, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 2
A couple of questions, actually, around finance, but from two different aspects: the cost of the office and the staff, and how it ensures value for money. What sort of costs are we talking about for running the register? That is my first question. Maybe if…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 2
And would you have, retrospectively, then, had something on it in that case? So, if somebody hadn't realised that they needed to be on there and it was a genuine mistake, would you retrospectively amend the register?
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 2
And would there be any leeway then on making mistakes or anything along those lines, or you might be coming on to it in the next section?
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 2
How long would they need to be returning nil returns for them then to drop off the register, or do they have to physically ask to be removed from the register?
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 2
Could I ask a quick question there, Chair?
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 1
Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you very much, gents.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 1
Is that quite labour intensive, then, for you to go through all that, or is the system built in such a way, as you say, with things going out to Ministers or to MSPs, to say, 'This lobbying is said to have happened, let us know if it didn't', that sort of…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 1
Thank you. Just a couple of extra questions, if I can, Chair. What leeway do you give to organisations that have not registered but are unaware that they need to or have put in mistaken or incorrect information? So, just more on the process of policing it, if…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 1
Will you be reviewing the impact on the standards commissioner, or your equivalent in Scotland? Is that part of that budget that you've got there, or is it extra work that the standards commissioner is having to do?
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 1
And, as part of that review, will the cost of the of your work be looked into? Do you have a ballpark figure of how much the lobbying register costs?
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 1
The supplementary was: with hindsight, is there anything that you'd now add or remove from that list?
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 1
Okay. Diolch, Chair. I'd like to just clarify what information lobbyists are required to provide to you. In some of our papers, we've had some of that outlined there. But then two supplementaries to that, basically: now that you've had the benefit of a little…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 1
Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 1
So, it's fair to say that, if there hasn't been a report on it, nothing has been taken all the way through a process anyway.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 1
And then, obviously, with our counterpart committee in Scotland, are there any issues that have arisen from things not being registered that have then gone to a standards committee inquiry or complaint or anything like that that we might need to be aware of?
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 1
Can I ask a quick question, Chair, if I could? You talk about the lobbyists and those five steps. Whose responsibility is it to register—? What responsibility lies with the parliamentarian and what lies with the person doing the lobbying? Could you talk us…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
For my contribution this afternoon, I'd like to focus on the impact that the crisis in nursing in Wales is having on hospices, and in particular on the two children's hospices in Wales—Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith. Both hospices are sanctuaries to some of the most…
, Plenary
Motion to approve the Senedd Commission Budget for 2023-24
To conclude, Dirprwy Lywydd, the context in which this budget was produced and scrutinised has been very difficult. As a committee, we understand that all public bodies are facing significant challenges in delivering services within their budgets. As a…
, Plenary
Motion to approve the Senedd Commission Budget for 2023-24
The committee considered the Commission’s draft budget, and published its report on 21 October. We found that the Commission developed its budget proposals in a prudent manner and, as a result, we recommend that the Senedd should endorse the budget before us…
, Plenary
Motion to approve the Senedd Commission Budget for 2023-24
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Before I begin, I would like to thank Ken Skates, the Senedd Commissioner for budget and governance, and Senedd officials, for attending the Finance Committee on 5 October to discuss the Commission’s proposals, and for the…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you, Minister. The revelations, as you say, over the weekend about a former Gwent police officer and his colleagues were deeply disturbing. It is abhorrent that racist, misogynistic and sexist material is found on the phone of a police officer. Having…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
2. What is the Government doing to promote community cohesion following serious allegations made about Gwent Police? TQ683
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales—Scrutiny of the Estimate 2023-24 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Thank you very much for attending. Therefore, under the Standing Order we've already passed, we will go back into private session now, and for the meetings on 16 November and 1 December. Thank you very much.
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales—Scrutiny of the Estimate 2023-24 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Thank you very much for your time this morning. We obviously need to report by the deadline, and I think the deadline for reporting is 22 November. So, obviously, we'll have a discussion after you've left the room, as we always do. But, thank you so much for…
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales—Scrutiny of the Estimate 2023-24 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Yes. There we are. Excellent.
