, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Thanks ever so much for coming in this morning, and thank you, Chair. I just have a quick question, if I may, following some of the questions that Carolyn mentioned there about the online voter information platform. Do you see the need for there to be an…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Can I ask a quick question?
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Data on Coal Tip Locations
Thank you, Minister, for your statement today. I'd like to take the opportunity to thank you for the meeting we had last week to discuss the release of this very important data set. The worrying scenes that we witnessed in Tylorstown in 2020 are a reminder to…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, as we have heard, residents living in RCT are concerned about the recent announcement regarding long-term domiciliary homecare services within the county borough and how it will be outsourced. Removing all long-term domiciliary homecare…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. I recognise the strength of feeling behind this petition, and I'm conscious that it's gone well over the 10,000 mark for a debate, so automatically, I think, it should go to debate, especially given that it will allow Members an opportunity…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
I know Richard, so, for want of a declaration, I suppose.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair, and thanks, Rhys, for your comments there. Obviously, this is isn't the first time, as a committee, we've debated petitions like this, and I'm surprised, because normally when we debate similar petitions, it doesn't normally go into this…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. I'm conscious that the petitioners have submitted quite a detailed and technical report along with their petition, which raises a number of questions, which it would be good to put over to the Welsh Government to see their responses, really…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair, and I've got to admit, I agree wholeheartedly with the petitioner here, really. As someone who travels this section of road quite frequently, it is frustrating to be caught in the levels of traffic that are described, and elsewhere, with the…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1358 Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales
Thank you, Chair. And thanks ever so much for coming in today. Obviously, just for the record, I used to be a school governor—I only recently stood down, actually, within the last two weeks. We've talked a lot about the financial implications and it's not…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Climate Change
Thank you.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Climate Change
Just one final question, Chair, from me; I'll get back to the page from the evidence. Obviously, you recently mentioned about an update to the financial position for next year, and how about £19 million in capital funding is going to be taken away from the…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Climate Change
Okey-dokey, perfect. And I suppose that brings me on to my next question. I know, with your programme of government, you made reference to wanting to introduce an empty homes register, and I was just wondering what the latest is with that and what progress…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, Chair, and thanks ever so much for coming in today. I've only got a couple of questions, really, that I wanted to ask, broadly around empty homes. I know from your written evidence that you've answered a few of them already, but I just wanted to…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Water quality
As some of you may already know in this Chamber, I’ve recently been named the Senedd species champion for seagrass, and as such I’d like to highlight the negative impact of storm overflows that release untreated sewage into our rivers during heavy rainfall…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
If I could, to start, I'd like to say 'hello' to my old comprehensive school, Bryn Celynnog, which are in the public gallery as I speak. I met with them earlier and I'd just like to say 'hello' again. Minister, I'm keen to know whether or not your proposed…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, as you've just mentioned, the Cilfynydd and Ynysybwl GP surgeries have been closed to the public since the COVID pandemic, and with the Cilfynydd surgery being flooded almost a year ago, it looks more and more unlikely that it will reopen…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
Yes.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
Thank you, Chair. It was just a quick clarification, because I know, basically, the first sentence in terms of the Ukrainian refugees letter—agenda item 3.2—is about accommodation provider Calder World of Travel, and we've asked here is this the same company…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Perfect. I suppose the last question I have, then, is in relation to, as I mentioned before, the Bill, about the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill. I want to know about the cross-overs there, and, obviously, if that Bill was to fail, what impact would…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Okay. Perfect. I suppose the other question I have with regard to this, then, is about the likely costs and benefits of introducing resettlement payments for former local authority members. I just wanted to know what sort of assessment you've made there, then.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
So, that would be clarified, then, so councils will know that that's coming within their remit then.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Okey-dokey then, perfect. So, the other question I had there concerned the abolition of the independent remuneration panel. Obviously, you'll remember, back in 2021, there was a 10-year report, a review of the independent remuneration panel. It made seven…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Okay, perfect. Thanks for that, because, obviously, Mick, you mentioned there about the review then on the electoral arrangements; you've changed that from 10 to 12 years. So, from, I think, the explanatory memorandum, one of the reasons was because of the…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you, Chair, and thanks ever so much for coming in this morning. I find it's been quite informative and quite fascinating, actually. I just wanted to finish on a couple of questions, mainly about the community reviews and then obviously the abolition of…
