, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Accounts scrutiny: Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales
Okay. And can you disclose the amount that's going to be shared in the financial report for 2022-23, going forward and subsequent years, or is that something that we're going to have to see when it comes out?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Accounts scrutiny: Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales
So, can you confirm, for my benefit and, I'm sure, the committee's as well, that all issues with the former director general and other staff have now been resolved, and that all relevant payments are reported in the financial report for 2021-22?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Accounts scrutiny: Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales
Thank you so much, Chair. The Auditor General for Wales has said that there’s insufficient documentation for him to satisfy himself in relation to whether the decision-making process that resulted in payments to the former director general complied with…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Accounts scrutiny: Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales
Once you actually have all of those costs together, would you be comfortable sharing those with the committee?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Accounts scrutiny: Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales
That was the settlement payment, but has anyone quantified the total cost, including the settlement agreement, the legal costs, staff time and any other related expenses, such as increased audit fees? Will those fees and all of these costs fall on you as the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Accounts scrutiny: Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales
I think this is going to be the question that everyone wants to know the answer to: who exactly is going to be footing the bill for the £325,698 to be paid to the former director general under the settlement agreement?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Accounts scrutiny: Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales
The former director general ceased to discharge his duties from 17 November 2022, but museum will pay his salary and oncosts from then until 30 September 2024. How does this compare with the terms set out in his employment contract?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Accounts scrutiny: Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales
Is it fair to say that the organisation did notify its Welsh Government sponsor about the proposed settlement agreement as per the requirements, which replaced the calling-in arrangements? For my clarification, and I'm sure the committee's as well, if so…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Accounts scrutiny: Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales
How and when did the organisation engage with the Welsh Government about the concerns raised by senior staff? Did it at any point obtain advice and support from officials in resolving the issues?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Accounts scrutiny: Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales
You mentioned the trustees. I appreciate that you weren’t there, but why were minutes not prepared on a simple basis on the decision to proceed with mediation and delegate responsibility for the process to two trustees?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Accounts scrutiny: Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales
Who exactly approved the settlement with the former director general, and was it in line with the museum's policies and procedures?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Accounts scrutiny: Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales
Let's start on the actual financial implications. The employment tribunal claims made by the former director general were resolved through mediation. Why did the organisation take that approach, what value-for-money assessment was made about it, and on what…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Accounts scrutiny: Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales
Thank you so much, Chair. Ladies, firstly, welcome. I want to start from now and then work my way backwards, if that's okay. Based on everything that's happened, the area I'm going to be asking you on is around the payment to the former director general. Has…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Happy to note the letter, Chair, for now, but I am looking forward to hearing the update in six months' time, as much as everyone is, I'm sure, in the committee.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, thank you so much for that answer. I was listening very carefully to what you were saying to the Member. You clearly read my mind, because I was going to start by saying that there are nearly 2,500 coal tips across Wales, and I'm sure that we…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Okay, that's fine. Thank you so much.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Okay. All right. My final question is: why does the annual report not include a sustainability report to provide information about environmental matters, including the impact your organisation and its operations has had on the environment? And have you…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Where? The question is: where are you going to do it? On the website, when they contact you? Where?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Fantastic. You've practically listed everything I was going to ask you. But I do have a few other questions. This committee has met with a number of people for quite some time now, particularly—it's two years since we were elected in 2021—but one of the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Okay. So, how do the sections that, together, comprise the performance report, tell us about what your office has achieved during the year and do you think it’s actually a balanced assessment?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Absolutely. We just want to make sure that everyone gets value for money at the end of the day.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Is there a reason why you haven't set one?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Do you have a numeric target for that?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Thank you so much, Chair. Good morning, both. So, I was going to actually begin by asking you about how you measure success, but you seem to have answered that question beautifully. So, I will then go on to ask: obviously, you've mentioned KPIs, you've…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
—be able to reassure you that has been the case. That has been the case, and a lot of money has been spent on bus replacement services because they just aren't showing up on time for them to be able to come and, as Delyth Jewell mentioned, to get to work to…
