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Diversity in Local Government - Evidence Session 1
Yes. And it could be a structural requirement—a requirement for all those parties putting forward candidates.
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Diolch yn fawr, Nia. Lis, yes.
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Diolch yn fawr. Sam.
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Nia, just in terms of the current electoral system and now that local authorities in Wales have the ability to introduce a different system, if they wish to, do you see any prospect of that? Is that a possibility in your authority, or any others around you…
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Would anybody like to add anything to that? Nia.
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Okay. In terms of the current electoral system, do any of you have any views as to whether that's helpful, or whether it hinders in terms of diversity, and whether a different electoral system would be better in achieving or helping to achieve greater…
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Right. There's nothing more you can tell us at this stage.
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That would be good. Joseph, also, ahead of the last elections in 2022, there was an exercise, wasn't there, of bringing councillors together and looking at these issues, and it was decided that councils could make diversity declarations. The WLGA established…
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Perhaps you could provide us with more details of that, if you would, Joseph.
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Do we know about that survey, Osian, do you know?
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When did you do that exercise, Joseph?
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Thank you, Paul. Nia or Joseph, anything to add?
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Thank you, Lis. Does anybody else want to add anything to that? Paul.
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Diversity in Local Government - Evidence Session 1
Let's move swiftly on to item 2 on our agenda today, which is our first evidence session with regard to the committee's work on diversity in local government. I'm very pleased to welcome our witnesses today. Joining us here at the Senedd are Councillor Lis…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, everyone, to this meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee. The first item on our agenda today is introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest. We have no apologies, One of our committee members, Joel James, is…
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Short Debate: Cancer inequalities in Wales
I'd like to thank Delyth Jewell very much for allowing me to contribute to this very important short debate today, and to congratulate Delyth on the way that she presented the case so effectively and powerfully. I'd like, as Chair of the cross-party group on…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
It's very good to hear that, Minister. I'm sure you would agree that animals slaughtered in Wales should be the subject of the highest possible standards and regulations. And would you agree with me that the consultation showed quite clearly the strength of…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
10. Will the Minister confirm what the next steps are for introducing compulsory CCTV in slaughterhouses? OQ59653
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you for that, Minister. There are different configurations at play, aren't there, in different parts of Wales, with regard to joint working between local authorities, and it can get quite complicated. In south-east Wales and in Newport East, Minister…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
5. What is the Welsh Government's current assessment of progress on joint working between local authorities? OQ59652
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Refugee Week, 19-25 June—Compassion
I very much support Wales as a nation of sanctuary, and I'm pleased to say that it has been embraced by Newport City Council, local schools and local communities. Newport is diverse and home to a significant number of asylum seekers and refugees. I'm sure…
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Statement by the First Minister: Raising Wales’s International Profile—An update on the Welsh Government’s international relations activity
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. First Minister, I'm pleased that you were able to visit the Basque Country in March and look to strengthening our memorandum of understanding and this key relationship. In Newport, of course, we have CAF as a train manufacturer from…
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90-second Statements
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. This year, the Severn Area Rescue Association, also known as SARA, are marking their fiftieth anniversary. They are a volunteer lifeboat and inland search and rescue charity, with seven lifeboat and rescue stations along the length of…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
Minister, I recently visited Shine Catering Systems, a family-run company that employs about 65 people in Newport East. They've been in existence for quite some time. They design, they manufacture and they install commercial catering equipment, and their…
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Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - Evidence from the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism
Okay, the committee will meet in private for the remainder of today’s business, in accordance with the decision we took earlier.
