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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I think Members should be very careful in this Chamber of accusing colleagues of misleading the Chamber or—
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Presiding Officer, I understand that you have given your permission for questions 5 and 9 to be grouped. In my role, I am focused on strengthening delivery across Government. Through our programme for government, we have set clear priorities. I am working to…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Thank you very much.
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I thank the Member for the question. The point is very well made. We need to support our small and medium-sized enterprises, and in my view, we can do more as a Government to support those small and medium-sized enterprises. We track supplier and contract…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I have regular discussions with the Cabinet Minister for Finance on public procurement and its contribution to the Welsh economy. These discussions have included strengthening Welsh supply chains, improving access to opportunities for Welsh businesses…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I thank the Member for the question and for highlighting some of those very local issues. Clearly, I'm not abreast of the precise nature of the issues in Gwaun Cae Gurwen, but if the Member would like to write to myself or my Cabinet colleague the Cabinet…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you to the Member for their question. I also pay tribute to the work that she did in a previous life with TUC Cymru, doing very important work on behalf of trade unions in Wales. The focus of the question on recruitment and retention is…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Diolch yn fawr. The Member, from her professional background, speaks clearly from experience. I believe there is more work to be done in the NHS on improving productivity. I also believe that throwing money at a problem as a sticking plaster is not a…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Diolch, Safa. Trustworthy statistics play a vital role in effective decision making across Wales. They help us understand where need is greatest, target resources effectively and judge whether outcomes are improving. As a Government, we are committed to using…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I think if anyone had seen the evidence from colleagues in the media, in BBC and in S4C, to the culture committee in Westminster and in other places on the challenges facing the media landscape, and the very real challenges facing the media landscape right…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
One of the areas that we are looking at as a centralised Cabinet office in the Government is looking right across our Government priorities and ensuring that there is effective delivery on those and there is effective value for money. I know my colleague the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
As my colleague will know full well, the Cabinet Minister for health is responsible for the health service and our health priorities, and has set out our approach and our encouragement to all of those partners in the debate in Cwm Taf, to reach a negotiated…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I think what we're seeing across the public services in Wales is a legacy of a decade and more of austerity that has seen cuts and challenges, and public services that are genuinely facing crisis point. I am very pleased that my colleague the Minister for…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Thank you for the question.
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Again, I thank the Member for the question. This Government has a very limited set of bodies that it seeks to set up. There has been widespread debate about the national economic development agency. There is widespread consensus across this Chamber that the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
There's a simple answer to that question, which is 'yes', because, as a Government, we are committed to outcomes. We have been critical of previous Governments who have poured money into projects and focused on inputs and outputs rather than outcomes that…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Well, I welcome the Member to his new position on the Reform frontbench. Had he been at a previous question time, he would have heard me say from this position that this Government is committed to delivering on its priorities for the people of Wales—on…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
As I said in my first response, this Government remains committed to social partnership. It is something that we believe in, in principle and on principle. There will be Members across this Chamber who have led organisations and who have managed organisations…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
As a Government, we recognise the value that trade unions bring to Government effectiveness. They provide structures for meaningful dialogue, negotiation and problem solving, enabling early intervention that saves time and money. Social partnership ensures…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I thank the Member for the question. The case is very clearly made for the devolution of the Crown Estate. If you look over the past decade, there have been hundreds of millions of pounds of profits made by the Crown Estate in Wales. We believe that money…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
The Welsh Government is committed to establishing a national commission for Wales and is taking forward the final arrangements necessary for its establishment. I will make a further statement to Senedd Members in due course, setting out the commission’s…
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Diolch yn fawr iawn.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
But Chair, seriously, in my role, there is a role to work with parties to build consensus, to work collaboratively on the evidence base, and I'm very keen to work with this committee and with other Members of the Senedd to achieve that. Diolch yn fawr.
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I'm going to be in trouble now, I'm sure. [Laughter.]
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
It is a discussion that needs to be had—
