26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Public Bodies Unit: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government
Thank you. Thank you, Rhianon. Well, now it is Natasha Asghar. I invite Natasha to now develop the questioning on the theme of public appointments. Over to you.
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Public Bodies Unit: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government
I'm very sorry. Yes, you are quite right, because there are no notes next to it on my guide. So, Rhianon Passmore—apologies for that.
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Public Bodies Unit: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government
Thank you. After your revelation, I'll never see you quite the same. [Laughter.] Thank you very much indeed. Natasha Asghar, can I bring you in, please?
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Public Bodies Unit: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government
Diolch, Cefin. Mike Hedges, would you like to take up the questions?
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Public Bodies Unit: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government
Okay. Thank you. If I bring in now Cefin Campbell, who will take up the questioning.
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Public Bodies Unit: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government
Thank you. I'll conclude my questions before we move on. I'm just seeking clarity from you over, effectively, Chinese walls between oversight and the independence of the arm's-length bodies. How, therefore, do you ensure that they maintain effective corporate…
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Public Bodies Unit: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government
Okay. Thank you. If I can move on again, how can we, or even you, be clear about the overall scope of the activities of the public bodies unit, given the differences between the list of bodies in the Welsh Government's evidence paper and those captured in the…
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Public Bodies Unit: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government
Thank you very much. Just for the record, I wondered if, very briefly, as apolitical servants, you could summarise why a government would establish a body as an arm's-length body, rather than as part of a government department.
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Public Bodies Unit: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government
Okay. Moving on, what challenges do you believe that the different status of the different arm's-length bodies pose for the Welsh Government when developing guidance and communication relevant to all of them, and what factors do you consider when deciding on…
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Public Bodies Unit: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government
Okay. Thank you for your comments, which we'll consider when, as I indicated, we discuss this later. So, if I can start the formal questioning for this session focusing on the public bodies unit's overall work programme and remit, could you tell us how the…
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Public Bodies Unit: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government
As you might expect, we have a number of questions to cover, and I'd like to ask both Members and witnesses to be as succinct as possible to enable us to cover the wide range of issues this topic has generated. However, before I ask the first question…
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Diolch. Thank you.
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
David Richards.
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Peter Kennedy.
26 January 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Thanks to our witnesses for attending committee today. Can we begin, please, by asking them to state their names and roles for the record, perhaps starting with Dr Goodall?
25 January 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Reform of Hospice Funding
I thank you for your statement. I'm pleased to note that the Welsh Government eventually allocated almost £14 million of emergency funding to support Welsh hospices throughout the pandemic, after I, as chair of the cross-party group on hospices and palliative…
25 January 2022 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I call for a Welsh Government statement on ovarian cancer awareness in Wales. Last Wednesday, I hosted, opened and chaired the online Wales ovarian cancer awareness meeting, organised by Target Ovarian Cancer and the National Federation of Women's Institutes…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: The cost of living
We're pleased to support this motion. As figures today show, soaring food costs and the energy bill crisis are driving consumer prices up at their fastest rate in 30 years, with UK consumer price inflation at 5.4 per cent last year. Of course, this is not…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you. The Welsh Government's eating disorder service review in 2018 set out an ambitious vision based on early intervention, evidence-based treatment and support for families. Eating disorder charity Beat played a key role in this review. Beat's 'The…
19 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
7. What action will the Welsh Government take to ensure faster and equitable progress in improving eating disorder services across Wales? OQ57443
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Motion 1 and Legislative Consent Motion on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Motion 2
Though we'll be voting in favour of both these legislative consent motions on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, we're aware of the sensitivities involved. In so doing, we acknowledge the statement in the Legislation, Justice and Constitution…
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Legal Aid and Access to Justice
Legal aid is intended to help meet the cost of legal advice, family mediation and representation in a court or tribunal. The rules about who qualifies are set out in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and regulations referred to by…
18 January 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip: Update on progress following the publication of ‘The Slave Trade and the British Empire: An Audit of Commemoration in Wales’
Diolch. Well, across the globe, slavery has been a grim and evil reality throughout most of human history. Slavery across Britain itself long predated Roman occupation and continued over many centuries afterwards. The Britons, i.e. Celts or Welsh, and…
12 January 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Deaf People Wales: Hidden Inequality
A literature search was conducted, then data gathered from case studies from deaf people and British Sign Language interpreters, evaluations of mental health promotion initiatives involving deaf people, statistics from British Sign Language interpreting…
12 January 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Deaf People Wales: Hidden Inequality
Diolch, Llywydd. I've agreed to allow one minute for both Joel James and Jane Dodds to speak in this debate. Regrettably, I'm advised that it's not possible for this short debate to have live British Sign Language interpretation, not least due to the…
