5 October 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
But do you understand that that confused the system? I was getting leaflets and even I was going, 'Wait a minute, I don't think I even understand the system because this leaflet is telling me something different than your booklet.'
5 October 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
Just on the elections and explaining how the system works, was there any attempt to alleviate some of the misinformation that was provided from some of the parties? Some parties were saying, 'You have to vote for us to keep Reform out', whereas this was…
5 October 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
Thank you.
5 October 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
I understand, but you mentioned there that there was a budget of what you 'thought was correct', and I'm interested in understanding the thought process of how you think that is correct.
5 October 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
I don't know what that means. Can you just dumb it down, the answer? What makes you decide it's double the budget?
5 October 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
Just going back to Alun's question on the election-related costs, you spoke about that it was double those for the previous election. I wasn't clear on why it's doubled. Why is it not triple or quadruple or 1.5 times?
28 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: Welsh Government arrangements for funding local government
But isn't, partly, the reason why so many grants are provided later in the year because the Welsh Government can't figure out, actually, 'How much in grants can we give local councils?' until it gets very close to the end of the financial year?
28 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: Welsh Government arrangements for funding local government
But do you think it should be more flexible, or do you think that balance has been hit?
28 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: Welsh Government arrangements for funding local government
So, on restricted grants, it was incredible that £1.5 billion was allocated to councils in the last month of the financial year in 2025. So, obviously, that leaves very little time for councils to get that money and then figure out what they're supposed to…
28 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: NHS digital transformation
Sorry to interrupt, just one final bit. The first answer you gave me was that there is not enough investment or we need to divert some day-to-day spending into digital change. Are you changing your mind now? You're saying you're not sure if we should be…
28 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: NHS digital transformation
I suppose that's the balance though, right? Is the problem that we need to spend more money or is the problem that the systems we're chucking money towards are not effective? If we don't know which is the issue, we're kind of in a little bit of trouble. I can…
28 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: NHS digital transformation
Do you think more than it currently invests?
28 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: NHS digital transformation
So, sorry, just in short, you would agree with the statement that NHS Wales requires more funding for investing in future digital change.
28 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: NHS digital transformation
One of my main takeaways from your report is that a lot of money is being spent on digital and technology services. Most of that is going towards keeping existing systems going rather than delivering digital change. This to me sounds a lot like the evidence…
28 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: NHS digital transformation
Chair, just to jump in on that, that was an interesting thing you said, answered. People are being asked about their digital skills for day-to-day digital stuff that they're expected to do in their job. What's the point of that, given that, surely, a manager…
22 September 2026 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I would like to call for a Welsh Government statement from the Minister for Finance regarding the Welsh rates of income tax during the Senedd term, in particular whether she has made any request to any civil servant on assessing the impact of an…
22 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Brif Weinidog. Part of this Act places a duty on your Government to bring in rules banning false or misleading statements of fact, made before or during an election, to affect who is elected. It also lets your Government set out what does and does not…
22 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
10. Will the First Minister provide an update on the implementation of the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026? OQ64560
21 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales Brief: Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
My main takeaway from this Audit Wales report on ALN is that the data is just not there. Have you looked at how England has this data, and is that any better?
21 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales Brief: NHS accounts 2025-26
Thank you.
21 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales Brief: NHS accounts 2025-26
I understand that, but I'm trying to understand the scale of how important this is. Because we've spoken about that someone's been overpaid slightly—well, I don't think that's a massive issue and we can resolve it, and it probably already has been resolved…
21 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales Brief: NHS accounts 2025-26
Yes. Your audit reports usually say something bad all the time. But how bad is this? Because I read it and I go, 'This is mental.' But I'm wondering what are your opinions on just how bad you think this financial situation is.
21 September 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales Brief: NHS accounts 2025-26
You're saying it's happened before, it's happened now, it's probably going to happen again. Is that because it's too complicated? I don't understand how we fix this.
16 September 2026 , Plenary
Short Debate: Congestion isn't inevitable: How the Welsh Government and Cardiff Council can improve the lives of motorists in Cardiff and the surrounding regions
Diolch, Lywydd. I'd like to give one minute of time to Joe Martin, Jason O'Connell, Huw Thomas, Stephen Senior, Leticia Gonzalez and, last but not least, Iain McIntosh. Cardiff has a congestion problem—a serious congestion problem. I have had the privilege to…
16 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
Thank you. You've spoken about cuts, but not taxes. However, actions speak louder than words. From April, the Welsh Government has introduced a higher business rates multiplier for larger premises. Is this the direction that you think this Government is going…
