, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
Yes, please.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
Okay. Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
I concur. I think, clearly, we could request a document with the names of any employees redacted. Obviously, the reference that you've made to this possibly having wider implications and going beyond the health board certainly would fall within the areas of…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
We can seek the advice. I completely concur with what you say, but, obviously, there may be legal constraints. So, we can clarify and then pursue in whichever way we can.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
Yes, please.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
I support that, but, actually, I think I did raise that through you some weeks ago, and we did get advice that corroborated what we've just heard, if I remember correctly.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
Okay, thank you. In that case, can I hand over to Mabon ap Gwynfor?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
Yes. It's where those reports—and I have to be careful what I say—where those reports had raised issues regarding named individuals, or the roles carried out by named individuals. We raised the issue in the letter to the health board last year noting that the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
Okay, thank you. Mike Hedges, have you concluded your questions? I'll take that as confirmation. Yes, thank you. If I could just ask one supplementary before I bring in Mabon ap Gwynfor, you referred to, I think, some executive members being effective and…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
Yes, please.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
Thank you. If I can invite Mike Hedges to take up the questions.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
Thank you. Mr Gallanders, do you wish to add?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
Thank you. You've referred to events from the previous Friday, when you were asked to attend this meeting. What other events, if any, were there leading up to you all being asked to resign, or was this a bolt from the blue? To what extent were the issues…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
Thank you. John Gallanders, would you like to add anything?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
Thank you very much indeed, both. Perhaps I should indicate that I've come across both of you, particularly John Gallanders, professionally through my role as a Member of the Senedd over the years. As you'd expect, we have a number of questions. I'll ask…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session 1
Bore da a chroeso. Good morning and welcome. We're now returning to public session for this morning's meeting of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee in the Senedd. I welcome participants to the meeting, and the witnesses who are with us…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Happy, Mike? Great. Thank you very much indeed. At this point, then, can we take a short break again and go into private session briefly before we have our first public evidence session on public appointments? Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Okay, I think that's noted. If Members are content therefore to move on to the next item and just note this letter, the next item is a letter from the Minister for Social Justice, Jane Hutt, to the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee, Jenny…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Thank you. Mike seems to be content. The letter provides the Minister's formal response in relation to recommendations 1, 2, 3 of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's report on these legislative consent memoranda laid before—. Sorry. In that…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
And are Members then, if they have no other points, content to write to the Permanent Secretary to clarify these outstanding issues? I think that's a 'yes'. Thank you very much indeed. The next item is a letter from the Minister for Finance and Local…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Okay. Have you any indication—?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
So, if we can move to papers to note, and our first item is a letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government to myself as Chair—from Dr Andrew Goodall—following up on issues arising from the scrutiny of the Welsh Government's annual report and…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Bore da, croeso—good morning and welcome to this morning's meeting of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee in the Senedd. We've not received any apologies for absence, although Rhianon Passmore hasn't been able to join us yet and will be…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
During the business statement here on 8 February, I stated that 'National Deaf Children's Society Cymru have warned of a looming educational crisis for deaf children in Wales. Their Consortium for Research into Deaf Education survey of local authorities shows…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
5. How does the Welsh Government support deaf school pupils? OQ59429
