, Finance Committee
Financial implications of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session
Fantastic. It's good to have you with us. Thank you very much for making the time to come and talk to us about this Bill. I think we've got half an hour or so to go through some questions. We've got quite a bit, so brevity I think would be appreciated in…
, Finance Committee
Financial implications of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session
Welcome back. As people may have noticed, Rhianon Passmore has excused herself from this session because she's giving evidence on this topic to another committee of the Senedd. So, she's excused herself, but we are quorate because my fellow Members are here…
, Finance Committee
Financial implications of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session
Welcome back to this meeting.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
We'll take a short break till a quarter to 11. Diolch yn fawr, thank you very much.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
Thank you both for coming.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
That's you done. Thank you very much. I know we've covered a lot of ground this morning, and I do appreciate that very much. I really appreciate you making the time, both of you, for being with us and being very informative in your answers. Obviously, there…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
That would be interesting. If you're able to write to us with that information, we'd appreciate it.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
It's just food for thought, I suppose, and something interesting to come out of this. I'll go back to Mike Hedges. Thanks.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
And I think, potentially, because you'd be looking across all UK Governments, then that's where the other audit functions in the devolved nations would—. It might need to be a collaborative piece of work, rather than a one-office piece of work, if you like.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
Going back to your answer previously, when we were talking about the potential of you inquiring into Barnett and that sort of aspect, from a timeliness and efficiency of Governments having spending decisions and funding decisions made in a timely manner that…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
Okay. Thank you. Mike.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
Rhianon, did you—?
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
Okay. Thank you. Over to Mike.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
Oh, you weren't. Right.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
And in those visits that you went to, those inter-official relationships, how would you categorise them? What were your—?
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
If I may, Peter—. I'm just interested in that—you mentioned there a process to raise concerns. That would be a Minister-to-Minister type of conversation, I suppose; there's no formal mechanism to follow that from—. An auditor would go in and check that the…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
Maybe one for Gareth, I suppose.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
I'll bring Peter Fox in.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
Mike.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
It might be a question that we might ask the Scottish Minister when she comes—
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
That's very much food for thought for us as well, and obviously when we scrutinise the auditor general here in Wales, then it's certainly something that we can raise with him, and maybe a joint piece of work across the UK might be something. But food for…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
Is that detailed work something that your office could undertake and would somebody instruct you to do that, or would it be something that you'd be able to actually do as a piece of work in your capacity?
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
Thank you for that, Gareth. My final question before moving on, and I'll bring Rhianon, then, in, is: from your observations of how Barnett works and the funding models by the UK Government to devolved nations, and from your audit work and looking at how…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
Peter.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 2
I'll bring Mike in.
