, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 2)
Okay, thank you. Thanks for allowing me to ask my question, Chair.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 2)
So, it's definitely nothing to do with January 2023. That date is not in your remit at all—it's not in the plan anywhere.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 2)
Yes.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 2)
Yes, thank you so much, Chair, for allowing me to raise just a final point. Sally-Ann, this one's for you, if that's okay. You gave some great answers in relation to the questioning that was given to you just now by our Chair in relation to HR and recruitment…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 2)
Great. Thank you so much, Chair, and thank you, Rhianon.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 2)
Great. And the second sub-question—well, the second part is basically something relating to strategic work planning, as well as something I touched upon earlier, which was the deployment of staff. So, I just wanted to know, and the main substance of the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 2)
Thank you so much, Rhianon. I promise I won't take up too much time. Just a few little sub-questions—well, actually, one and a half questions that I have relating to what Mike has just asked. I'd just like to ask the panel, in relation to the work plan 2025…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 2)
Thank you, Rhianon.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 2)
Thank you so much, Dr Goodall. Thank you so much, Chair. I'm done.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 2)
Thank you so much, Chair, and I appreciate everybody here today for being so understanding about the issues we had previously. A final question from myself is: what is the current outlook now, going forward, in relation to staffing resources that are going to…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
Okay, so we're completely silent.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
Chair, can you hear me?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
Thank you so much, Tim. Chair, I just wanted to bring something to your attention, and everybody else who's on the call today. We actually lost complete sound during Dr Goodall's answer to my question, so we were trying to regain some sort of sound here in…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
Okay. Just to—. Mark? Mike? Can you hear me?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
And how do you want me to do that?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
I think, Natasha, if you can step in to temporary chair the meeting, so we can adjourn the meeting.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
No.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
Mark?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
Dr Goodall. Dr Goodall, can you hear me? I think he can't hear me either.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
That's not just me, right?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
Great. Thank you so much, Tim. You've nicely led me in to my next set of questions, actually. I was going to ask you: where are some of the greatest pressures and main gaps that you're currently seeing right now, particularly when it comes to the impact of…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
Thank you so much, Dr Goodall. Has the Welsh Government at all considered creating any permanent group staff positions who can be redeployed to priority projects as required, if indeed it is required in future?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
Thank you so much for that. I just wanted to ask you a couple more questions, if that's okay, before I move on to my next area of questioning. I'd just like to know what further actions since our previous meeting—in fact, since your response to the Public…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
Thank you so much, Dr Goodall. Chair, I see Rhianon's hand up, do you want to—?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Welsh Government Workforce Planning: Evidence session (part 1)
Great.