Public bodies and the civil service

Sharon Bounds

29 February 2024, Finance Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Second Supplementary Budget 2023-24

…it would be a payment, or expenditure, that would be reflected in 2023-24, we did need to consult with Audit Wales on that to ensure that that was the case, because there was a risk that it may need to be recognised in 2022-23. Therefore, had we made an allocation at the first supplementary budget…

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Rebecca EvansLabour

29 February 2024, Finance Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Second Supplementary Budget 2023-24

…you say, the cost of that was £95 million. But due to the timing of the offer, we had to consult with Audit Wales to agree the accounting treatment of the offer, and also to confirm our view that it was appropriate to account for the costs of the offer in this financial year rather than the previous…

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Emma Watkins

29 February 2024, Finance Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Second Supplementary Budget 2023-24

…case as well and follow the Treasury Green Book rules. So, it is something that is incumbent on us as civil servants, and it's a particular focus for our team in Treasury. I don't know if Sharon wants to add to that from her perspective as well.

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Rebecca EvansLabour

28 February 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government

Well, I think the work of Audit Wales and also the work of Wales Fiscal Analysis has been really important in terms of helping local authorities understand the current pressures, but then also get as good a picture as they can as to the level of pressure that they're likely to face in the year…

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Jenny RathboneLabour

28 February 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government

…strategy document, you make prominent reference to improving inefficiencies and eliminating waste. Audit Wales advises that local authorities need to focus on how they're going to respond to future pressures and meet projected funding gaps. Given that austerity is likely to survive well into the…

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Y Llywydd / The Llywydd

27 February 2024, Plenary

Voting Time

We will take the vote now on the legislative consent motion on the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill. I call for a vote on the motion, tabled in the name of Rebecca Evans. Open the vote. Close the vote. In favour 14, no abstentions, 33 against. The LCM is therefore not…

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Y Dirprwy Lywydd / The Deputy Presiding Officer

27 February 2024, Plenary

Legislative Consent Motion on the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill

It appears the Minister is not here at the moment, so I'm going to have to suspend the session for five minutes to make sure the Minister is in the Chamber to give his statement.

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Rebecca EvansLabour

27 February 2024, Plenary

Legislative Consent Motion on the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill

…huge concern. It's difficult to see how the UK Government could think this is a good thing—not just for public bodies, but also for the individuals who would be found to be personally responsible for any breaches. This also brings the Bill's compliance with international law into question. It does…

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Peredur Owen GriffithsPlaid

27 February 2024, Plenary

Legislative Consent Motion on the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill

The economic activity of public bodies Bill, which obliges public bodies to comply with the foreign policy outlook of the UK Government and imposes legal restrictions on the ability to make ethical investments abroad is an affront to the basic democratic right to freedom of speech. Alongside the new…

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Huw Irranca-DaviesLabour

27 February 2024, Plenary

Legislative Consent Motion on the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill

…We laid our report on this, on the Welsh Government’s memorandum in respect of the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, on 22 November 2023. As the Minister has outlined today again, the Bill intends to prevent public bodies, when making decisions about procurement and…

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Rebecca EvansLabour

27 February 2024, Plenary

Legislative Consent Motion on the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill

…memorandum. I have a number of concerns regarding the implications of the Economic Activities of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, firstly, because it alters the executive competence of the Welsh Ministers by stopping them from making their own judgments and procurement decisions based on the…

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Y Dirprwy Lywydd / The Deputy Presiding Officer

27 February 2024, Plenary

Legislative Consent Motion on the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill

Item 5 this afternoon is the legislative consent motion on the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, and I call on the Minister for Finance and Local Government to move the motion. Rebecca Evans.

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