5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
And that becomes a really interesting thing for us here in the Senedd, but, in wider civic and legal society in Wales, it's how we engage with that and put some of that experience forward.
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Yes. Well, let's turn to one of those areas, then, which is the accessibility to law—so, slightly different from the interplay of the policy issues—the actual clarity and accessibility of law to the practitioner, to the person who needs to rely on knowing…
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
We might return to this in some other form, but I wonder, Lord Bellamy—. I mean, it's helpful having these really practical illustrations of the discussions that need to be had on this, whether it's termed 'a jagged edge', or let's just call it diplomatically…
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Jenny, over to you.
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
It's all we have to go on.
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
I'm going to bring Jenny in in a moment who wanted to come in on this particular aspect of our questioning, but I notice you didn't say 'impossible', you just said that there was an extensive range of barriers and hills to climb and so on. But, Alun.
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
That's very encouraging, and I know colleagues of mine will want to come back on particular items that they might want to see discussed within the inter-ministerial working on this, as well as on the board—some areas that are less contentious, or more…
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Lovely. Thank you very much. One housekeeping thing that I forgot to mention is that there's no need to fiddle with the microphones; they come on automatically. Okay. Well, if we can leap straight in, then, Lord Bellamy, could I ask you, first of all, a broad…
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
Thank you.
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Justice in Wales
So, we have lot of business in front of us today, but our first substantive item this afternoon is indeed the evidence session with Lord Bellamy. Lord Bellamy, I wonder if you'd like to just introduce yourself, and whether your colleagues want to do the same…
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to this afternoon's session of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee here in the Senedd. We're in public this afternoon for a very important evidence session here with Lord Bellamy and his colleagues. Lord Bellamy, you're very welcome…
5 December 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good afternoon, everyone.
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1302, 'Protect Mid-Wales’ unique Cambrian Mountains: designate them an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'
Are you paying?
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1302, 'Protect Mid-Wales’ unique Cambrian Mountains: designate them an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'
My thanks to the Petitions Committee for bringing this forward. I'm going to take a slight diversion, and that diversion runs from Chepstow to Conwy. The idea of a Cambrian trail through the Cambrian mountains was first envisaged back in 1968, and the late…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Finance Committee Report—'Post-EU funding arrangements'
—Dirprwy Lywydd. No clarity at the moment from UK Government on future, medium, long-term post-EU funding. No agreement or clarity on the amount lost to Wales or otherwise. Ongoing uncertainty over Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, other European co-operation…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Finance Committee Report—'Post-EU funding arrangements'
Thank you very much—
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Finance Committee Report—'Post-EU funding arrangements'
I entirely agree. We need to move away from this, and it needs to be based on good analysis, needs analysis, and where the money should be properly going. And to pick up on Alun's quite right point, this is not just to do with the current quantum of funding…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Finance Committee Report—'Post-EU funding arrangements'
Oh—. Yes, I will. I will.
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Finance Committee Report—'Post-EU funding arrangements'
No, not at all. In fact, I would support that, but my point is this: should it be that one MP, one elected representative, ignorant of the policy framework in Wales, ignorant of the wider needs of the rail network within that area as well, such as the Maesteg…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Finance Committee Report—'Post-EU funding arrangements'
Alun, thank you for taking my name in vain, but in a praiseworthy way there for a moment. But I would say that report is still there and it's still valid, I have to say, and it was put together—. I'll turn to this report in a moment, but that report on the…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Can I draw your attention to the register of interests and the multiple organisations that I belong to that have an interest within this area, including the British Veterinary Association, Ramblers Cymru and others? But could I just commend the Minister on…
30 November 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you for confirming what I've actually heard in briefings that have been made available to me and to other Senedd Members of other parties about not just the financial budgetary pressures facing local authorities, but also discussing the reserves. And…
29 November 2022 , Plenary
& 10. The General Principles of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill and The Financial Resolution in respect of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill
As the Senedd will know, we take a very close look at the inclusion of powers in Bills to make subordinate legislation. So, Llywydd, this Bill contains five powers for the Welsh Ministers to make regulations, one power for the Welsh Ministers to issue a code…
29 November 2022 , Plenary
& 10. The General Principles of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill and The Financial Resolution in respect of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill
Thank you, Llywydd. I welcome the opportunity to participate in this debate on the general principles of the Welsh Government's third Bill of this sixth Senedd. In our report, we came to one conclusion, and we made nine recommendations. To start, I'd like to…
29 November 2022 , Plenary
The Marine, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Financial Assistance) Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2022
The regulations replace a previous set of draft regulations that were laid at the end of September and which my committee considered in mid October. Our report on that previous version of the regulations contained a number of reporting points, both technical…
