Senedd elections and reform

Ed Williams

2 October 2024, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

Evidence Session: Scrutiny of Senedd Commission Accounts 2023-24

So, on the first question, just very quickly, yes, we learnt the lesson from the Senedd reform programme, and there is now a joint assurance board on what we call the Bay 32 project, which is the future for office accommodation for the Senedd Members and staff. So, that is a structure where we're…

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Hefin DavidLabour

2 October 2024, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

Evidence Session: Scrutiny of Senedd Commission Accounts 2023-24

…perspective. So, those informal conversations are really important in ensuring that the risk of Senedd reform, for example, is fully understood by the Government, given the Senedd Commission has been tasked by a two-thirds majority of the Senedd to achieve it.

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Manon Antoniazzi

2 October 2024, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

Evidence Session: Scrutiny of Senedd Commission Accounts 2023-24

…the Welsh Government and we are represented on, in terms of engaging with the public on changes to the electoral system, and also the Welsh Government-sponsored Senedd electoral reform delivery board. So, there are formal boards like that to which we both contribute. But I would say, turning to the…

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Hefin DavidLabour

2 October 2024, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

Evidence Session: Scrutiny of Senedd Commission Accounts 2023-24

…the confidence to support, then, the budget into the Finance Committee tomorrow, because the risks of Senedd reform, and the costs of not doing it, have been explored in that kind of level of detail. So, you can’t underestimate the benefit of ARAC, and the important thing to remember is that it’s…

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Dr Andrew Goodall

2 October 2024, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

Evidence Session: Cabinet Manuals and the Ministerial Code

…to say that we wouldn’t normally comment on, or give advice about policies if we were sat in those pre-Senedd election access talks, and we would follow the guidance. In an informal way, and on a proper basis, it might be possible we could give an indication on whether a particular policy was likely…

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Debbie Foster

30 September 2024, Equality and Social Justice Committee

Disability and employment: evidence session 1

…It was in the programme for government. I worry that we're running out of time, because the next Senedd elections, as I understand it, are in 2026. And if we have an action plan up and running, it needs to go out to statutory consultation for a minimum period, there needs to be discussion around it.…

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Jane HuttLabour

24 September 2024, Plenary

Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill

…risk anything that would risk the 2026 elections. And certainly those of us who were in favour of Senedd reform on this side of the Chamber knew that we had to be very careful about not risking the 2026 elections in taking this Bill forward. So, I made that statement that it would go to 2030. But we…

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Jane HuttLabour

24 September 2024, Plenary

Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill

…We didn't perhaps take much notice, at the time—I will give way in a moment—of section 30 of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024, when we were passing it, but it is going to help to improve diversity in our politics, not just enabling us to have more women in public office, but ensure…

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Sioned WilliamsPlaid

24 September 2024, Plenary

Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill

…including Ireland, use quotas for this purpose.' 'It’s a vital part, this Bill, of the full package of Senedd reform measures, and now it’s time to seize the opportunity and move forward with the Bill.' That was the Welsh Government's contention when the Senedd was asked only two months ago to agree…

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Darren MillarConservative

24 September 2024, Plenary

Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill

…And our view on competence was informed by the views of the many legal experts that came before the Senedd reform committee to tell us that the Bill, as proposed, was outside the competence of the Senedd. That was also the Llywydd's conclusion, it was the conclusion of the legal experts who gave…

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Jane HuttLabour

24 September 2024, Plenary

Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill

…guidance for political parties, which we will be publishing under section 30 of the recently passed Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024. We'll be shortly consulting on this guidance, and intend to publish it well in advance of the scheduled election in 2026. It will, amongst other things…

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Rhys ab OwenIndependent

24 September 2024, Plenary

Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales

…data collection, especially sensitive data collection, is costly and challenging. We've seen, from the Electoral Commission's breach this year, what happens when data is managed on a very tight budget. Can you give an assurance today that social care data of very vulnerable individuals, families and…

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Heledd FychanPlaid

19 September 2024, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1

…of the Welsh language in Wales. It mentions every five years, but, clearly, you will know, with Senedd reform, that we're going to move to a term of four years. So, has there been any consideration given to looking at whether we should review that reporting stage, because there is a chance…

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