, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, and Estimate 2024-25: Evidence session
Yes, by default.
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, and Estimate 2024-25: Evidence session
Thank you, Chair. Just very briefly, you touched upon the areas that don't complain, or possibly you collect data around that—I know, obviously, Lottery targets those areas that they know they don't get applications from, mostly within high-level Welsh index…
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, and Estimate 2024-25: Evidence session
And in regard, then, to the final part of this question, it is more expensive, and you're saying that that's being esteemed by your core staff, as part of the plan and helpful, but as far as your costs are concerned, is it best usage of your money in terms of…
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, and Estimate 2024-25: Evidence session
I was hoping that would come out. [Laughter.] Thank you, Chair.
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, and Estimate 2024-25: Evidence session
That's what I'm getting at.
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, and Estimate 2024-25: Evidence session
When you came to this committee at the last point in the year, you mentioned your concerns in terms of workloads and the impacts on well-being for staff. One of your mitigations, which you say is helping in terms of the investigatory teams, is the increase in…
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, and Estimate 2024-25: Evidence session
A very, very simple quick question: in terms of thematic reports—and you've touched upon interest reports, your own—where do they actually go to in terms of changing public policy? Obviously, we have a role here, but in terms of getting that fed back in terms…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. Earlier this year, Newsquest Media Group Wales launched their inaugural Our Communities Together appeal, in partnership with Community Foundation Wales. As a result, community groups across Wales have been awarded grants totalling…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
3. Will the First Minister provide an update on how the Welsh Government is supporting community groups in Islwyn through the cost-of-living crisis? OQ60134
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
I have come to the end of my segment, thank you very much, Chair.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
Obviously, that could also be lost in terms of its importance, so, perhaps an explanation of that would be useful. And, then, finally, if I may, Chair: the committee recommended the Commission sought Members' views to better understand the engagement work…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
Fine. Okay. I understand that fully, but that narrative, for us, is really important.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
Absolutely, yes, and it's a double-edged sword isn't it, in regard to how much it disproportionately impacts—parking—in terms of the lower paid staff. I'm going to move on to my final segment of questions. I think I have time to do so. Just in terms of—…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
Yes, and I won't labour the point because I know the Chair's not got time. I was thinking more in terms of our own in-house ability, but that's something for another day. Perhaps we can park that. I'm briefly going to ask you, then, if there is any discussion…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
And that's all very interesting, but in regard, obviously, to expansions that we've been discussing, potentially, in the future, are there any larger scale schemes that we're thinking of in terms of heating and associated utility bills in terms of larger…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
But I believe we're going to be sent the project fund disaggregation, aren't we, in terms of allocations. So, moving on, then, in regard to recommendations regarding meeting the Commission's carbon impact and sustainability agenda, what improvements—because…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
Thank you for that, Commissioner. So, I've got here £80,000, but it's £90,000 there. Okay, thank you. I'm going to move on. In terms of a sustainable—you sort of touched on this—level of support for the remuneration board, is it likely to require additional…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
Thank you. Thanks very much, Chair. In regard, then, to the remuneration fund, there seems to have been a trend for funding to support this increasing year on year over the past three budgets, and obviously we're all aware of the current context, however. So…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
Okay. So, I'm going to move on—
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
We would appreciate that. And is there any narrative around why that's not being presented to us as normal? That would be useful.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
I think so. I think that would be really useful. Thank you.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
Thank you very much, Chair. I'm going to move on to the project fund, the £1.5 million project fund. So, historically as a norm, this planned allocation of the project fund has been set out so that we can see the allocations. So, what are the allocations in…
, Finance Committee
Papers to note
Just to state, on the letter to you from the finance Minister, which is the update from the Interministerial Standing Committee, that it's pleasing to note that it was raised in regard to the late timing of the budget, and to just put that on the record, that…
, Plenary
Voting Time
Llywydd, sorry. I've got a problem.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Life Sciences Investment Fund
Sorry, Chair, can I just ask one tiny one more, because I do have to leave? In terms of who we're investing in, are we assured, in terms of our protocol within Welsh Government, that it's not going to unethical companies?
