, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
Okay. There clearly is an opportunity in the rise and rise in fuel costs to get people to rethink the economics of it, but, at the moment, is it the case that taking a journey by car is still cheaper than going on public transport, in the main? And what…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
So, you discount the idea of local government differentiating between the different types of cars as a way of getting people to think about that?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
Tim Peppin, you were talking about image. So, what can local authorities do to counter the multimillion-pound vehicle industry that will continue to behave like this if we don't do something about it?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4
Okay. So, just going back to the image problem. Lord Deben, who's the chair of the Climate Change Committee, has advised us that all the benefits that have been achieved in better fuel efficiency in vehicles have been eliminated by this enthusiasm for sports…
, Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
As a cyclist, I agree that it is perfectly possible to go at 20 mph as a cyclist, but that is a good reason for having 20 mph for cars. Surely you understand that it will take over a year before this actually becomes the default option, and that gives us…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Young Person’s Guarantee—Ensuring a better future for our young people
Thank you very much for your statement and your description of all the varied things that you're doing to try and capture all these young people. Because I agree with you that 13,600 young people who are not in education, employment or training is a really…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I wonder if we can have a written statement on what contribution the Welsh Government could make to a just global transition. Bangladesh has been absolutely devastated in the last few weeks by really appalling floods in Sylhet, where at least 100 people have…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
We're now going to move into private session, under Standing Order 17.42, to exclude the public from the rest of the meeting.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Very good. Thank you. Well, we can write to you about the role that the national centre for excellence could play, and if you'd be able to elaborate on that and how that might be helpful, that would be excellent. Thank you all very much for your time. We will…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
All right, I think we've got that, because you told us that earlier. So, I'm sorry to cut you off, but I want the last word to go to the WLGA. And this really is the last word. We'll have to write to you about any other matters that we haven't been able to—
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Thank you, that's an important contribution. Peredur is the last question.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Okay, I can see that Alice Horn wants to come in, but I want to ensure, because we are coming to the end of our session now, really whether the compliance mechanisms are in place for contract management, because it simply isn't efficient to put something in…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Yes, we did hear from Caerphilly council, and she rather indicated that not all councils need to be understanding the detail of this and, given their role in leading on food procurement, that it is sufficient, as long as you're collaborating, that you have…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Yes, we'll come on to that in a second, but I just wanted to remind you about the future generations commissioner's report on procurement that was published at the beginning of 2021, and it wasn't all that flattering, in terms of organisations simply not…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Very good. Jonathan, I'd just like to take us back to what you said at the very beginning around the procurement aspects of this Bill, because you rather indicated that local authorities are already doing what the Bill is going to require all public bodies to…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Alice Horn.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Marie, I don't think we should get too hung up on titles, but I think it's really somebody within the—
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Okay. Over to Peredur Owen Griffiths.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
I think Karen Higgins wants to come in here.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Okay, thank you. Can we move on to Ken Skates then, please?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Fine. I think we'll go on to Jane Dodds.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Marie. You wanted to come in again.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Jonathan Rae, did you want to come in?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Thank you. Joel.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 10—public sector employers
Okay. Marie, you wanted to come back in.
