, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Okay. If we move on to the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, I understand that the 'Wellbeing of Wales: 2026' report has been published this morning at 09:30. I think Lynne might have a copy there already—[Interruption.]—and I've got Lynne…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Okay. We're doing pretty well in terms of time, so thank you, everybody, for being very direct. Oh, Pred, were you waiting to come in on that one?
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Okay. We did touch on the UK internal market Act there. I don't know if anybody's got any other questions on that.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Okay. Sarah's been waiting patiently, so I'm going to bring her in.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Diolch, Dafydd. Yes, we can pick that up as well, can't we? Darren.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I'm going to bring in Lynne quickly, if that's okay, because it's on that point.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
We'll move on to the next section, 'Rewiring the State' and devolution within Wales. I've got Gwyn first and then Darren.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Diolch. Okay, the next section we have is other areas for further devolution. We've got Pred again.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Thanks for that. I think, once that work's been done in terms of responding to the implementation plan, it'd be useful for us as a committee to understand maybe which of those recommendations would be prioritised, in your view, as well, if you could feed that…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Darren.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Diolch, Dafydd. Pred.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
One more.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Okay. Diolch, Josh. Moving on to devolution of policing and justice, I've got Cristiana down first.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Yes, one more.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Diolch. We'll move on to the next section then, the national commission on the constitution, and we've got Josh first.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Diolch yn fawr. I know we're probably going to be pushed for time to get through everything we want to get through, so we've agreed to take questions in sections, just to see if that structure works for us today and we can get through as many as possible. I…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Moving on to item 2, can I welcome the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution, Dafydd Trystan? Diolch yn fawr for joining us this morning and also for providing us with the written submissions ahead of the meeting. Dafydd, would…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Okay, noted. Thank you for that.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Can I welcome Members to this week's Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee? The public items of the meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and the Record of Proceedings will be published in due course. This is a bilingual meeting and so…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning, everyone. Welcome.
, Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
Diolch yn fawr iawn. In my constituency of Fflint Wrecsam, there are currently 12,786 children living in poverty. In Caia Park, where I live, we have one of the highest levels of deprivation, not just in the constituency, but one of the highest levels across…
, Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice
6. What action is the Welsh Government taking to tackle child poverty? OQ64596
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch. Although conversations with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham have so far been positive in terms of devolution, it's clear that we need to reiterate to Westminster that we are a country and not a county. Devolution to the devolved nations is clearly not…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
6. Will the First Minister provide an update on the Welsh Government's discussions with the UK Government regarding further devolution to Wales? OQ64589
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Audit Wales brief: Welsh Government arrangements for funding local government
Just a comment, very quickly, as a former county councillor. Obviously, we've seen how short-term or restrictive grant conditions often lead to councils making poor investment decisions, and that's been the case for as long as I can remember. So, it would be…
