, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1
Thank you very much, and I think that it is the direction of travel, and as you can probably see, I'm working from my Morriston office now, which I walked to this morning, and I think that's an example of the best form of travel. But can I move on to health?…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1
Thank you for that answer. You talked about transport and moving towards sustainable transport, but aren't we seeing major behavioural changes at the moment and people are travelling less? The Government is asking them to travel less, but even without that…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1
I'm very pleased to hear the Minister mention nature as well as carbon reduction; I'd like the environment to be mentioned as well, but I assume that was just an oversight rather than excluding it. But what do we expect to see at the end of this year in those…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1
That means 'yes', that they will still be able to have their own health reserves.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1
But this will not affect departmental reserves. Health always keep a very substantial departmental reserve. That'll still be in place, won't it?
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Pre-nomination hearing
Thank you very much.
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Pre-nomination hearing
And the final question from me, which is a much shorter one. One of the things that Nick Bennett tried to do, and many of us were in favour of, was give a voice to the voiceless, especially for people like the homeless and others. Will you be meeting with…
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Pre-nomination hearing
Thank you very much. I think that you and the auditor general have jobs or roles that are different to everybody else working in the public sector. You do it on behalf of yourself, in many respects: you are the ombudsman, the auditor general is the auditor…
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Pre-nomination hearing
Thank you.
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Pre-nomination hearing
It's a high-profile role, the public services ombudsman, and, whilst being managing director of Blaenau Gwent is a high-profile role in Blaenau Gwent, without being disrespectful, it doesn't have much of an effect on what's going on in Swansea, for example. I…
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Pre-nomination hearing
I welcome your commitment to early resolution. Very few people set out to do a bad job, no organisation sets out to do a bad job, but people make mistakes. I'm a football fan, and I see defenders making mistakes all the time. They don't do it on purpose, it's…
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Pre-nomination hearing
I unmuted myself then, so it got a bit confusing. Well, Michelle, as you know, we've met previously when you held a post down in Swansea. The question I've got for you is: you're managing director of Blaenau Gwent, and you cannot be managing director or chief…
, Finance Committee
Papers to note
I just turned the telephone off.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Building Safety
This is something that I've asked for over a period of time; it's a matter of serious concern. Like the Minister, who has got the development on the other side of the river, I've got the SA1 development, where a number of these properties are. One of the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
The final question is: will the need to get consent from the commission to pass on funds be a barrier to collaboration, particularly considering the level of collaboration involved in research and innovation, and also the amount of research and innovation…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
Thank you. Sorry, I could see you and hear you, but apparently you couldn't see me. Really, my first question on collaboration is: is the Bill going to help collaboration, especially with other organisations that aren't covered by the Bill, such the role that…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 7
Thank you.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 7
Thank you. Can I just come back on that? There used to be adult basic skills, which didn't have qualifications, which got adults up to a level of ability to do things. Is that still in existence? And, if not, would you like it?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 7
Finally, to Adult Learning Wales, you state in your paper you want greater clarity on the Bill's intention with regard to the balance of adult learning aimed at obtaining qualifications and more informal or non-accredited learning. I speak as someone who has…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 7
One of the things that all politicians and the Government talk about is having more higher level apprenticeships, level 4 and 5 apprenticeships, and the benefit of that. So, to what extent could the Bill as currently drafted help or hinder delivering these…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 7
Can I just thank you for that answer? The Bill provides for different powers, duties, conditions and different funding mechanisms for different types of provision. To what extent does this impact on the aim of creating one post-16 system?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - evidence session 7
Diolch. I want to talk about collaboration, but, before I do that, can I just thank—? I can't remember who made the statement about the difficulty of mergers. That is incredibly helpful, to me at least, because I keep on talking to people in the Senedd who…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Food poverty
You said 'an ideal world'. Some of us know it as the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Food poverty
Food poverty exists. It certainly exists in east Swansea. What has surprised me has been foodbanks starting up in what I always thought of as the rich suburbs of west Swansea. Of the eight wards in Swansea East, six of them have foodbanks. The two that do not…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Can I thank the Minister for that response? If the intention to reach a million Welsh speakers is going to be met, then getting more children being educated through the medium of Welsh is the best and easiest way of doing so. Does the Minister accept that Ti…
