5 July 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Okay, thank you. Well, as you would expect, we have a number of questions. Time is tight. I ask Members and witnesses to be as succinct as possible so that we can cover as wide a range of the issues we hope to discuss with you as possible. I'll begin the…
5 July 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Thank you.
5 July 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gilestone Farm: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Croeso. Welcome back to this morning's meeting of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee. You join us for an evidence session on Gilestone Farm. I welcome the witnesses who have joined the meeting, and I would be grateful if each of you could…
5 July 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting
Right. Okay, well, at this point, then, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), I propose that the committee resolves to meet in private for item 4 and from item 7 for the remainder of this meeting. Are Members content? Thank you very much indeed. I see…
5 July 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
I'm sorry?
5 July 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Thank you. And we will, if you're agreeable, write to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to confirm the approach we'll take. Our next item of correspondence has been received from the director general for the climate change and…
5 July 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
So, yes, the proposal is that we consider this letter in our discussion on workforce planning as part of our scrutiny of the Welsh Government's accounts, which we'll be looking at later.
5 July 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Are we clear? Have you had any further feedback from the clerking team there?
5 July 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
We have a number of papers to note, starting with correspondence from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee on civil service capacity. The committee has received correspondence from the Chair of that committee raising concerns about…
5 July 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Good morning and welcome to this meeting of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee. No apologies have been received. Do Members have any declarations of registrable interest they wish to declare? Thank you, Members. For the public's…
5 July 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Good morning. Welcome, everyone.
5 July 2023 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv)—Epilepsy services
Of course, I fully, strongly, support this motion, and I was pleased to add my name to the list of supporters, but it does feel a bit like groundhog day. In 2016 and again in 2017, speaking in the Senedd, I said that some areas of Wales do not have access to…
5 July 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. In response to a written question four years ago, the then Minister for economy and transport stated that, 'The Welsh Government has established a 3 stage new station assessment process...to...ensure a pipeline of new schemes is available to take…
5 July 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
2. How is the Welsh Government aiming to improve rail connectivity in north Wales? OQ59773
4 July 2023 , Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Procurement Bill
Diolch, Llywydd. Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this debate as Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee, or PAPAC, and I’ll stick to the acronym from this point on. The Business Committee agreed that the Legislation…
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Vulnerable older home owners living in homes unfit for human habitation
Diolch, Mabon, for the opportunity to speak on this again. The report published by Care & Repair tells us that four in five of their clients identify as disabled. North-east Wales care and repair have shared a case study of a Wrexham client living with…
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September'
This petition, as we've heard, was closed early. Its 21,920 signatures would otherwise have risen far higher. A better indication is provided by the petition to 'Stop the Welsh Govt imposing blanket 20mph speed limits', launched in Buckley, Flintshire…
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, '60%—Giving them a voice: Speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system'
Could you also acknowledge that this was covered in a report published by your predecessor committee during the second Senedd term between 2003 and 2007, which I was party to?
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report, '60%—Giving them a voice: Speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system'
Would you give way?
28 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Last summer, I joined National Trust Cymru for a visit to the upper Conwy catchment project and a meeting with Cwm Community Action Group to discuss the lack of mobile coverage in Cwm Penmachno. In a subsequent meeting with Digital Mobile Spectrum…
27 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being: Update on healthy food environment legislation
Actually I've been asked exactly the same point, because in your statement you say that you will explore further evidence on calorie labelling. Speaking here last December, I warned of the negative impact that the introduction of mandatory calorie labelling…
27 June 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Tribunal reform and Wales’s evolving justice landscape
The UK Wales Act 2017 established the role of president of Welsh Tribunals to oversee the seven devolved tribunals that are the responsibility of the Welsh Government and over which the president presides. In consequence, we recognise the logic in…
27 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you. The social services national outcomes framework for people who need care and support and carers who need support describes the important well-being outcomes people should expect to lead fulfilled lives, and Welsh Ministers must report on the…
27 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
7. How is the Welsh Government supporting people with vision impairment? OQ59728
22 June 2023 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:
I now propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of today's meeting. Are all Members content? Thank you very much indeed, in which case, I'd be grateful if you could take us into…
