, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission
I just want to turn to section 19 of the Bill, which relates to the review that is required to be conducted once the new system has been introduced. There's a timetable for the establishment of a committee—it says it should be within six months of the Senedd…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission
Okay. Thank you.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission
And just one other question. There has been concern that people could be on two electoral rolls—one in England, one in Wales—because they might have a second home in Wales, and that gives them the qualification to therefore be regarded as being resident in…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission
But, obviously, the role of the electoral registration officer becomes much more important if immediate disqualification comes from the publication of a register and a Member's not on it. So, there is huge burden, actually, isn't there, on the electoral…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission
Thank you for that. That's an interesting way to potentially address it, because at the moment our understanding is that there's no grace period in the Bill, so if, for example, through automatic voter registration, a Member of the Senedd is suddenly missed…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission
Can I turn now to the residency requirements in the Bill? Obviously, there's a desire by the Government to make sure that people who stand for election to the Senedd in Wales live in Wales, and the test of that, as far as the Bill is concerned, is to make…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission
It would seem sensible to get it sorted in one of the two Bills currently before the Senedd, though, wouldn't it, if everybody can see it coming?
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission
Thanks for that. I just wanted to follow it up, given that Elan had raised it. And just on the four-year terms issue, obviously, we don't want to conflict with local authority elections or general elections or police and crime commissioner elections, and…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission
Thanks for that.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission
Tom.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Electoral Commission
Thanks. Can I just go back, Chair, if possible, to Elan's comments about the electoral management boards? And obviously, putting those on a statutory footing, that's a positive thing that I think we've heard very positive evidence on, but one of the issues…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Digital and AI technology in the NHS
Can I just say that I downloaded the NHS app onto my phone as soon as you announced the fact that it had been launched a few months ago, back in June? And I have to commend my own practice, the Kinmel Bay medical centre, because at the time, the services…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Digital and AI technology in the NHS
Will you take an intervention, Minister?
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I'm grateful for that response, and I know there was an exchange on this matter yesterday in First Minister's questions. But, obviously, this is a matter of interest for the hundreds of cystic fibrosis patients who are here in Wales, and their loved ones…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
6. Will the Minister make a statement on the future availability of modulator therapies for cystic fibrosis patients in Wales? OQ60276
, Plenary
Group 9: Stationary idling offence: fixed penalty (Amendments 65, 69)
I appreciate the point that you make about a smoky old diesel that's pulled up outside the school's front door and the impact that that has on people's health, but, obviously, with the transition to electric vehicles, can you assure us that anybody in an…
, Plenary
Group 9: Stationary idling offence: fixed penalty (Amendments 65, 69)
Minister, will you take a further intervention, if I may?
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response, First Minister. There have been huge leaps forward in cystic fibrosis treatments in recent decades. We’ve seen life expectancy leap from being in the thirties to being in the fifties. Thanks to the modulator therapies that are…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
6. Will the First Minister make a statement on the future availability of modulator therapies for cystic fibrosis patients in Wales? OQ60275
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I call for a statement from the Minister with responsibility for communications and technology in Wales? This is in respect of the mobile telephony infrastructure across the country. I appreciate that telecoms is not a devolved matter, but of…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that answer, First Minister. I met last week with the cross-party group on faith, which had a wide-ranging discussion on the question 'Is Wales doing enough to promote, protect and celebrate its faith heritage?' The conclusion that we reached…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
1. What action is the Welsh Government taking to promote Wales’s faith heritage? OQ60254
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Welsh Language Commissioner
I suppose if Welsh will feature more in more people's constituencies, it's therefore likely to have a positive impact. Okay.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Welsh Language Commissioner
Can I just ask a question? Obviously, the Bill is proposing to sandwich two Westminster constituencies together in order to make bigger constituencies. Those constituencies might have quite different linguistic needs. If they're going to be larger, it's…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session on the electoral and boundary reform experience in Scotland
—which is different than the proposed arrangements in Wales. What are your views on the arrangements for the electoral management board in Wales to be part of the new boundary commission that's being set up? Do you have a view?
