see that they are. We'll continue in private. We'll wait to hear that we are in private…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
Thank you very much, Heledd. Does anybody else want to come in on that? We might want to write back to the Deputy Minister about this issue. Would Members be content with that? I take it that you are, yes. Are there any other points that Members wish to make…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Papers to note
Members, we will move on straight away to item 3, which is papers to note. We have a number of papers that have been submitted. The items are grouped under sub-groups. So, 3.1, scrutiny of the Welsh Government's draft budget for 2023-24; 3.2, legislative…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
Thank you so much.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
Maggie, thank you very much for the evidence that you've given this morning. You will be sent a transcript of what's been said to check for accuracy, but we are very grateful to you for joining us this morning. Members will move straight on now to another…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
That's an excellent point on which to end, actually, that in the midst of crises, the arts have never been more important.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
Diolch. And finally to Alun Davies.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
Diolch. We have seven minutes remaining. I've got requests for final supplementaries from Carolyn and Alun; we'll try to squeeze them both in. We'll go to Carolyn first and then we'll go to Alun.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
Briefly, and then I'll go to Carolyn. If you could be as brief as possible, but yes, you do have time. We've got 10 minutes left.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
Okay, thanks. I'm aware that Heledd wants to come back with questions. But before we go to Heledd, do any Members have any further questions? Can you let me know, and I'll come back to you after Heledd?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
No, we'll go to Hefin and then we'll come back to you, if that's all right. Okay, Hefin David.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
Okay? Diolch. Heledd, did you want to come back in on this point? No?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
Thank you. We'll go to Tom Giffard.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
Okay. Thanks, Carolyn. I think Heledd wanted to come in on that point.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
Diolch, Carolyn. Was there anything else, sorry, that you wanted to come in with?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
Thank you. We'll go to Carolyn Thomas.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
Okay. Heledd.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Arts Council of Wales
I think Heledd wants to come at this point, and then we'll come back to you.
