, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Scrutiny of Senedd Commission Accounts 2023-24
Just for my information, then, who went through the training—the whole department?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Scrutiny of Senedd Commission Accounts 2023-24
Okay. So, what have you learnt from the review of procurement and contract management arrangements across the Commission, and what action have you undertaken to relieve capacity pressures and address risks of gaps in controls?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Scrutiny of Senedd Commission Accounts 2023-24
And you believe this provides value for money in the long term.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Scrutiny of Senedd Commission Accounts 2023-24
Thank you so much. I'd like to know what changes have you made in terms of the management of internal audit and governance following the departure of the head of internal audit? What benefits will your new approach bring to the table in terms of value for…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Senedd Commission Public Appointments
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Senedd Commission Public Appointments
The only reason I'm asking this particular question is because—. And I appreciate that they've done the effectiveness element that you've just mentioned, but it needs to be open and transparent. I appreciate they're independent members, and I appreciate that…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Senedd Commission Public Appointments
I'm just going to ask my final question now, please, if that's okay, Chair. In relation to, specifically, the remuneration board, we all appreciate that it's an independent element. With regard to every board member that we've ever had in this particular…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Senedd Commission Public Appointments
You mentioned Audit Wales a lot in your answer to me, and I appreciate that, but my question is specifically in relation to the remuneration board. Obviously, it's a group that is responsible for all of us here in this building and beyond, so I just want to…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Senedd Commission Public Appointments
It certainly sounds like you've touched on a lot of different areas to target, which I appreciate. Once you've put the application out on all on sites, and all the different boards that you've just mentioned, how do you assess the effectiveness of whether…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Senedd Commission Public Appointments
Thank you so much, Chair. Good morning. Just a quick one: what recruitment processes do you use to attract a strong and diverse field of candidates, specifically in relation to the independent remuneration board? And I'd like to know, and I'm sure the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cabinet Manuals and the Ministerial Code
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cabinet Manuals and the Ministerial Code
Okay, and Dr Goodall, my final question for you: do you think the ministerial code that we have in place at the moment is sufficient, or do you think it needs work?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cabinet Manuals and the Ministerial Code
Okay. Thank you, Dr Goodall. What role, if any, do special advisers play in providing advice to the First Minister and/or, indeed, civil servants about investigations into complaints about breaches of the ministerial code?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cabinet Manuals and the Ministerial Code
Okay, thank you very much. Before 2021 the ministerial code gave no role to the Permanent Secretary and other officials for the investigation of breaches of the ministerial code. Versions of the code between 2007 and 2016 specifically said, and I quote, 'it…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cabinet Manuals and the Ministerial Code
Okay, thank you so much. The director of propriety and ethics confirmed that no leak inquiry was commissioned or undertaken by the Welsh Government in relation to the recent case of the Minister for Social Partnership, but the former First Minister had indeed…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cabinet Manuals and the Ministerial Code
Thank you very much for that. On 11 June 2024, and in relation to the former Minister for Social Partnership, the former First Minister told Plenary he took advice from you about the process to make sure he was acting within the ministerial code. Can you…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cabinet Manuals and the Ministerial Code
Okay. So, Permanent Secretary, I just want to ask you, in relation to both of the cases that I just stated, the director of propriety and ethics—were they acting as an independent adviser on both of the cases that I just referred to?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cabinet Manuals and the Ministerial Code
Okay, thank you for clarifying that for me. On 23 May the director of propriety and ethics told the committee that he provided advice over the phone about a potential breach of the ministerial code by the then economy Minister. He then said that that advice…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cabinet Manuals and the Ministerial Code
So, just for my own personal benefit to just understand, he was appointed at the request of the First Minister.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Cabinet Manuals and the Ministerial Code
Thank you so much, Chair. Good morning, Dr Goodall. I'm glad you touched upon the director of proprietary and ethics, because that's a question that I'm going to be asking you about. Was the director of proprietary and ethics acting as an independent adviser…
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Women's healthcare
I'm really grateful to Delyth Jewell for bringing forward this debate today on women's healthcare, in which the motion highlights the need for recognition of the unique and often considerably painful aspects of women's health. In all areas of women's health…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Cabinet Secretary, as you know, swimming and water competence is part of the national curriculum for all key stage 2 schoolchildren in Wales. In the curriculum it details that 'Pupils should be taught to: 'develop skills of water safety and personal survival…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Business Minister, can I please request a Government statement outlining what support is available for stroke survivors? Last week, I had the absolute privilege of meeting a Blackwood support group, which is made up of some truly remarkable people and run by…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I'll go again, that's fine. First Minister, I'm sure you'll agree with me that it is concerning that this is seemingly the image many social media users have, indeed, of Newport. But I do believe that these kinds of exercises are important and bring public…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, having been born and raised in Newport, I will always sing songs of praise for the city, including our fantastic culture and heritage. In fact, my office often roll their eyes and have to stop me from referring to it as the New York of Wales…
