, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
I'm coming on to it now. Can you tell us about the review of Industry Wales? Who carried out the review? How did the reviewer consult key stakeholders throughout each stage of the process? And what are the findings in summary form?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
If this was a business, it would be a wholly owned subsidiary of Welsh Government. It appears in the Welsh Government accounts. However you decide to manage it, as an arm's-length company, at the end of the day, am I right in saying it is Welsh Government's…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Diolch, Cadeirydd. The first question I've got is: what are your oversight arrangements for Industry Wales, and what action did you take after the Auditor General for Wales provided a qualified regulatory opinion on the 2022-23 accounts due to the company's…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion: The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee considered the Welsh Government's legislative consent memorandum yesterday, and laid its report today. The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill has been subject to…
, Plenary
The Renting Homes (Model Written Statements of Contract) (Wales) (Amendments etc.) Regulations 2026
Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee considered the draft regulations last week, and the Welsh Government’s response yesterday. The committee’s single reporting point seeks clarity from the Welsh Government…
, Plenary
The Closure of European Union Legacy Agriculture Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2026
Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee considered the draft regulations last week, and the Welsh Government’s response yesterday. The committee’s report contains five technical scrutiny reporting points and two…
, Plenary
The Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (Amendments to Schedule 5) Regulations 2026
Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee considered the draft regulations yesterday, and laid its report the same day. A response from the Welsh Government is not required on this occasion. The committee’s report…
, Plenary
The Non-Domestic Rating (Artificial Avoidance Arrangements) (Local Lists) (Wales) Regulations 2026
Nothing further to add. I think the Cabinet Secretary has answered the points in his opening remarks.
, Plenary
The Non-Domestic Rating (Value of Differential Multipliers) (Wales) Regulations 2026
Diolch. The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee considered the draft regulations last week and the Welsh Government's response yesterday. The committee's report contains six technical reporting points and three merits scrutiny reporting points…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'm asking for a Welsh Government statement on the future of computing in Swansea University. There are currently proposals to make substantial staffing reductions in the computing department. If this goes ahead, it will affect recruitment of both staff and…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. I welcome that statement and the actions that are being taken. How we treat animals is a sign of the type of society we are and want to be. If we allow animals to be mistreated, either by ignorance or cruelty, then it reflects badly…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve animal welfare? OQ63810
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
A motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? I see Members are content.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
Papers to note. Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Local Government and Housing Committee: evaluation report of the automatic voter registration pilots. The Cabinet Secretary’s letter informs the Local Government…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
We now move on to notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement. Correspondence from the Welsh Government: meetings of inter-ministerial groups. Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Thanks, Jen. On to Members, any comments? I see that there aren't. Are we happy to note the Welsh Government response?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Thanks, Jen. Do Members have any comments? Are we happy to note the Welsh Government response? I see that we are. The Renting Homes (Model Written Statements of Contract) (Wales) (Amendments etc.) Regulations 2026. The committee considered this instrument at…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Thank you, Jen. Are we happy to note the Welsh Government's response? I see that we are. The Non-Domestic Rating (Artificial Avoidance Arrangements) (Local Lists) (Wales) Regulations 2026. The committee considered this instrument at our last meeting and laid…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Thank you, Jen. Do Members have anything to add? I see that they have not. Are we happy to note the Welsh Government's response? Yes, we are. Thank you. Instruments subject to the Senedd approval procedure, or what was previously known as the draft…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Thanks, Jen. Do Members have anything to raise? No. Are we happy to note the Welsh Government's response? I see that we are. The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026. The committee considered this instrument at our…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Thanks, Jen. Do Members have anything they wish to add? No. Okay. Are we happy to note the Welsh Government's response? Yes. The Council Tax (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025. The committee considered this instrument at…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered: the Regulated Services (Registration) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. The committee considered this instrument at its meeting on 26…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7—previously considered
Thanks, Jen. Do Members have anything to raise? I see they haven't. Are we happy to note the Welsh Government's response? We are. So, thank you very much.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7—previously considered
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7—previously considered: the school organisation code. The committee considered this instrument at its meeting on 12 January and laid its report the same day. Members are…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you very much, Jen. Do Members have anything to add? Are we happy to agree the reporting points? I see that we are.
