, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
We'll move to Carolyn Thomas.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Sam.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Thank you, Sam. Joel James.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Thank you for that. Sam Rowlands.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
I see.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Yes. So, with regard to the regulatory impact assessment and the resource that's identified within that to fulfil the additional functions and to be able to provide an adequate service on that, are you content that that regulatory impact assessment does set…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
No. Well, it's useful to hear that, that there have been no surprises after you've had that working arrangement and consultation with Welsh Government. Of course, different provisions will place additional workload on the commission. Are you content with…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Okay, Shereen, thanks for that. Anything to add, Tom?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
We will move on then to item 2 on our agenda today, which is our sixth evidence session with regard to the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill, and we will be taking evidence from the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales in relation to this…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome everyone to this meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee. We've received apologies from Luke Fletcher, one of our committee members; there are no substitutions. This meeting is being held in a hybrid format, but, aside from the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
I very much agree that young people in our schools relate very strongly to their local history, which they can see all around them, and it’s a very good learning and teaching tool. Would you agree with me, Minister, that it’s also important in delivering this…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Economic Mission: Priorities for a Stronger Economy
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, in the vital areas of education and skills, the commission for tertiary education and research will be responsible for post-16 provision, but will also address the false divide, I hope, with pre-16 education. Both the commission and…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Digital and AI technology in the NHS
Newport East is a very diverse community, especially in places like Liswerry and Maindee, where there is a high percentage of ethnic minority households. And we had an interesting experience with those communities around trying to improve vaccine take-up and…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Minister, in terms of the Bridges dental practice in Caldicot, I met with the partners there this week and they do feel very strongly that their long-standing commitment as a practice to NHS provision is being put at risk by the new NHS dental services…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Okay. Well, thank you all very much for giving evidence to committee today. You will be sent a transcript to check for factual accuracy in the usual way, but it's been very useful. Diolch yn fawr. Thank you very much.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Okay. Nothing you wanted to add, Clare?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Okay. Well, thanks very much for that. Is there anything else you'd like to add, any of you, to the evidence that you've given to committee today?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Thanks, Sam. Clare, are you content with that aspect as well?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Okay. Sam.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Okay. Thank you very much for that, Catherine. Colin, could I just return very briefly to the proposal for direction-making powers in relation to pilots? You couldn't envisage a situation, could you, where—? I guess you could have a pilot on an all-Wales…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Thank you, Clare.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
You are. Okay. Carolyn.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Okay, Clare. Thank you very much for that. Jayne, are you content?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Clare.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
You wouldn't have a baseline, but you could compare what happened there to other parts of Wales, I guess. Okay. Jayne.
