, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 7
Going back to the initial question, with regard to the interplay between different Governments, and heads of Government in particular, is it beholden on the heads of Governments to show an example of how it should happen? The fact that the Prime Minister and…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 7
There we are. Diolch yn fawr. Thank you very much. As you've probably been watching, we've had six sessions to date on inter-governmental relations. It's been fascinating to delve under the bonnet of some of this work. I'd like to start by looking at your…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 7
Okay, we'll move on to our substantive item this morning, then, which is the next and penultimate evidence session that we have on fiscal inter-governmental relations. We've got Ed Poole here with us. Ed, do you mind just introducing yourself and your role…
, Finance Committee
Papers to note
There we are, thank you. Thank you very much. [Laughter.]
, Finance Committee
Papers to note
Diolch. Thank you very much.
, Finance Committee
Papers to note
Okay, we'll move on, then, to our second item, which is papers to note. We've got, I think, 11 papers to note. Are we happy to note those papers?
, Finance Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
A warm welcome to you to this meeting of the Finance Committee this morning. It's good to see you all. Thank you to the Members for being present. And we have our witness here this morning; we'll go into that in a second. This meeting will be broadcast live…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Wales and the next UK Government
How many times have we in this Chamber agreed that the Crown Estate should be devolved to Wales? It's the settled will of this Senedd. We shouldn't have to keep making the point. The Welsh Government claims to agree with us. The only discussion we should be…
, Plenary
Debate on Petition P-06-1437, 'Increase, don’t cut, funding for the National Library, Amgueddfa Cymru and the Royal Commission'
When it comes to heritage in my region, a vital connection to our past is Big Pit. It's one of the jewels in the crown. Between April 2023 and March 2024, it had a total of 107,995 visitors through its doors. This means over 100,000 people getting to…
, Plenary
Debate on Petition P-06-1437, 'Increase, don’t cut, funding for the National Library, Amgueddfa Cymru and the Royal Commission'
Thank you to the Petitions Committee for bringing this debate forward today, and thank you to the petitioners for their determination in bringing these issues to the fore today. I was a member of the committee when we first discussed this, and I'm delighted…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Certainly. How can we ensure that this will be a success without fair funding, and what answer can you give to those residents I represent who are looking for good news on public transport?
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Yes, of course.
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
That’s interesting, and we need to discuss this further, I understand, but it’s still a question as to whether or not you will have any influence or be able to guide that, whether or not they will listen to you or not. Receiving our fair share from the HS2…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
In the same interview, Jo Stevens was particularly dismissive of devolution; she stated that we shouldn’t be fiddling around with structures and systems when there are urgent things to be done. This Senedd stated with one voice a little over a year ago that…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Thank you very much for that reply. It's still £4 billion.
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Cabinet Secretary, last week, Jo Stevens, the shadow Secretary of State for Wales, was interviewed for Newyddion. She refused to say that it is wrong that Wales received no consequential funding for HS2. As we know, there is not a single inch of track being…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 7
Thank you very much. Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 7
And with regard to the interplay with it, you're a legal expert—well, I'd class you as a legal expert, anyway—and you've looked at the drafting of this Bill; is there anything there that strikes you that would not interplay well with other laws that you use…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 7
It does. Yes, that's right.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 7
It's the one says a person who—. It's to do with making it a criminal offence to make or publish 'any false statement of fact in relation to the candidate’s personal character or conduct', of an electoral candidate.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 7
Yes.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 7
Yes.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 7
Nineteen eighty-three.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 7
Thank you for that. Just something you mentioned earlier, to do with Members, and you talked about candidates and others as well—and, obviously, we're in the middle of a general election at the moment—. What's the difference, or how would the interplay…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 7
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. Thank you for coming in this morning. It's very, very interesting to hear your views about this. I just want to explore some of the international examples. In our research, we've looked at some international examples, but whether or…
