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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A Warmer Winter: P-06-1326 The Senedd should scrutinise the prepayment meter scandal in Wales'
May I thank also the Petitions Committee for bringing this important report to the floor of the Siambr today? I also want to place on record my appreciation to committee Chair Jack Sargeant for his leadership in this critical field—for some, life and death…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Minister, may I take this opportunity to welcome you, as a close colleague, to your new role on behalf of the people of Islwyn? SilverCloud is a project that offers interactive programmes designed to teach practical skills for coping with mild to moderate…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
7. What support has the Welsh Government provided to Aneurin Bevan University Health Board to increase online mental health support for the people of Islwyn? OQ61022
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 4
So, they're involved. So, technically, they're in the same mechanism?
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 4
Can I, just on a point of clarification—? So, in regard to the mechanism, a sort of governmental anti-social behaviour order that never gets reached, does that apply to the Treasury, in terms of the councils within this new system, or are they above this…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 4
That's what I mean.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 4
But not a UK Minister in terms of the Treasury.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 4
We've had the Secretary of State.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 4
Can I just follow that up? In terms of the overall mechanism, we've touched upon a statutory basis in terms of meeting systemically, and of course although that's not going to deliver the holy grail in terms of cultural change overnight, surely there is merit…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 4
Do it thematically.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 4
Well, it's hugely difficult to get a UK Minister.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 4
—and then pushing that, then, to the UK Westminster Government and Treasury et cetera?
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 4
So, in regard, then, to functionalities from a scrutiny perspective, do you see merit in joint working between legislatures that are devolved, in terms of placing this on a thematic level—
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 4
Thank you. You mentioned, and others have, placing IGR mechanisms on a statutory basis, and a theme has been parity of esteem, and you've mentioned hierarchy, cultural change, perhaps the need for English devolution, and all of these things in a melting pot…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
Thank you, that's very interesting. Moving on to what we've touched on previously in terms of the ability to dig into the opaqueness of some of this, how effective are the structures in terms of parliamentary scrutiny, and how do you think, for instance, this…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
Thank you very much. The mechanism, then, for introducing new devolved taxes is the next area. So, the Welsh Government submitted a request to the Treasury, for example, to devolve powers for a vacant land tax. However, guess what? There's been no progress…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
Thank you very much. That goes nicely on to my set of questions, actually. So, the committee's heard from Welsh Government that HM Treasury's announcements on devolved funding are unpredictable, or can be, in terms of timing, and we've talked about a lack of…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
So, you're referencing the mechanism that there is in terms of it, in a sense, being above the others in terms of it actually working, but when I'm talking about equitable outcomes in terms of the devolved Governments, there's obviously the wider issue in…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
Picking up on that, my question really was if, perhaps, you could send the committee a small list of other models around inter-governmental frameworks that you've referenced, because it's interesting to me that the green shoots of the new arrangements that we…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
So, there's a model.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 3
On that particular point, you can have the most wonderful system in the universe, but if it doesn't actually meet—. In terms of a mechanism to be able to enforce that, it's very simplistic, in a way. There must be something more optimal than what we currently…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Tata Steel
Cabinet Secretary, thank you very much. It is hugely disappointing that the capitalist steel giant Tata have rejected this index report commissioned by the trade unions—Community and GMB—that examines those alternatives to Tata's plan. And everyone who cares…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Yes, just to respond to that. So, my understanding from this is that the £3.348 million—it's very different to £400,000, isn't it, bearing in mind it's a £352 million total pot, so it's a much smaller figure, but it's still in the millions. I just want…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
I think you've already answered my question. So, yes, is there a box in terms of actual criminal cases around fraud? I think it's self-explanatory. I was going to ask: is the £400,000 which has been written off anything to do with the £3.348 million of…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Thank you very much. I think the first point that I wanted to make was, I am surprised there is no collation of supply teachers from Estyn, bearing in mind the importance in terms of class management, and in terms of the ability or lack of ability for…
