, Finance Committee
Silk Commission—10 years on: Evidence session
Thank you very much, Chair. I'm rather interested indeed in this conversation, and would have liked to have prolonged it, but I'm going to move on. And I take the point in terms of those principles, in terms of their application to the formula that we…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Thank you for this very important statement, First Minister, to this place, on the legislative programme for Wales and for the people of Wales. And as the representative of the constituency of Islwyn, I know that climate change is a key overriding Welsh…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, First Minister. The £2 million Welsh Government pilot trial offering pupils extra art, music and sports activities as well as lessons has been hailed as a clear and resounding success. Ninety-one per cent of children and young people reported that…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
6. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the success of the trial of additional enrichment sessions in Welsh schools? OQ59766
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
I'm interested to know, Jonathan, from your background, how you feel in front of this committee—the importance of the role of scrutiny.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
I don't know who would like to take that first.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Thank you. In regard to the North Point Aviation report of February 2022, the importance of scrutiny of the management team was emphasised. What is your view of the committee's ongoing role in scrutiny of the airport?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
It would be good if you could send us that as well.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
If you want to just finish what you were saying.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
I think it would be good, Chair, if this could be sent to us in terms of what's occurred—
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Is that strategic or is that because of a drop in passengers?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Thank you very much. Finally, in regard to the commitment on 31 March 2023 to become carbon neutral as a target for the airport, obviously, there are huge global issues, and we are talking about aviation and its role within that. So, what process is in place…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Yes, yes, yes.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
I have got another question, in terms of targets around carbon neutrality, which I'll just touch upon. But can I just ask Jonathan: in terms of the dialogue and the process, obviously you're new in post, but what is your take on what's been articulated to the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
That makes sense. In regard, then, to assurance, really, in terms of officials providing to this committee around that monitoring process, you all seem to speak of a positive process that works in practice, so, in that regard, do you feel that it's working in…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
So, there haven't been any, as far as you can tell.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay, thank you. My next question is in regard to analysis of airport performance, to Welsh Government. So, before providing advice to Welsh Ministers, from the Welsh Government officials' end, is there any example of any actions that have been flagged as a…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
To interrupt you—if I may, Chair—with two parallel streams of advice, what if they're contrary? Who adjudicates between that, if they—? Or has that not arisen?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Right. So, in terms of the Development Bank of Wales, are you counting that as 'we'?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
So when you say 'we'—
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Yes. Okay. So, this question is for Welsh Government to respond to. I'm not sure in terms of whether you are now in the practice of approving or not approving the business plan, so perhaps some insight can be given on that, but the substantive question is…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
No, go on.
