, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts—Welsh Government 2020-21
Thank you. It's obviously a technical document, and I do understand the difficulties involved in what you have to do. I suppose the question, really, at the heart of this is reading across different reportage. Is there any way of simplifying that in terms of…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts—Welsh Government 2020-21
Thank you, Chair. I'm going to move on to the reporting outturn against the approved budget. So, the Welsh Government said it would continue to seek to improve the clarity and accessibility in the summary of resource outturn. What has been done differently in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Minister. As the cost-of-living crisis deepens and anxiety levels rise for residents across Islwyn due to the ever-increasing energy bills, it is vital now more than ever that the UK grips the issue of energy security. Minister, you issued a…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
8. What action is the Welsh Government taking to enhance energy security in Islwyn? OQ58589
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Thank you. You've touched upon the request around funding for the two additional members of staff, and you just touched upon the context around case management. Why?
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Thank you. I'm going to move on, finally, to your strategic priorities. You've requested £100,000 to develop a new website and £50,000 to start work on a new case management system, and also a further £150,000 for work around that in 2024-25. So, what are the…
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
So, to interrupt you, were we the lowest, or not?
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Okay. Thank you for that answer—that's a full response. Your professional fee rates are due to go up by 10 per cent, so will you outline how the negotiation of those rates has occurred, and how are you offsetting that increase with reductions to other…
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Can I just ask you, to interrupt you, how you are making efficiencies on your office costs?
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Okay. Thank you. I'm going to move on to your estimate request for an increase to office costs. You're currently reviewing your accommodation requirements and you say that you'll look to offset some of those increases. What are the changes that you expect to…
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
And on your service delivery, your offer to the public of Wales, what impact would that have?
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Within your own—
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Yes.
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
And what would the impact be in terms of the workload context that you set out for this committee earlier, if you were to manage that in-year?
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Thank you, Chair. We discussed earlier workload and stress, but there have been some very clear indications from the Minister for Finance and Local Government around public sector pay—the pay bill will have to managed within existing resources. So, the…
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Okay. That's obviously an important point. Okay. Thank you. Sorry.
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
And when will that term come to an end?
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Just very briefly on that particular point, obviously there is a historical element to this, but in terms of reassurance, there is currently no cross-over of membership between your advisory panel and independence in that regard. You have got your established…
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Okay. Thank you.
, Finance Committee
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, and Estimate 2023-24: Evidence session
Thank you, Chair, for your indulgence. In regard to what you've presented—a clear uplift in trajectory in terms of your casework, and that's not looking to dip any time soon—my question really is in terms of your extended powers. You've only taken on three…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government - UK Procurement Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum
Okay. Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government - UK Procurement Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum
Yes, sorry.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government - UK Procurement Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum
Sorry to finish, when you were about to conclude, but just very, very briefly in regard to the engagement that you've had with the Treasury, will that engagement carry forward from your understanding with DTI—is there reciprocal engagement?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government - UK Procurement Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum
If I could ask, very briefly—
