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Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Will it be one that you'll be making a priority, going forward, though?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
And has any consideration to supporting those on benefits and with caring responsibilities to apply for and take up public appointments been made?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
It's not prominent in any of the advertisements, just to make you aware of that. So, just for the process and just to make everyone aware, that should be definitely looked at, because if someone is considering a job, we all have bills to pay, and I'm sure…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Okay, because one thing—. I am going to ask you as in-depth—. You probably all saw me on my phone earlier. I wasn't being rude; I was actually doing some homework. So, I went actually on your website and I started job hunting. I came across five jobs that you…
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Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you so much. I'm going to be asking you, as I mentioned earlier, about remuneration, but I just wanted to ask, before I go into the actual in-depth questions, how many people from diverse backgrounds are currently in remunerated positions, in roles that…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Great. Thank you so much. Thanks, Chair.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
That would be great. Thank you so much. So, which organisations and groups are you specifically working with when it comes to—? The evidence states that you're keen to work with external partners on mentoring and shadowing schemes. So, who are they, and, if…
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Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
How do you and where do you advertise for these roles? Because, coming into the questions of what my colleagues have mentioned, we tend to find that a lot of these roles are filled with people from Cardiff/local specific. So, how can we get or how do you work…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Okay. The year 1 action plan of the Welsh Government diversity and inclusion strategy included a number of actions in relation to developing a pipeline of talent. Apprenticeships and mentoring schemes—have these been delivered, and how are their successes in…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Okay. I've been listening intently to a lot of what my colleagues have been asking you so far, and I know you've been getting quite a grilling, but there is one thing I'd like to follow up from what my colleague Mike Hedges just asked. There is a…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
So, how soon will you be implementing those so that these instances don't happen again?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you so much. Good morning, both. I'm going to ask you a bit about developing the pipeline of talent. You've mentioned a lot of things, which is music to my and, I think, the committee's ears, about diversity and inclusion and everything else. I do want…
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Papers to note
Okay. In that case, yes, I do. Just bear with me, I have notes here—one second. In relation to the letter, on pack page 5, they've mentioned a team restructure. I'd just like to ask what the team goals are and what the new team will be bringing to the table…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Sorry, Chair, is this the letter from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, on accounts scrutiny?
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Just thought I should put that out there.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
I do live in Newport. [Laughter.]
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
I do—
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Road freight transport strategy
Thank you so much, Presiding Officer. It's my absolute pleasure to move this motion tabled in the name of my colleague Darren Millar. Road haulage is absolutely essential in so many ways, particularly to our day-to-day lives and economy as well. So, it’s…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you for that answer, Minister. Can I just quickly pay a tribute to Buglife Cymru, who launched their important invertebrate areas maps at a fantastic event here today in the Pierhead this afternoon? Minister, I'm asking this question with my yellow…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
1. How will the sustainable farming scheme support habitats in Wales? OQ60378
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you for your answer, Minister. There is a great deal of concern amongst media outlets over the proposed changes to public notices. The Bill seeks to remove the requirement for councils to publish changes in council tax rates in a public notice in a…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
8. What discussions has the Minister had with local authorities in South Wales East in relation to the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill? OQ60353
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, latest figures have shown that 28 per cent of all children in Wales are living in relative income poverty, the equivalent of around eight children in a class of 30. The Senedd's Equality and Social Justice Committee released a damning report…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session with the Welsh Government: Amgueddfa Cymru—Museum Wales
Okay. Thanks, Chair.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session with the Welsh Government: Amgueddfa Cymru—Museum Wales
Okay. How appropriate was it for the Welsh Government, and Ministers as well, to appoint the former president to lead the governance review at Cadw, given the investigator's findings of November 2021 and the Welsh Government's knowledge of the events at the…
