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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
You won't be surprised to hear me refer to the iconic curlew, because it is our most pressing bird conservation priority. Although curlew recovery would benefit multiple species, estimated at around 70, it will be extinct as a breeding population in Wales…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
4. Will the Minister provide an update on the implementation of the nature recovery plan? OQ59430
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Neurodivergence Improvement Programme
I also sought to introduce an autism Bill before Paul Davies, and I have to disagree, based on my daily casework, with the Minister when she said there’s no point in revisiting this issue, because I assure you that where good practice exists it’s laudable…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I call for a statement from the health Minister, setting out what the Welsh Government is doing to improve treatment for people with asthma and lung conditions. Today is World Asthma Day, when we shine a light on the more than 314,000 people living with…
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Questions to the First Minister
I was also elected here for the first time 20 years ago, and I remember drinking a sociable drink with your father when we both arrived. [Laughter.] But successive independent reports have shown that Wales needs 12,000 or more new homes annually if we're to…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 redesignation
I of course support Growth Track 360’s proposals, but do you agree that, despite the two-year delay to the Birmingham to Crewe stretch of HS2, the Crewe HS2 hub will be critical not only to general rail access to north Wales improvements, but particularly to…
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
I'll conclude by stating that the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee will continue to pursue these issues and we will be closely monitoring the implementation of our recommendations. I know that all of its members will jealously guard our…
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
Thanks to everybody who contributed, starting with Natasha Asghar, who stated that there are plenty of lessons for the Welsh Government to learn going forward. She identified a number of key funding needs that the underspend of £155.5 million could have met…
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
That figure was in the report. It's in the report, that figure.
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
This is in the report. The problem is the evidence we received from the most senior level of the Welsh Government: this was retrospective. The committee recommended that the Welsh Government provides the committee with further information on the timescales…
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
Well, time's limited, you know—I've only got 15 minutes in total.
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
If you read our report, you'll see we fully address that and incorporate some of the specific matters you highlight received in evidence. In fact, I will develop on some of your points in my speech now. It's difficult to understand why the Welsh Government…
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
By all means, yes.
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
Apologies, yes. We were lectern-less. Well, scrutiny of the accounts of publicly funded organisations is a core part of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee's work, and has been undertaken on an annual basis since 2014. This work is an…
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Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
Diolch, Llywydd.
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting
I propose that, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of today's meeting. Are all Members content? Thank you, I see that all Members are content. I'd be grateful if we could be moved into…
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Papers to note
Great. We've noted the comments by Mike and Rhianon, and otherwise noted the, I think, agreement to incorporate this into our future work on public appointments. Thank you. In that case, if there are no further observations on this, we will note the letter…
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Papers to note
Thank you—
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Papers to note
Oh, sorry, I didn't—. Rhianon.
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Papers to note
Okay. Thank you, all. I think we've captured that and we'll incorporate that, as we go forward, that particular—
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Papers to note
Yes.
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Papers to note
Okay. Mike, are you content with that? Thank you. Obviously, it's a matter that arises with all parties at times, when they know or believe that a person in a position may have allegiances elsewhere, and that person has to show their impartiality, and we know…
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Papers to note
Okay. Well, again, I'm personally not privy to the appointments process that applied to him, and who conducted and how that was—. Are we able to comment or do we need to defer that for further advice?
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Papers to note
Thank you. Mike Hedges.
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Papers to note
Members, do you have any comments? Not that I can see. No. In which case, I invite you to agree to note the letter, where the contents will be reflected in the committee's report, and as we've just heard also, as the auditor has suggested, we'll also pick up…
