4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11
Thanks. I saw that Adam indicated to come in on the back of that. Perhaps, Adam, you'd like to pick up on definitions, as well, at the same time, to get us started, because I'm keen to cover other areas and I'm conscious that time is running. So, Adam.
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11
Mick, I'm going to bring James back in, because I'm conscious that James has some further questions, and we've got some other areas we want to get through in the time we have remaining—
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11
Yes, Mick. Do you want to come in on the back of that point?
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11
Did you catch that question?
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11
As much as you'd like to make somebody think that you'd stunned them with your question, I think you might have frozen then.
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11
I think they may have frozen.
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11
Diolch, Jane. I'll turn to James Evans now, for some further questions.
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11
Thanks. I'm going to bring in Jane Dodds now.
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11
And just one final point from me before I bring others in. I think you've touched on it, both of you, in your previous responses around trust in politics and a potential offence acting as a deterrent. So, would you say from your perspective you see the…
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11
Just on that last point, do you have a view on, if an offence were to be introduced, what that should look like, whether it should be criminal or civil or whether there should be a scale dependent on the matter in question?
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11
Thanks, both. Can I ask at the outset if you think—? I know about the workshop you've done and the work around it. Can I ask, perhaps from a practical perspective, for your views on what measures or mechanisms could be used to address the issue of deception…
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 11
Can I welcome Professor Blick and Dr Govan to this public session of the committee on our inquiry into deception this morning? We're grateful for you giving your time this morning to join us on this important subject. We've got a range of, as you can imagine…
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Diolch, Adam. Thank you.
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Welcome, everybody, to this morning's meeting of the Standards of Conduct Committee. Just to say that I welcome members of the committee, and also observer members, to this meeting this morning. The meeting is bilingual and interpretation is available. We…
4 November 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Welcome to the meeting of the Standards of Conduct Committee this morning.
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
Can I thank Carolyn too in her capacity as Chair of the Petitions Committee for her thoughtful and thorough letters recently sent to me in response to some of my constituents' queries on this very matter that we're discussing today? Like many people here…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'
First, I'd like to recognise the work that's been done on this important issue.
23 October 2024 , Plenary
90-second Statements
This week, Mold is celebrating the Daniel Owen Festival—a week-long bilingual arts and literary festival held in Mold to celebrate the author Daniel Owen. The festival is held every year around the end of October. Daniel Owen is the foremost Welsh novelist of…
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
I know there are concerns about the scale of the project and questions about whether this is the right route towards decarbonisation and our net-zero ambitions, but I want to focus today on some concerns around the potential practical impact on my…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
This month marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month and last month was Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month, both of which are personally important to me. Nineteen years ago, my mum was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer thanks to a Breast Test Wales…
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for your response, First Minister.
22 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
7. Will the First Minister provide an update on what steps are being taken to better empower women as part of the delivery of the Welsh Government’s commitment to improve support for women’s health? OQ61754
16 October 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Foundational Economy: Panel 3 - Food sector
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I'm conscious of time, so I will try and condense a couple of questions on fair work and the food sector into one, so bear with me. The first is, really, to ask colleagues for any examples of fair work initiatives that are currently perhaps…
14 October 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
I move on to item 3, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting…
14 October 2024 , Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 10
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you.
