, Finance Committee
Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session
Okay. I'll leave it there, Chair.
, Finance Committee
Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session
Perhaps we can do that separately as well, Chair. And just a final question from me, Minister: we've spoken a lot, for obvious reasons, about Transport for Wales, given the announcements in the financial settlement to them—is that funding recurrent, and what…
, Finance Committee
Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session
Yes. Thanks. If I can just tease out one final question on education, from the evidence that we heard on Monday. Obviously, if we had more money from the UK Government, we could give more money to different areas that the Welsh Government saw as priorities…
, Finance Committee
Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session
Thank you for that. On Monday, we held a session, which the Chair was also at, in the Petitions Committee on a petition that heard evidence from school governors and headteachers in both primary and secondary schools. I must say they painted a pretty stark…
, Finance Committee
Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. Minister, in response to questions from Peter Fox, you talked about the higher than budgeted public sector pay awards, particularly in the NHS, and I think you used the words that they were your key drivers in terms of completing…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: International Men's Day
I agree entirely. And that brings me nicely to perhaps sum up my contribution, Llywydd, to agree fully with John Griffiths and what he says there. It's not just in construction, but there is some great work going on; Airbus is a particular example. I would…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: International Men's Day
Can I start by endorsing the comments from James Evans in relation to domestic abuse, and the role that men must play in becoming role models in ending domestic abuse? Just before I came down to the Chamber—. I wasn't planning on speaking today, Llywydd, in…
, Petitions Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Can I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting? Are Members content? I can see that they are. We will meet again on 27 November. We'll go into private to discuss the…
, Petitions Committee
Paper to note - P-06-1326 The Senedd should scrutinise the prepayment meter scandal in Wales
Item 5 is a paper to note on P-06-1326, 'The Senedd should scrutinise the prepayment meter scandal in Wales'. We did receive a letter from Centrica, the parent company of British Gas. I think we've all viewed the letter and made comments on the letter, but we…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Moving on, then, to item 4, updates to previous petitions. There's just one on the agenda today, item 4.1, P-06-1356, 'Introduce comprehensive safety measures at the A477 "Fingerpost" junction'. It was submitted by Elliott Morrison, with 10,310 signatures in…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
There are two suggestions there. I will just say that we should perhaps wait for the response and then seek a committee view from all Members on this petition, once we've received that response, on whether we would ask the Business Committee for a debate…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you. Any further comments from Members? Peredur Owen Griffiths.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Okay. Diolch yn fawr, Buffy, for that. I can see Members are content, and I think that, for the record, we should say that the petitioners, with regard to the Minister's response, do strongly challenge that. But, I can see Members agree with your course of…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Okay. Noted on that. So, we will follow up by writing to the health board, to seek the points Peredur Owen Griffiths made, but to also seek the timescale of the decision-making process as well. Item 3.8, P-06-1373, 'Stop Welsh Government Wasting £4million on…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes. Okay. Thank you for that. Members are content. Joel.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Okay, and I can see, online, that Buffy Williams is nodding in agreement as well. Okay, so we'll seek an update from the Welsh Language Commissioner and consider this again, but the views of Joel James are very much noted for the record. Item 3.7, P-06-1370…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Joel. That certainly is on the record, and long-standing on the record, from when we considered this last time. There was the suggestion from Rhys to write to the Welsh Language Commissioner. I'm conscious that Joel James perhaps doesn't support…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you very much, Rhys. Joel James.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Joel. Any further comments from Members? Do Members agree? They do. Okay. So, we will write with the questions posed by the students of Cardiff University's School of Law and Politics to seek a response from the Minister responsible, and also share…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Okay, thank you, Buffy, for that. Do Members agree? Any further points? No. Okay. Item 3.5, P-06-1368, 'The Welsh Government should take steps to save the Environmental Information Regulations in relation to Wales'. 'The pro bono student Environment Project…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Peredur, for your suggestion. I can see Members agree. Any further comments from Members? No. Members agree that we should review this once again, once the Welsh Government's response is in. Rail connectivity is discussed often in the Senedd Chamber…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
[Inaudible.]—Rhys. I can see Members nodding in agreement. I sat on the Health and Social Care Committee inquiry about dentistry, and it was detailed work, and Jane Dodds joined us for the scrutiny session. And, as you said, we have reported there. Members do…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Joel. Any other comments from Members? No, they agree. On this occasion, we will have to thank the petitioner and close the petition, but there is, of course, every opportunity for local Members who represent the area to raise in other avenues…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Okay, I will have two move on to item 3 on today's agenda, with new petitions. Item 3.1, P-06-1360, 'Build a simple slip-road between the M48 westbound and M4 eastbound at Rogiet'. 'Every time the Severn Bridge (M48 Crossing) is closed to traffic, the area…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1358 Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales
I think you certainly have raised awareness, both to this committee, but to the Senedd, and it's quite clear from the number of signatures that you got for this petition as well—over 6,000 is no mean feat. So, that certainly emphasises the importance of this…
