, Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report—'From Five to Four? P-06-1247 Support trials of a four-day week in Wales'
You're talking there about taxing the hospitality sector. Do you think that raising and increasing VAT from the UK Government has helped the hospitality sector?
, Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report—'From Five to Four? P-06-1247 Support trials of a four-day week in Wales'
James, are you willing to take an intervention?
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I thank the Minister for that response. The Minister will be aware that the numbers of cases of AI increase during the winter months. These are very challenging months in trying to prevent the spread of the disease, with wild birds, who are most likely to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you very much, Llywydd. I was very concerned to hear last week that new bird flu protection zones had been enforced around a large game breeding farm in Powys. This is a concerning development given that the Government had lifted the poultry and game…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 6
Thank you. So, across Wales, I wonder whether Sharon has an opinion on that.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 6
Well, if I can just ask one last question, please, Chair, in evidence we've received from some providers, they said when I asked the question of what would happen if they went back in-house, that that would be impossible because of the wages. The wages in…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 6
Thank you. I can see that Rob has his hand up, Chair.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 6
Following on from what Carwyn said, we have had some evidence from some independent companies or arm's-length and charitable bodies saying that they can be far more flexible in responding to customers' needs. So, if someone wants specific provision in a…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 6
Swansea, Wrexham and Powys, they use Freedom. If I could just look specifically at Freedom and that model, is there any risk that that might become an extractive model where, rather than it being part of the local economy and providing employment, any surplus…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 6
Thank you. I wonder if Rob—?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 6
Thank you. Carwyn.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 6
Thank you very, Chair, and thank you for being here and providing evidence today, colleagues. You have already touched a little on what I wanted to discuss. We can see that things are difficult financially for local authorities, but some local authorities…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Yes, content. Thank you.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
I regret having to ask this, but I hate this idea that things are measured according to financial value, and of course libraries offer much more broader ranging value than just looking at the bottom line. But, of course, sometimes we do need to look at the…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Thank you for those answers—it's interesting. If I can just understand, you say that what's important is the provision and the efficiency of the service, and that the person on the ground, in truth, doesn't really see the difference between the kind of model…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Authority Library and Leisure Services - evidence session 5
Thank you very much, Chair, and thank you for giving us evidence this morning. One thing has been interesting in this inquiry so far, namely the different ways of delivering services, library services in this case. There are some that are delivered by local…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The Right to Adequate Housing - evidence session 6 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The Right to Adequate Housing - evidence session 6 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Minister. Of course, when we talk about the supply of housing, this Government has run pilot schemes in the past—Ely Mill, I think, was one example recently, where the Government has worked in partnership with other bodies, the Principality and so…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The Right to Adequate Housing - evidence session 6 - Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. I do accept what you said in terms of the fact that we need to know the impact, or the financial impact, for example, of that kind of policy—what it's going to cost—and we need to have that information. The data that we've had and you've seen from…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The Right to Adequate Housing - evidence session 6 - Minister for Climate Change
Good morning. Thank you for joining us this morning. I'm very pleased to hear your opening remarks. I understand from what you've said that you want to see different policies being put in order—I think that 'sequentially' was the word that you used. Don't you…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 2
Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 2
If I could just go on, following the previous question about the diversity of people that we do have in public roles or public appointments here, the Welsh Government has a strategy, doesn't it, on diversity and inclusion for public appointments? Do you think…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 2
Following up on that, then, taking that direct payment element out of it, do you think there's room for offering childcare, for example, to offer some kind of assistance beyond that direct remuneration, in order to attract more into such roles?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 2
I'm thinking back to a time when I was a school governor and I was chair of governors. It was a great time and I loved that role, but I remember that, when they asked me to become a governor, they said it was going to take a day a week or a day a month…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 2
Following on, Shereen, is there any kind of training that you think should be held, and that new members should attend beforehand in order to become a member?
