, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
5. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the effectiveness of enterprise zones? OQ61548
, Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Pre-budget scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
I’ve got two questions that I think could quite easily be put in writing—one on land disposals tax and the other one on budget protocol. The question that I would like to ask now, though, is: the Chancellor is to launch a multi-year spending review, but it…
, Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Pre-budget scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
Can I just say it's not just five years, though, is it, Minister? We had the London Olympics—the title gave away where it was—which generated some new regeneration, and instead of getting 5 per cent of it, we got almost a fortieth of that, because it was…
, Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Pre-budget scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
I don't disagree with that at all. Now we've got a situation that if the French only worked four days a week, they'd be as productive as the British are on five days a week—it’s having those electronic and other devices at their fingertips for them to be able…
, Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Pre-budget scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
Productivity, especially in the public sector—. I've just referred to a Nuffield report in the early 2010s, which identified that as the amount of money spent increased, as the number of staff increased, the number of interventions per member of staff…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Chicken manure contains high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus. It makes a great fertiliser for crops. When the nutrients reach waterways, they can result in the excessive growth of algae, starving the river of oxygen. With chicken sheds producing huge…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
We'll move on to the next item, item 7, the motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. I invite the committee to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Do Members agree? Yes…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
Papers to note. A written statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill. The Trefnydd informs the Senedd that the Government tabled a motion to withdraw the Senedd Cymru…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
So, we'll move straight on to item 5, written statement and correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs on the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024. The Deputy First…
, 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
We move on to item 4, instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 previously considered. This is a regular standing item for this committee. We have nothing to consider this week.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
Thank you. And do Members want to raise anything? No.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
Thank you. Do Members have any points they want to raise? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting point? Yes. Paper 4, the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2024. This commencement Order brings into force all remaining provisions of…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
Item 3, instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7. The Tertiary Education Research Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitionary and Transitional Provisions) Order 2024. This commencement Order brings into force…
, 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. Do Members have anything they wish to raise? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting points? Yes. Thank you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
That takes us on to item 2: instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Orders 21.2 or 21.3. On to item 3—. Sorry, item 2, the Listed Buildings (Partnership Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2024. These regulations are part of a…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Prynhawn da. Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to the virtual meeting of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee. We've had no apologies, and everybody is present. As a reminder, the meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and the Record of…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cardiff Airport
I'm not going to get any further, Chair.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cardiff Airport
Well, I'm sure Mark Isherwood would tell you it doesn't bring much to north Wales, to the area he represents, where Manchester Airport and Liverpool airport are the two airports that are his local airports. But, leaving that aside, the question is: don't you…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cardiff Airport
Thank you. That was a very painful way of getting there. And my final question is that if the airport is to be successful, it'll be competing against lots of regional airports until some of them disappear. Britain has too many small regional airports for its…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cardiff Airport
I haven't asked for the name of the lawyer; I haven't asked for the name of the KC. I've just asked: have you used a KC or haven't you?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cardiff Airport
It would not be telling us anything that is commercially confidential to say you have or have not used a KC. If you are unwilling to answer that question, I will take the assumption that you have not used a KC.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cardiff Airport
That makes the question even simpler. Have you or have you not used a King's Counsel?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cardiff Airport
And that works very well, speaking as somebody who's used it in the past. I'll move on to another point. This is to the Welsh Government. In March 2021, the Welsh Government explained the process it had conducted for the rescue and restructuring plan…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cardiff Airport
But Dublin wouldn't be long haul, would it?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cardiff Airport
I won't press Jet2 any further. One of the great strengths of the airport when it was owned by the three local authorities—when it was making a profit and doing incredibly well, I may add—was that KLM offered a jump-off point. You could go from Cardiff to…
