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Debate on the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee Report—Common Frameworks
Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this debate as Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee. The United Kingdom's exit from the European Union resulted in a number of powers that were held by the EU being returned to the UK…
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Finance Committee Debate—The Welsh Government’s spending priorities for the 2024-25 budget
Are you aware that the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned that Labour's borrowing plans would increase inflation and drive up interest rates, because the two are linked? The Bank of England has independence to tackle inflation, and therefore…
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Finance Committee Debate—The Welsh Government’s spending priorities for the 2024-25 budget
Will you give way?
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Topical Questions
Now, I mean.
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Topical Questions
Well, in 2016, the Audit Wales report on the Wales life sciences investment fund found that, although innovative and having many merits, 'aspects of its establishment, governance, oversight and early operation were flawed and poorly documented.' As Chair of…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Growth Track 360, as you know, is the public-private partnership, uniting north Wales, the Wirral, and Cheshire West and Chester, working to improve cross-border transport connectivity, with specific emphasis on rail. After local concerns about poor service…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Diolch. Well, after I questioned the First Minister two weeks ago here regarding the statutory duties placed on local authorities under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, the First Minister concluded 'local authorities continue to be held to…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
5. How does the Welsh Government hold local authorities to account for the discharge of their duties under Welsh legislation? OQ59816
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Speaking at Stages 3 and 4 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill, I stated that, given their role in terms of regional infrastructure and economic development, the ability to allow Welsh Ministers to mandate the creation of corporate joint…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Fairtrade Nation—15-year anniversary
Diolch. Well, you mention Ammanford becoming Wales's first fair-trade town in 2002, and Cardiff becoming the first fair-trade capital city in 2004, but, of course, Wrexham became the first fair-trade county in the world in 2003. So, will you join me in…
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Business Statement and Announcement
—treated as income by any means-tested benefits. I call for a statement accordingly in the context of the calls on the Welsh Government and local authorities here.
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Business Statement and Announcement
I call for a single Welsh Government statement on the means testing of military compensation received by the armed forces community. Last week, the Royal British Legion launched its Credit their Service campaign, aiming to address the treatment of military…
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Questions to the First Minister
Equivalent practice applies to the disabled person's concessionary travel card. The social model of disability should be guiding everything done by service providers in all sectors, recognising that people are not disabled by their impairments but by the…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Thank you. All I will say about Wrexham AFC is that my eldest son spent a very long night in Wrexham celebrating—five o'clock in the morning he got home. In terms of Wrexham Gateway, I recently met with the Wrexham vision impairment group, and they were…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Can he—? The terms and conditions that he was given for this further piece of work—
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Thank you. I questioned the climate change Minister on this recently, and I referred to the press reports from a press briefing they'd had with you a few weeks earlier, which stated that, when you were asked about this, on that occasion, you'd said that a…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Okay. Thank you.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Because they tell me that, currently, they're prevented in Wales from setting up an equivalent system on this side of the border. Is that something you would give consideration to?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Yes, thank you. Sort of touching over—. I'll get straight into the key question. It's 11 years since the Royal College of General Practitioners, the British Medical Association and the North Wales Local Medical Committee started warning about the crisis in GP…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
I'll conclude because I know time is short, but the evidence we received was that the independent board members had good relationships with many of the members of the employed executive. Their concerns related—I won't name anybody—to an element within that…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Diolch. Morning. Bore da. And obviously, in my case, and certain colleagues here, we need them to succeed, because we're patients and our families are patients. There's good with the bad, and I experience the good regularly. But, nonetheless, as Chair of the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Okay. I'll bring this to a conclusion, then, by thanking the four of you for attending today and giving evidence to this committee. A draft transcript of the meeting, as usual, will be sent to you in advance, for you to check for accuracy before the final…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you. The clock has beaten us. We're over time. If you're agreeable, we'll send you a number of unasked questions in writing. Thank you very much indeed. Can I just conclude by asking you one very short question? What deadline does the Welsh Government…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Okay. Can I bring in Adam Price then, please?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Okay, thank you. I will comment on one of the previous comments: the committee will decide what it wishes to consider it should be wary of, within our remit, and our remit isn't to question policy—and you highlighted a number of policies—but rather to…
