23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 15: Cofrestr gontractau (gwybodaeth gofrestradwy) (Gwelliannau 8, 84, 85, 9, 86, 93)
Thank you, Chair. Members will recall that I confirmed after Stage 1 that I had accepted committee recommendation 16, which was that the Bill be amended to require contracting authorities to include the contractor's address on the register for each contract…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 14: Adroddiadau blynyddol (Gwelliannau 83, 7)
Thank you, Chair. The annual procurement reports are a critical part of the compliance and enforcement mechanisms in the Bill. Annual reports that are well structured and clear will better enable the SPC’s procurement sub-group to carry out their advisory…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 13: Strategaethau caffael (Gwelliannau 79, 110, 80, 81, 71, 82)
I know what you meant, it's fine. Thank you, Chair. I think I'll start by acknowledging the shared agreement in the session in the Chamber around the power that we have through public procurement and to acknowledge, as Peredur did, that there have been…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 12: Cymalau gweithlu cyhoeddus cymdeithasol (Gwelliannau 69, 70)
Yes, please, Chair. Just to refer—. As Joel James said, the amendments 69 and 70 to section 34 relate to the social public workforce clauses and mirror those that he proposed in relation to section 28 about social public works clauses. As I said previously…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 11: Y cod allanoli a’r gweithlu (Gwelliannau 5, 68, 6)
Thank you, Chair, and can I thank Members for their contributions? The Government amendments in this group are designed to place our commitment consulting on the workforce code and any subsequent amendments to it in law, and I commend these to the committee…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 11: Y cod allanoli a’r gweithlu (Gwelliannau 5, 68, 6)
Thank you, Chair. I'm bringing forward amendments 5 and 6 in response to this committee's Stage 1 recommendations 4 and 5, which proposed that, 'Welsh Ministers should be required to consult in relation to the Workforce Code to be made under section 32.'…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 10: Cymalau gweithiau cyhoeddus cymdeithasol (Gwelliannau 62, 76, 63, 77, 78, 64, 65, 66, 67, 92)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I'll start with Joel James's amendments. No. 62 would include reference to 30 days in the prompt payment improvement category for the social public works clauses. We expect the UK-led Procurement Bill to grant regulatory powers to Welsh…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 9: Caffael cyhoeddus cymdeithasol gyfrifol (Gwelliannau 98, 99, 75, 100, 2, 101, 102, 103, 3, 104, 105, 4, 106, 60, 107, 61, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
Yes, I wish to move amendment 4.
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 9: Caffael cyhoeddus cymdeithasol gyfrifol (Gwelliannau 98, 99, 75, 100, 2, 101, 102, 103, 3, 104, 105, 4, 106, 60, 107, 61, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
Yes, I wish to move amendment 3.
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 9: Caffael cyhoeddus cymdeithasol gyfrifol (Gwelliannau 98, 99, 75, 100, 2, 101, 102, 103, 3, 104, 105, 4, 106, 60, 107, 61, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
Yes.
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 9: Caffael cyhoeddus cymdeithasol gyfrifol (Gwelliannau 98, 99, 75, 100, 2, 101, 102, 103, 3, 104, 105, 4, 106, 60, 107, 61, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
Thank you, Chair. I'll start by commending Government amendments 2, 3 and 4, to the committee for the following reasons. The version of this Bill that was published for consultation in February 2021 included reference to fair work goals as well as the…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 8: Trefniadau adrodd partneriaeth gymdeithasol (Gwelliannau 56, 57, 58, 59)
Thank you, Chair. Amendment 56 and its consequentials removes the requirement for public bodies to produce a social partnership report each financial year and replace it with a requirement to do so as and when directed by the SPC. In my view, this would…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 7: Dyletswydd partneriaeth gymdeithasol (Gwelliannau 53, 96, 54, 97, 55)
Thank you, Chair. Section 16 of the Bill establishes a statutory social partnership duty and sets some further specific requirements on each specified public body to, insofar as reasonable, seek consensus or compromise primarily with its recognised trade…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 6: Is-grwpiau’r CPG (Gwelliannau 44, 74, 45, 46, 47)
Thank you, Chair. Amendments 44, 45, 46 and 47 deal with matters that I believe the SPC should be able to determine for itself. It will be for the SPC to determine what sub-groups it needs to establish, in the context of its work programme, which will change…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 5: Y Cyngor Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol: hyd penodiadau (Gwelliannau 36, 73, 39)
Yes, I'd like to move.
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 5: Y Cyngor Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol: hyd penodiadau (Gwelliannau 36, 73, 39)
Diolch. It's normal practice in public appointments that not all members will stand down at the end of their three-year term. This ensures flexibility and continuity. The Bill does not prevent reappointment of an individual to the SPC or representative…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 4: Y Cyngor Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol: enwebiadau gan Wales TUC Cymru (Gwelliannau 72, 94, 95)
Thank you, Chair. As I confirmed in my letter to committee following our Stage 1 debate and from previous discussions with members of the committee, I do very much understand and appreciate the concerns that some Members have in regard to this issue and the…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 3: Y Cyngor Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol: cynrychiolwyr gweithwyr (Gwelliannau 14, 20, 23, 24, 49, 50, 52)
Thank you, Chair. The Government will not be supporting amendment 14. The SPC is intended to be tripartite, with equal representation from social partners across the public, private and third sectors. Amendment 14 would increase the number of employer…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 2: Y Cyngor Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol: cynrychiolwyr gwleidyddol (Gwelliannau 13, 17, 19, 21, 26, 30, 33, 37, 51)
Diolch. The Government will not be accepting these amendments. Our vision for the SPC is as a formal channel through which employers and trade unions—specifically employer and worker representatives—are able to engage with Welsh Ministers, to work with us to…
23 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Grŵp 1: Y Cyngor Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol: cadeirio, cyfarfodydd, a gweithdrefn (Gwelliannau 12, 15, 16, 18, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 1, 43, 48)
Thank you, Chair. I'll speak to the Government's amendment 1 first. This amendment responds to the committee's Stage 1 recommendation No. 4, which proposed that a duty be placed on Welsh Ministers to consult with social partnership council members before…
16 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2023-24: sesiwn dystiolaeth weinidogol
So, there are examples where they are working more closely together, and jointly, whether that's shared emergency communication, for example—. The phrase eludes me, but in north Wales, St Asaph, there's a shared communication control headquarters there…
16 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2023-24: sesiwn dystiolaeth weinidogol
Just to clarify, it refers to the grant that's been fixed—the £1.640 million since 2011-12—and it's a contribution to the three fire and rescue authorities' service fees for the Firelink operational communication system. The intention was that this grant…
16 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2023-24: sesiwn dystiolaeth weinidogol
Diolch am eich cwestiwn.
16 Ionawr 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2023-24: sesiwn dystiolaeth weinidogol
I thank Sarah for her question. From the outset, we are working to plan that the LGBTQ+ action plan will be published next month as part of LGBT History Month. Funding to work on the action plan itself in 2022-23, and the ongoing related actions on the…
