, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 3
Thank you, Chair, and good morning to our witnesses. I've got a question on global responsibility, and I'd like to direct it to Rhys, first of all, because it arose from a comment that we received from the Nature Friendly Farming Network. Rhys, could you…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: School Improvement and the Information Landscape
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Thank you, Minister, for your statement. I agree with your comments about the purpose of evaluation, improvement and accountability within the education process. They're all important procedures so that schools can improve their offer…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, this week is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Around 160 cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed annually. It's the most common type of cancer for women under 35. I've been working with Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust to increase take-up of the HPV…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, turning to bus services, which are, of course, the most heavily utilised part of our public transport system, and, obviously, in light of the fact that the Welsh Government is developing its proposals for legislative change and a new model for…
, Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report: 'The future of bus and rail in Wales'
Thank you to the Chair, the committee members and the clerking team of the climate change committee for producing such a comprehensive report. I'm glad to see the joint approach used of considering bus and rail services together. In the last Senedd, I sat on…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Minister. As a Member of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee, I visited the Agriculture Research Centre at Gelli Aur last year to find out more about their farm-nutrient partnership. What conclusions have the Welsh Government drawn from…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
9. What are the Welsh Government's priorities for creating a vibrant agricultural industry sector? OQ58946
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you, Minister. Even before the recent increase in the fuel price cap, we know that nearly half of all households are at risk of fuel poverty, and I'm sure that colleagues, like me, will have experienced an increase in constituents contacting them in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
1. How is the Welsh Government prioritising interventions to eliminate fuel poverty within its draft budget for 2023-24? OQ58945
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Sustainable Communities for Learning
Minister, it was a pleasure to join you fairly recently at the brand new Hirwaun primary school in my constituency, built under the twenty-first century schools programme, with £10.2 million of funding from Welsh Government and RCT council. I think it was…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
I would like to propose in accordance with Standing Order 17.42 that we resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content to agree this motion? In which case, we will now continue in private.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session
That's really useful. Thank you. I'm sure that we will keep in touch.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session
Thank you, Natasha. Thank you, Rachel. I'll just check if there are any other Members with any follow-up questions for Rachel. No, everyone looks content. I certainly am. Thank you, Rachel. You've provided us with some really useful and interesting answers…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session
Feel free, Natasha, to explore other areas of interest, and, then, the rest of us can come in when you're done.
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Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session
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Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session
Thank you. Okay, I'll bring in Natasha Asghar now, then. Natasha.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session
And in terms of Transparency International, you talked about the work that you've been doing at a UK and an EU level to scrape the data and to correlate it in an user-friendly way for people to access. Am I right in taking from that that, that is not work…
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Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session
Thank you, Pred. Before we move on, if I could just ask two questions off the back of the things that you discussed there. So, you talked about informal lobbying and, from what I understand, there's certainly a pattern within political parties that, if a…
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Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session
Okay. Thank you, John. I'll bring in Peredur Owen Griffiths now then. Pered.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session
Thank you, Rachel. I'll bring in John Griffiths now. John.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session
Thank you, Rachel. You've encapsulated so much in that answer already, I think there's only one other thing that I would like to clarify with you on this, and that's just your idea about a lobbyist. Does a lobbyist have to be a paid official, or could they be…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session
Thank you, Rachel. So, if I can kick off with some questions around the nature of lobbying then, and just a fairly open question to begin with. What do you understand by the term 'lobbying'?
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Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session
Okay, so I would like to welcome then our witness for this morning. This is our inquiry into lobbying. So, welcome, Rachel Davies Teka of Transparency International UK. Would you like to give a short introduction to yourself, Rachel, and to Transparency…
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Welcome, members of the committee, to this meeting of the Standards of Conduct Committee. The meeting is bilingual and interpretation is available by clicking on the globe icon at the bottom. There are no apologies this morning. Do Members have any…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Economy
Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Minister.
