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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Would that implicate any cost-cutting exercises on having more Members, then, in that regard, for example things such as shared offices et cetera—looking to cost cut in ways? Because, obviously, if you're dealing with the expansion, more Members obviously…
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
And will those be accommodating to the potential expansion of the Senedd as well?
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
So, the deadline is technically three years from now.
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Okay. All right. What were the main findings of the internal audit review of the effectiveness of the independent remuneration board and executive board, and how will you take these forward, and what are the main implications on your future budgets?
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Okay. And given the change to the remuneration committee, how will the independent advisers support the Commission on workforce issues other than just remuneration on its own?
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
That's fine. No problem. How do the terms of reference for the remuneration committee compare with those for its predecessor, and why have they not been made available as required by the Commission’s governance principles and supporting provisions?
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Okay, but who actually sat on the panel to hire them?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
And just for my knowledge, the independent advisers, were they hired by yourself, by the Commission, by the—? Where did they come from?
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Okay, fantastic. Right. What informed decision for the remuneration committee to replace the remuneration, engagement and workforce advisory committee—? Sorry, my apologies. I'll repeat again. My apologies. The question was: what informed the decision for the…
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Okay, all right. I will continue with my questioning, if that's okay, because I do have a series to get through, but there is one question for which I'm going to go slightly rogue, as I like to do in this committee occasionally and ask you—. You mentioned…
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Okay, great. In June 2022 the Commission told the audit and assurance committee it would discuss how it would incorporate the Welsh economic impact of suppliers, as opposed to their presence in Wales, in its assessments. How has the Commission taken this…
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Excellent, okay. How does the actual investment incurred from 2021-23 in the carbon neutral strategy compare with the estimates? Have you reassessed the investment needed through to 2030 at all, and its affordability, given the impact of inflation and other…
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Does this have any delay on your ability to hit the medium-term targets?
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Great. Thank you so much. You actually met the target to reduce the carbon footprint—which is fantastic news for everyone—which you'd set out in your carbon-neutral strategy, despite not completing half of the projects—two out of four, as you…
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Thank you, Chair. I'd just like to know how did you go about reviewing your key performance indicators, and how did you obtain assurances that the revised measures are appropriate to assess the Commission's performance and delivery of your objectives, going…
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Papers to note
Content to note. Oh, Chair, Mike has something—
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Papers to note
Happy to note.
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Papers to note
Content to note, yes.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 consequential funding
I don't think so at all. I don't think it's a back-of-a-fag-packet at all. I think the Prime Minister certainly has great plans going forward: £1 billion is going to be coming in to electrifying north Wales, which will definitely provide benefits to the…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 consequential funding
We are waiting, as the Conservative Party are, for the spending review, when, hopefully, we'll be able to get more clarity in relation to the spending that we'll be receiving in relation to HS2, going forward. Let's remind ourselves that by axing the…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 consequential funding
Go for it.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 consequential funding
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. The Welsh Conservatives have long called for Wales to receive consequentials from HS2, and that position hasn't changed. My colleagues and I have raised this issue with our counterparts in Westminster on numerous occasions…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, can I please request a statement from the health Minister updating the Welsh Parliament on the Government-supported Deep End project? St Paul's clinic in Newport has around about 6,000 patients, and apparently has a higher rate of diabetic patients…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus services
I don't want an intervention, I've had—[Inaudible.]
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus services
—something the Prime Minister announced today would be extended. And, in Scotland, they introduced free travel for under-22s in a bid to increase usage. What have we been doing here in Wales? In Wales, the post-COVID recovery of bus services remains the…
