, Legislation Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Just to say that I think the agriculture Minister's done the right thing in this, to get it out there, and the consultation aspect through the summer shows, and looking at what was happening outside of the window, basically, throughout the summer has caused…
, Legislation Committee
Papers to note
I think it's important to note that this is a good, positive step forward, but it does raise questions about how the Welsh language version is scrutinised, because it's not the law—the law is in English, but this is a Welsh version of it. So, whilst I'm…
, Legislation Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
I tend to agree with the points about writing to the Welsh Government on these issues, and we'll wait for the response from them. On the point about the software and the misalignment of wording, I think it's important that it is checked out against others…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
And we'll get those to you as soon as possible.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
In terms of the draft budget, the money is in it for bilingualism, and, in terms of our priorities as a Senedd, everything is planned bilingually as a matter of course. In terms of measures in terms of holding sessions such as this bilingually and, in terms…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
That has been something that, from what I understand—. I've just joined ARAC, the audit and risk assurance committee, as the Member with responsibility for finance, and there has been a significant focus on the audit and risk work, and it is a known risk…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
That's what we're doing now.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
We went off, I believe—. I wasn't involved in the decision at the time, because obviously it was—. We went off the experience of the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Parliament had run a very similar system, and I think with the same provider. As a pilot, it…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
As you said, we did, and this committee, when I chaired it in the last Senedd, had an interest in this, in seeing how we could monitor social media in terms of threats to our Members. It was something that emerged from work that was done in Scotland, and we…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
It's cheaper in terms of—. Actually, I'll bring Manon in here, because you know more about this.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
No, £150 million. That's doing nothing, but that's without dilapidations, any rent reviews and so forth. So, what is your point here?
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
That gives you £300 million, doesn't it?
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
—£2.7 million, times 50 years.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
I think the current rent is—
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
In terms of—. Just using very rough figures, the rent—.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
Because we've managed it over time.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
I think the oversubscription of the project fund—
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
Yes, if you could.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
It's on capital and technical, so I'm going to ask Lisa just to give us an overview.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
Manon, did you want to comment? We have a licence with Microsoft and, I think, because of the governance-first aspect, we need to be very careful what we put into, maybe, a different entity, just to make sure that we're fully in control of where that data…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
I'm quite interested in how AI happens in different Seneddau and different Parliaments around the world as well. We're currently exploring and piloting AI through Microsoft Copilot, Teams and Teams Premium, and individual cases have clear successes, but…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
As you'll be aware, the Business Committee make those decisions as to how the business runs, and that's something that we as Commissioners and officials then have to bear in mind. Obviously, we, the same as you, will have seen some of the papers that have…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
I'll bring Ed in on the structure and what works are going to be carried out during that refurb to make it fit for purpose for the future. Ed, did you want to comment a bit further on that?
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
I'll take that to start, and then I'll bring Ed or Manon in afterwards. I think the extent of the works that are going to be carried out in our preferred bid is significant. In effect, it will probably look like a new building on the same site without…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2027-28: Evidence Session
I think the main point is no decisions have been made as to how we purchase the Tŷ Hywel property over time. The decision to do that will be taken in due course, after a very clear cost-benefit analysis. Obviously, we'll have use of it for that 50 years…
