12 July 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of Amgueddfa Cymru
'I was presented with a number of key governance challenges on appointment'.
12 July 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing with the preferred candidate for the post of Chair of Amgueddfa Cymru
Thank you. I was going to ask why you felt that you are well suited for this role, and I do still want to pursue that line of questioning. But you've just started talking about some of the experiences that you've had. Just looking at the material that has…
11 July 2023 , Plenary
Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report—Delivering the Government’s priorities and legislative programme
So, what you're saying is: let the electors of England decide our fate.
11 July 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Government response to the second phase of the sustainable farming scheme co-design
It's disappointing that you're not able today to tell us about this funding gap between the end of the basic payments and the beginning of the sustainable farming scheme. For the sake of a couple of days, I think it would have been good for you to share that…
11 July 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Government response to the second phase of the sustainable farming scheme co-design
Thank you to the Minister for her statement. I look forward to scrutinising the detail of the sustainable farming scheme. Despite the discussion that there's been on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill, I think we're now getting to the detail, and if the Bill was…
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Just one final question, because there was a report last year from the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data that pointed to potential tensions in looking at the Welsh Government approach to the north Wales growth deal, where you encourage…
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
I was literally just going to ask you where that work was at. You mentioned Warren Hall. Does that include Wrexham Gateway as well?
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
So, did the Government overpromise at the beginning, and created, maybe, unrealistic expectations, because we were promised, rather more swiftly than we're experiencing, a much better service?
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Because my personal experience is that things have deteriorated in recent months. Just for your information, of my last nine journeys, either down to Cardiff or back, six of those have either been cancelled or have been severely late in terms of arrival, and…
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
How would you describe the performance of Transport for Wales Rail then, because Transport Focus, which represents passengers, has rated Transport for Wales Rail services as joint bottom place for overall satisfaction alongside TransPennine Express? That's…
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
But some of the interventions that you mentioned that Lord Burns referred to will be operational and implemented during that period.
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
So, whilst the Menai bridge will be down to a single lane for up to two years, what plans are there in terms of the Britannia bridge to ensure that there is more effective and efficient flow back and forth from the mainland to the island?
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Do you accept that resilience is the issue here, rather than congestion, because that is one clear concern? And the feeling I get from the work that Burns is doing is that there is an environmental sustainability focus that is to be welcomed, of course, and…
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Thank you very much. Welcome back. Do you understand how cancelling the intention to construct a new crossing and, yesterday, hearing that one lane on the bridge will be closed for two years, or up to two years, will happen—? What kind of impression does that…
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Diolch.
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Just one final question to conclude, then. You talked about the dental academy. There have been calls for a new dental school in north Wales. The health Minister has said that that appeals to her as an idea. What's your view on that being established?
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
That isn't a health service, but do-it-yourself dentistry, and that isn't right, is it?
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
'I fixed it myself with dental glue bought on Amazon.'
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
I think, Chair, this is the first time that I've heard the First Minister say that Rishi Sunak is right. I'd be surprised if you make a habit of that. But just going back to the work that I've undertaken, because the here and now, of course, is a very serious…
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Thank you, Chair. If I can turn to dentistry and ask you, perhaps, how you would describe the state of dental services in north Wales, because perhaps you've heard me quoting figures and research that has been undertaken by my office. We spoke to 97 per cent…
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Just one question. It was the Government's decision, wasn't it, to place the board in special measures. As we heard at the beginning, that's happened in the past as well, but perhaps it didn't have the transformative impact that one would wish. They're back…
7 July 2023 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Just a short question, really: do you regret the way that their departure was handled by the health Minister?
6 July 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
So, we will move, therefore, to a private session, and I propose, under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix), that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Yes. Thank you very much. We will move to private…
6 July 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
Okay, thank you very much.
6 July 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
—which is the correspondence with further information. We'll ask the research team to provide us with a note on that. Great. Diolch yn fawr. And happy to accept everything, then.
