17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
We won't keep you from that. Alun, I'm going to pass straight to you on an area that's been of great interest to the committee, if you'd like to take us on. It's quite a different area, Minister.
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Okay. Well, look, thank you for that. Time is against us slightly. Could I ask—do you have to leave, like Cinderella, bang on the moment that you've told us?
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Okay. Well, thank you for that. In the last section of this evidence session, we want to turn our attention to something entirely different. But just before we do, you touched on the issue there of legal aid and some of the difficulties in accessing legal…
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Again, I think, on some of these areas, we'll continue to explore them with you, because it's saying that you've clearly done the analysis of what the problems are, helped by some of the work that's already done, but actually monitoring progress against them…
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Okay. The other aspect, Counsel General, was the aspect of the role in the economy, because if we get this right, and the support is in the right place, then, in every part of Wales, the legal sector has a role to play in driving our local economies…
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Well, support for legal education you've touched on, there, in terms of the apprenticeships, but is there anything you wanted to add to that?
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Thanks, Rhys. Thank you very much for that, and we might need to pick up other areas with you, Counsel General, as well, subsequently. But we've mentioned the Thomas commission several times today, and we go back to them sometimes as a bit of a lodestar for…
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Thank you, Alun. And now on to Rhys.
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Alun, my apologies, I missed that. Go ahead.
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Thank you very much, Darren. Darren’s obviously not aware that every time the phrase 'regular, reliable rhythm' is used, the First Minister gets a royalty. [Laughter.] So, there’s another one. Rhys, you’re going to take us on into another area now.
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Thank you, James, very much. We'll move on, then, to looking at some of the areas in some more detail now. I'm going to bring in Darren. Darren, thank you for being with us today at fairly short notice. Over to you.
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
I think it does, Counsel General, answer in terms of the direction and some of your priorities, but the problem with process and so on is that it's hard to hold a Government to account on just process; it's outcomes that we're looking for. Let me just ask you…
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Okay. Thank you, Counsel General, and, Alun for that follow-up there. This is a bit of a teaser because we'll come back to this in some detailed scrutiny, but it's good to get a flavour of your thinking and your response to the announcement that we've heard…
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Okay, thank you. As I say, we don't want to dwell overlong on this, because we'll return our full scrutiny to this, but it is such a significant announcement, it's been long anticipated. But I think, Alun, you wanted to just explore this a little bit further.
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
That's brilliant. Well, if I can just begin with a slight tangent, because the committee was very interested to see, in the last few days, that you've actually published—. You've made some announcements on the progress with the changes to the machinery of…
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyda’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
So, we'll head straight then into the first and substantive part of this afternoon's committee session in public, which is our scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, Mick Antoniw MS. Delighted to have you with us once…
17 Ionawr 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Cyflwyniad, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
Good afternoon. Welcome to this virtual meeting of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee. This is broadcast live on Senedd.tv and the Record of Proceedings will be published as usual. And, as normal, apart from the normal procedural adaptations…
12 Ionawr 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i Gomisiwn y Senedd
Mae'n rhaid imi ddweud bod yn rhaid inni ganmol yr holl bobl yn y Comisiwn sydd wedi llwyddo i addasu'n gyflym iawn i symud gwasanaethau a darpariaeth ar-lein fel y gallwn ymgysylltu yn y ffordd rydym wedi'i gweld, ac yn enwedig, mae'n rhaid imi ddweud…
12 Ionawr 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i Gomisiwn y Senedd
Diolch yn fawr iawn am yr ateb hwnnw.
12 Ionawr 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i Gomisiwn y Senedd
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12 Ionawr 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Cwestiwn atodol syml, Gwnsler Cyffredinol. Wrth aros am ymateb gan Lywodraeth y DU yn y dyfodol, tybed ar ba sail y mae’n disgwyl i'r ymgysylltiad rhwng Llywodraeth y DU a Gweinidogion Llywodraeth Cymru fel ef ei hun, y Cwnsler Cyffredinol, gael ei gynnal. A…
12 Ionawr 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
8. Pa drafodaethau y mae'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol wedi'u cael gyda swyddogion cyfraith eraill y DU mewn perthynas ag adolygiad Llywodraeth y DU o gyfraith yr UE a ddargedwir? OQ57407
12 Ionawr 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
Diolch i'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol am yr ateb hwnnw, ac fe fydd yn gwybod ein bod, yn ystod y pandemig, wedi gweld newid go iawn i ddefnyddio gwasanaethau ar-lein i ganiatáu i bobl gael mynediad at gyfiawnder ledled Cymru. Mae'n fater o anghenraid, ac mae wedi…
12 Ionawr 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a Gweinidog y Cyfansoddiad
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12 Ionawr 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol
Weinidog, fel y dywedwch, mae llawer o'n hetholwyr ledled Cymru bellach yn profi argyfwng costau byw o ddydd i ddydd. Maent yn gwneud dewisiadau—gwirioneddol—rhwng gwresogi a bwyta, naill ai bwydo eu hunain neu fwydo'r mesuryddion rhagdalu. Rydym wedi gweld…
