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Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
Rhianon.
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Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
I'll move on to Peter Fox with some questions.
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Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
Rhianon.
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Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
I'll come to you in just a second, Rhianon. With a general election looming, is it an opportunity to actually reset some of this and put expectations in place, more so from the start of the next UK Government, regardless of who's in Downing Street, but…
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Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
Professor Kenny, in your 'Green shoots for the Union?' article, you said the new IGR arrangements significantly reduce the UK Government's control of inter-governmental meetings and processes, which is an important precondition for a system that will enjoy…
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Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
I think one of the things that we've struggled with in this committee is getting anybody from the Treasury, for example, to engage with us. The engagement's through a circumvented route, through the Secretary of State for Wales, but they don't make themselves…
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Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
Talking in your publication 'Reforming Intergovernmental Relations in the United Kingdom', you said that a new set of principles established as a result of the IGR review underline mutual respect for the separate and shared roles and responsibilities of each…
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Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
It's a 'what gets measured gets done' type of thing. Rhianon, and then I'll bring Peter in.
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Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
I think what you're saying there is that the signal to the Westminster machine is possibly even more important than to the devolved Governments—that, actually, there is an importance, as you say, to these relationships, and if that doesn't happen, then it…
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Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
Evidence that we've had to this inquiry has noted a lack of engagement between the Prime Minister and heads of government council, since this top-tier forum has not met since November 2022. Does that talk to some of what you're talking about there, Mike? What…
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Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
Fantastic. Thank you very much for your time this morning, and what we'll try and do is go through some questions that we've got prepared and see where it takes us in this interesting field. So, I'd like to start by investigating your views on IGR structures…
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Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
Fantastic. Thank you very much. And Michael.
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Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
We'll come to our first substantive item this morning, and that is our third evidence session in the fiscal inter-governmental relations inquiry that we are conducting. I want to thank our witnesses for joining us and thank them for making the time to come…
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Papers to note
Great. You're happy, thank you.
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Papers to note
If we move on to papers to note, we have four papers to note. There are a couple there where I will be writing to other Chairs, but, if we can note those for the record, that would be great.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to this meeting of the Finance Committee. We are all here this morning, so we don't have any apologies. A warm welcome to the Members. This meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and the Record of Proceedings will be available and published as…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
And following on from the theme of Delyth Jewell's question, the bus network in my region is not what it should be if we are serious about boosting social mobility and prosperity. I represent communities where there is no way of travelling in or out during…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Thank you very much for that response, Cabinet Secretary.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
8. How is the Government improving the accessibility of public transport in South Wales East? OQ60952
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
Diolch yn fawr iawn.
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
So, we'll now, under Standing Order 17.42, resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting, if everybody is in agreement. Yes. Thank you very much.
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Financial implications of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session
Thank you, Peter. Thank you very much for your time this morning. That brings us to time. Thank you for your answers. Obviously, we'll give you a transcript of proceedings to check for accuracy.
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Financial implications of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session
Yes, actions and decisions on who's where on a list, who's selected, who's not selected, potentially, as it is something new—well, something that's being legislated for, rather than something that parties have done voluntarily in the past. It would just be…
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Financial implications of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session
If I may, have you considered any potential legal challenges, not on the Bill itself, but from potential individuals if decisions are made under this Bill or under this Act, as it will be? Has that been considered at all, whether or not there would be any…
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Financial implications of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session
Mike? Okay. Peter.
