, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)
Do you work closely with universities, particularly on innovation, going forward? Because Cardiff and also Swansea are well renowned for their innovation, particularly Cardiff, I think, in the health service. Have you worked with those, if we're talking about…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)
Okay. I want to ask, first of all, whether—. We all know that there are challenges, and we know that you have got some progress in those challenges. You've outlined those. I just want to know whether they align with the Welsh Government's priority areas.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Only skills. Have you got the skills, both internally and more widely, because it was flagged up by the auditor general earlier on?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Okay. Mary.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Thank you. I want to ask now whether all local authorities are on track to both develop and then publish plans by March 2023 to achieve that collective that we're talking about of a net-zero public sector by 2030. So, you've talked about some being on…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Good morning, both. I'm going to ask you a very straightforward question: what are the key challenges for your organisations in meeting the 2030 net-zero ambition? If you were going to list the top two, what would they be?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - briefing from the Auditor General for Wales
The biggest area that we need to tackle—and it goes right across—is the use of energy and energy production, and then it's energy use and energy loss. So, there are clear links then. If you look at energy, you get it right across—you get it in all the things…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - briefing from the Auditor General for Wales
No. That's why I—. Sorry, if I can. That's why I said what I said, because you could widen the pool that might come through in the next two or three years.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - briefing from the Auditor General for Wales
Is there, then—? Can I, Chair—? If we're talking about, and we are, bringing this forward and those skills existing in Wales, is there not then some—? Isn't there a space here to recommend also to higher and further education, because they'll be the next…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - briefing from the Auditor General for Wales
I was going to focus in on workforce skills. If you haven't got the skill to know what you're supposed to do in the first place, you're in trouble, and probably even that would be the biggest problem, and then delivering what it is you think you're supposed…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you for that answer, Minister. I'm sure that, like me, you are concerned by the news over the weekend that one in five students at Russell Group universities have considered dropping out over the cost of living. I returned to education as an adult, and…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
8. What is the Welsh Government doing to help students with cost of living pressures? OQ59270
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Minister, and I'm delighted that all of the local authorities in my region will be taking part in this scheme, and Gwynedd already accepting applications. It's desperately needed. Can I ask, have you had an opportunity to read the latest report…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
1. Will the Minister provide an update on Welsh Government actions to bring empty homes back into use? OQ59269
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I would like two statements, the first being on the Welsh Government's response to the National Police Chiefs' Council—NPCC—report released today, that said that nine out of 10 complaints about violence against women and girls by police officers in England…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
That's what I was looking for. Thank you. Thank you very much.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
But that's not an example. Can you give an actual example of what you mean by divergence so that anyone looking in here would understand it?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
You talked a lot about divergence. Do you want to give us an example, just for the record?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
Thank you, Heledd. Just the opposite—. I'm going to come from the other end now—the disadvantage. You just said that providers are shrinking and therefore the costs will be rising. Those two things always go together. We can see it at the fuel pumps. Is it…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
Thank you.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
And the structure would allow it as procurement.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
Just coming back to governance, coming back to value for money, there are two sides, aren't there, when we're talking about provision in healthcare? And one is the education of the provider and the opportunities that that might give to those engaged in…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
Okay. That's fine.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
So, that standstill period is the period where you can do any checks and balances, although they probably would have done those before. But it's a safeguard, because people look for safeguards.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
Transparency and openness—you sort of started talking about it—and effective governance will be critical here. Have you got anything further to add than what you've already said?
