, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 9
Thank you, Jane.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 9
Thank you, Mark, and thank you, Jane. The clock has beaten us, so I'm afraid it's the end of our evidence session. But it's been really fascinating speaking to you this morning with your unique practical insight into the recall process in Westminster. So…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 9
Thank you, Pred. I'll bring in Mark Drakeford now.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 9
Yes, absolutely. Thanks very much, Jane. I'm going to bring in Peredur Owen Griffiths now.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 9
Thank you. One final technical question from me. You'll be aware, of course, that, currently, any standards report is subject to a vote of the whole Senedd. Do you think that the triggering of a recall petition should be subject to a whole vote in the Senedd?…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 9
Thank you. Obviously, disqualification is tied into this as well, and some of the evidence we've taken has questioned whether this 12-month prison sentence is the appropriate trigger for disqualification, or whether a Member who has received a custodial…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 9
That's useful. Thank you.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 9
That's fine. I'm going to try and rattle through the rest of my questions, because I feel that the questions that will be coming from other Members later on are where we can really probe your experience and probably help to get a pragmatic system here in the…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 9
Thank you. If you do come up with any further thoughts after the committee session, please feel free to drop us a line, because we’d be really interested in receiving those. If I can just probe on an issue that has been particular to our Senedd over the…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 9
Thank you, both. Jane, if I can take you back to the triggering of a petition, we know in Westminster there are three broad areas for that, aren’t there: if a Member has a prison sentence of less than 12 months, a suspension of at least 10 sitting days or if…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 9
I know that other Members will want to come back to some of those practical points in particular that you've raised. Before I ask my questions on the triggering of a petition, I believe Natasha would like to come in.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 9
Welcome back to this meeting of the Standards of Conduct Committee, and we are ready to now resume with our next session, evidence session 9, into individual Member accountability. It's a real pleasure to be joined by Jane Dodds MS this morning. Jane, you've…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 8
Thank you very much indeed. Okay, so I propose then that we take a short break. I should say, finally, to you, commissioner, that a note of a copy of the transcript will be provided as soon as possible so that it can be checked for factual accuracy. So, thank…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 8
Thank you very much, Mark. It appears as though we've covered an awful lot in a short space of time, so we're very grateful for your spending the time with us this morning, commissioner. I'll just check if any Members have any further questions, or…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 8
Thank you, Natasha. Mark Drakeford.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 8
Thank you, commissioner, and thank you, Pred. I'm very conscious of time, and this is a really short evidence session, so if I can say, Natasha, if you could get your questions wrapped up in five minutes, so that we can head on to Mark, then, for the end of…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 8
Thank you very much, commissioner. That's really, really useful, for us to hear your views on the practicalities of this mechanism. I'll bring in Peredur Owen Griffiths now. Pred.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 8
We're going to move on to the next evidence session in our inquiry into individual Member accountability. I'm very pleased to welcome Douglas Bain, the standards commissioner for the Senedd, to this meeting. If we could begin, Mr Bain, by asking you for your…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Good morning and welcome to this meeting of the Standards of Conduct Committee. If I could just check first of all—there are no apologies—do Members have any declarations of registrable interests? No.
, Plenary
Short Debate: Protecting communities from the impact of quarrying for minerals: Why Craig yr Hesg Quarry must close
Since I was elected in 2016, I've stood shoulder to shoulder with the residents of Glyncoch to formally oppose every planning application to extend Craig-yr-Hesg quarry, and it's great to have been joined by Heledd since she was elected. I believe we've…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
The 23 June marked 130 years since the Albion colliery disaster, the second-worst mining disaster in Wales. Two hundred and ninety men and boys, the youngest just 13, lost their lives. The majority were from Cilfynydd, which reporters said resembled a city of…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Diolch, Cabinet Secretary. Through the Valleys Re-told project, the Lee Gardens Pool committee in Penrhiwceiber in my constituency worked with Amgueddfa Cymru to bring the rich heritage of the village to life. The museum supported adults and children to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
6. What is the Welsh Government doing to promote access to the history and heritage of the south Wales Valleys? OQ61334
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you very much, Cabinet Secretary. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you. Building on that, we've heard of particular challenges around encouraging young people into so-called 'green jobs', and whether we should be looking to rephrase that terminology because they're seen as not yet being tangible or available. So, what…
