12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Thank you. I've got one final question before I hand over to Peredur. Is there anything we need to do better in Wales in order to realise the full potential and benefits of lobbying, and, conversely, is there anything that can impede or block the benefits of…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Thank you. Oftentimes, Members of the Senedd will meet with groups in order to ascertain information about particular areas that they may not be expert in themselves. Is there an ethical difference, do you think, between lobbying as information provision, as…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
That's really useful, what you said there when you listed some of the tangible impacts that lobbying has had on Government policy and Government direction. So, if you were looking to encapsulate what defines lobbying at its best, is that what you'd say, where…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
No, that's fine, thank you. That's very helpful. So, if I move on to the value of lobbying, and that's something that's come up really strongly through our consultation—if you want to call it 'advocacy' or some of the other terms that you use—that there is an…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Thank you. Related to that, parliamentarians would often say that the strongest representations they receive, the most passionate and vociferous on all sorts of issues, are actually from constituents who come to meet them and seek change within Government…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Thank you. That was a really neat definition of lobbying there. We've struggled to come across one thus far, so very grateful for that indeed. That leads me on to my next question, really, which is whether you think a lobbyist necessarily needs to be a paid…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Okay, thank you, Ben. So, if I can kick off by asking you a question around the term 'lobbying' itself, because this is something that arose really strongly from our consultation responses—the need for some clarity around the definition. So, how would you…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Welcome back to this meeting of the Standards of Conduct Committee, and our second evidence session this morning will be with our witness Ben Lloyd from the WCVA, the Wales Council for Voluntary Action. Welcome, Ben, and would you like to give us a short…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you very much. We've completely run out of time now, but thank you, Naomi, and thank you, Gemma, for your contributions this morning. It's been really valuable to our work. A copy of the transcript will be provided to you both as soon as possible so…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Great. Thank you. If I could just ask one final question—the clock is really beating us down. It's about post-employment lobbying. This notion of the revolving door has come up in evidence that we've taken. Do you think there are any risks to the democratic…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you, Peter. If I can just add some questions around this idea of the publication of meetings. When we've talked to registrars in other jurisdictions, it has just been members of the Government who've had to publish their meetings. I'm just interested…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you, Pred. We're moving on to regulation now. I can see we've got under 10 minutes left on our session. Peter is going to lead on this area of questioning, but, before we start, just to not put too much pressure on you, Peter, we can always write to…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
I'm getting conscious of the time, so if I could just ask for a quick-fire question to finish on this before we move on to regulation.
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you, John. We'll move on to Pred now then. Pred.
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Great. Thank you. Okay. I'll bring John in now. John.
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Okay. Thank you. And one final question from me, before we move on to John. Would you say that there are any characteristic aims or outcomes that constitute lobbying?
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you. I'll just take you back to the first point of your answer there: would you say that a lobbyist would have to be a paid official, or could an unpaid volunteer also be classed as a lobbyist?
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Absolutely, and I know that we'll ask lots of questions on potential regulation later. That leads me nicely to the second area I wanted to probe with you, which is: who would you say can lobby and who can be lobbied?
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
Thank you, Naomi. I'll open with some questions about the nature of lobbying. So, you'll be aware that we've undertaken a consultation, and lots of the responses that we've received to date have highlighted the need for clarity around the definition of…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Ymchwiliad i lobïo: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1
So, let's go on to the first substantive item on our agenda, then: this is our inquiry into lobbying, evidence session one. I'd like to welcome Naomi Williams, who's the chair of Public Affairs Cymru, PAC, and I know that, Naomi, you may be joined by Gemma…
12 Rhagfyr 2022 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Cyflwyniad, ymddiheuriadau a dirprwyon
Welcome, members of the committee, to this meeting of the Standards of Conduct Committee. The meeting is bilingual and interpretation is available. We have apologies this morning from Natasha Asghar and we would like to welcome Peter Fox, who is substituting…
7 Rhagfyr 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Dadl ar Adroddiad y Pwyllgor Deisebau—'Cyfraith Mark Allen: Diogelwch dŵr ac atal boddi'
Hoffwn ddechrau drwy egluro fy rhesymau dros siarad yn y ddadl hon heddiw. Fel y gŵyr yr Aelodau, cyn cael fy ethol, roeddwn yn athrawes, ac yn fy 16 mlynedd fel athrawes, bob haf, byddem yn cael gwasanaeth gyda Dŵr Cymru lle byddem yn amlinellu peryglon…
7 Rhagfyr 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y gost o wneud busnes
Thank you, Chair.
7 Rhagfyr 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y gost o wneud busnes
Thank you. David.
7 Rhagfyr 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y gost o wneud busnes
Thank you. And Gwyneth.
