, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay, great. Can I just ask a sub-question to what you just answered there? So, you mentioned the airport shake-up of security, which I am aware of. Just to make the room aware, I did as a question on this in the Chamber this week. It's about all airports…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Fantastic, that's good to hear. All right, so, coming back to the questioning, to the airport, by September 2022 you had drawn down £26.2 million of the £42.6 million for the rescue and restructuring grant, which was the amount profiled to March 2023. Can you…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Good. I appreciate that.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Thank you. Welsh Gov, would you like to answer?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay. Great. Thank you so much for that. I'm really actually glad that you answered that, because—. And you said something previously that you saw, and I quote, you said that, 'Heathrow Airport is seen as one of the competitors of Cardiff Airport', which is…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay. Thank you so much for your answer. Yes, Spencer.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay. And what's the view of the Welsh Government on this?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Thank you so much, Chair. Thank you so much for coming this morning. The first question: as it stands today, 22 June 2023, I'd like to know from both parties what you identify as the main challenges for revenue generation at the airport right now.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Yes.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Content to note the letter.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Happy, Chair, yes.
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Thank you for that answer, Presiding Officer. In my view, the remuneration board is not fit for purpose, and frankly doesn't have a place in this institution anymore. The rem board, as it's often known, is not accountable to anyone, meaning they can do…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
2. What recent discussions has the Commission had with the independent remuneration board of the Senedd? OQ59697
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister, for your response. Of course, news of Qatar Airways's potential return to Cardiff Airport is welcome, I'm sure, by all of us, even though it is a commercial decision—I agree with you there. With more flights running, passenger…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. Will the First Minister provide an update on discussions with Qatar Airways regarding their return to Cardiff Airport? OQ59677
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you so much, Deputy Presiding Officer.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you for your answer, Minister. As you'll be well aware, constituents often turn to us for help in their darkest hour, and usually, after they've been passed from pillar to post by local authorities and other agencies, they come to us with their woes and…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
9. How does the Minister ensure that local authorities engage and communicate with residents? OQ59631
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session
Thank you, Chair. Thanks, Damian.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session
Thank you. It was just in relation to the shadowing. Shadowing is a great concept—I'm all for it—but a lot of people may be put off by it because there's no pay for it. So, how would you suggest we make that more lucrative?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session
Okay. Thank you so much, Chair. Thanks.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session
Okay. All right. The Welsh Government's diversity and exclusion strategy for public appointments runs until the end of the year. What key priorities—? You mentioned, obviously, that there is tokenism and there are elements of it that you're not satisfied…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session
Okay. It's a tick-box exercise, you feel.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session
Okay. Tokenism in what way?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Public Appointments: Evidence session
Absolutely, yes.
