, Finance Committee
Pre-nomination Hearing - Auditor General for Wales
Thank you very much. You're coming from an organisation that the auditor general audits. How would you ensure independence and fairness in dealing with that organisation? And more importantly, how will you avoid any perception that you're not showing…
, Finance Committee
Pre-nomination Hearing - Auditor General for Wales
Diolch, Cadeirydd. As auditor general, you are likely to find yourself in situations where you have to tell powerful individuals uncomfortable truths. Your predecessor, or the current auditor general, produced a qualified audit on the Welsh Government. What…
, Plenary
Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2026-27
I've asked the Government to publish the standard spending assessment for every local authority, and to publish, at the same time, the rate support grant for every local authority. They've failed to do so up until now. Will you ask for the same?
, Plenary
Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2026-27
Will you take an intervention?
, Plenary
Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2026-27
Local government provide many of the key services provided by the public sector in Wales. Not just collecting refuse, maintaining roads, education and social services, but trading standards, environmental health, ensuring food providers are working safely…
, Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2026-27
It's important the budget is passed to avoid a catastrophic reduction in budgets across the public sector. I urge Members to support the budget. Failure to do so would mean services ending and large-scale public sector redundancies. Apart from the local…
, Plenary
Debate: Welsh Rates of Income Tax 2026-27
I would say exactly the opposite of Sam Rowlands: I urge all Members to support this today. I support keeping the Welsh rate for the purpose of calculating the basic rate of income tax at 10p in the pound, the Welsh rate for the purpose of calculating the…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I would like to ask for two statements. The first is on the Welsh Rugby Union. There are serious problems in Welsh rugby. Amongst them is the national team only beating Japan in the last two years, and the WRU unable to sell six nations tickets. Despite the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Can I move a motion, under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix), to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting? Is that agreed? Yes.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
Thank you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
Item 8, papers to note. Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: subordinate legislation. The Counsel General's letter informs us that a significant amount of subordinate legislation will come forward before the Easter recess…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
Notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement. Correspondence from the Welsh Government on meetings of inter-ministerial groups: a written statement by the First Minister of Wales on the British-Irish Council meeting of 16…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7—previously considered
Do any Members wish to raise anything? No. Thank you, Jen. Are we happy to note the Welsh Government response? Yes.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7—previously considered
Can we group items 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 together? The committee considered these three revised codes of practice in a meeting on 19 January and laid its reports the same day. Members are invited to note the Welsh Government responses to the reports, which have…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Thanks, Jen. Do Members have anything they wish to ask? No. Are we happy to note the Welsh Government response? People are nodding, so I take that to be a 'yes'.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Thanks, Jen. Do any Members wish to raise anything? No. Are we happy to note the Government's response? I take that to be a 'yes'. Made negative resolution instruments: the Procurement Act 2023 (Threshold Amounts) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025. The…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Item 5 is instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.22 or 21.3, previously considered. The Tax Collection and Management (Visitor Levy Costs) (Wales) Regulations 2026. The committee considered this instrument at its…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
Thanks, Jen. On to Members, is there anything they wish to raise? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting point? Yes.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
Thanks, Jen. Do Members have anything to raise? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting point? Okay. The Building Act 1984 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2025. This Order is the first commencement Order made under the Building Act 1984 in relation to…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7. The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 6) (Wales) Regulations 2025. These regulations are the sixth commencement regulations made under the Building Safety Act 2022…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you, Jen. Members, do you have anything to raise? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting points? Yes. I see people nodding.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thanks, Jen. Do Members wish to raise anything? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting points? Yes. The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Regulation and Inspection of Social Care)…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Members, are we happy to agree the reporting points? Is there anything anybody would like to add? No. The Annual Returns (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026. These regulations amend the Regulated Services (Annual Returns) (Wales) Regulations…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thanks, Jen. Do Members have anything they wish to raise? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting points? Yes. Great. Thank you very much. On to instruments subject to the Senedd approval procedure, or what was previously known as the draft affirmative…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thanks, Jen. Do Members have anything they wish to raise? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting points? Yes. The Regulated Services (Registration) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026: these regulations amend the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care…
