, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 9—think tanks and academics
Thank you, Chair. I was wondering if I could just have a quick chat about the social partnership duty. I was wondering if you can give practical examples about how well that could work in terms of assisting trade unions and public bodies to achieve better…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 9—think tanks and academics
Perfect. Thanks ever so much for that. I suppose, unless anyone else has anything to say, it might be best to move on.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 9—think tanks and academics
Thank you, Chair. I suppose if I were just to touch upon something that Professor Heery mentioned. You highlight, I think it was the Scottish NHS, about practices where social partnership arrangements have been already used and that, and I was just wondering…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 9—think tanks and academics
Perfect. Thank you, Professor Hayes. I suppose with that, then, I just wonder if I can touch upon something, Professor Felstead, you mentioned about changes in terms of the draft legislation and what's being proposed now. I know from your written submission…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 9—think tanks and academics
Thank you, Professor Heery. Professor Hayes, anything you might want to add?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 9—think tanks and academics
Yes. Okey-dokey. Perfect. Professor Heery.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 9—think tanks and academics
Thank you, Chair, and thanks, everyone, for coming in this afternoon. I suppose I just want to start off with the general questions, really. I've asked this in all the other evidence sessions. We've heard how a lot of public organisations have already started…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 8—voluntary sector
Yes, please.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 8—voluntary sector
Perfect. Thanks for that. I suppose that brings me on to my last question. You mentioned how this Bill translates down the chain, as they say, so with that in mind, how would you rate the success or failure of this Bill, then? What sort of outcomes would you…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 8—voluntary sector
No, that was perfect. Don’t worry about the length of any response, really. Thanks ever so much. Kirsty, is there anything you might want to add?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 8—voluntary sector
Thank you for that, Kirsty. Sorry about that, I don't know where I got 'Jennifer' from, so apologies for that. With that in mind, then, do you think that the objectives are quite clear as to what this Bill wants to achieve? I'm conscious, Ruth, you mentioned…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 8—voluntary sector
Oh, yes. Sorry.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 8—voluntary sector
Say that again, sorry.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 8—voluntary sector
Perfect. Thank you for that, Ruth. Jennifer—
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 8—voluntary sector
Thank you, Chair, and thanks, everyone, for coming to this morning's evidence session. I suppose I just wanted to start with some general questions, really. I've asked this of almost all the other people who have come to deliver evidence: basically, is there…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 7—procurement experts
Okay. Thank you. And Liz?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 7—procurement experts
Perfect. Thank you, Chair. So, with all of that in mind, to what extent are the proposed reporting requirements that the Bill places on public bodies through the legislation proportionate? And do they complement the reporting requirements already in place…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 7—procurement experts
Chair, do I have time for one last question?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 7—procurement experts
Thank you for those responses. I just wanted to come back to something Liz mentioned about the strategic direction. I know that when we’ve spoken in other evidence sessions and then separately, as a regional Member, when I've spoken to other organisations…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 7—procurement experts
Perfect. Thank you for that, and I've got to apologise: I should have started by thanking you for coming to today's evidence session. So, with that in mind, I know one of the issues that was raised, especially in the explanatory memorandum, was how even with…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 7—procurement experts
Perfect. Ed, is there anything—?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 7—procurement experts
Thank you, Chair. I was just wondering if I could start on something that Liz said earlier, about the issues with resources, capacity and capability, and I know Peredur also touched upon it, then. Is there a concern, then, that this legislation will just add…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets: evidence session 2
Chair, I think Jonathan—. Is it Jonathan? I think he wanted to say something.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets: evidence session 1
I suppose the only thing that I worry about, for example, with that pub, if the owner doesn't want to sell it, he can say, 'Well, I can make it structurally unsound, and then it's going to take care of itself, then. A developer's going to come in and knock it…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets: evidence session 1
With regard to that right to buy, then, forgive my ignorance of it—the English legislation or the Scottish legislation—but, as I asked with the first question about the planning situation, are there protections in place then on a building that a…
