, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
If you thought something was going beyond their remit, going out of what you've set them to do, strategic priorities, would you deal with that privately, within that formal meeting, rather than—
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Okay, that's interesting to hear. And just one short supplementary to that supplementary then. If you thought something was really off kilter—and clearly you're expressing the view to the committee that, in the decisions that have currently been made, even…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Right.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
Good. Okay.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Economy
It's only a short supplementary to Alun's questioning. We're very familiar with the arm's-length relationship with Government. Sometimes it's used as—. Quite rightly, the reasons these bodies were set up at arm's length, both in Wales and at a UK level, were…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Apprenticeships
I mentioned in an intervention on this matter last week, I think it was, that I'd had meetings with Viv Buckley of Bridgend College. I also have had briefings and discussions with ColegauCymru in the run-up to this. I think all of us in this Senedd Chamber…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The pressures on budgets because of the deeply unsatisfactory settlement from the UK Government is intense right across the UK and right across Welsh Government in every department. But one of the big successes that we have had is the focus in recent years on…
, Plenary
Debate: Levelling-up
He's making a very good point, but we shouldn't be thinking that it's just Labour Ministers making this point as well. Paul talked about grown-up Government earlier on and working between Governments within the UK, and it's a valid point, but what is a…
, Plenary
Debate: Levelling-up
Would the Minister give way on that point?
, Plenary
Debate: Levelling-up
Thank you so much for giving way. Can I suggest—? I think the report the committee brought forward was very, very good, but can I suggest that you go back and look as well at the framework for regional investment? That was an 18-month piece of work that…
, Plenary
Debate: Levelling-up
Will you give way on that point?
, Plenary
Debate: Levelling-up
Will you give way, Paul?
, Plenary
The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2024
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I’m happy to constrain my comments today, actually, because we’ve had the response from the Welsh Government Minister. So, thank you very much. Thank you for the opportunity.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
One of the measures of the effectiveness of local authorities is the way that they not only make decisions for themselves, but, actually, the way that they collaborate with others. So, one of the interesting things that is coming about very shortly is the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
So, colleagues, we have plenty of work to do now in private session, so can I ask you if you are content, under Standing Order 17.42, to move into private session and exclude the public now for the remainder of the meeting? You are. Thank you very much. If I…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
So, colleagues, in which case, we will move on, then, to our last item in the public session on the agenda today, which are the papers to note. There is only one item here, which is an item of correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
So, we can go straight past that and on to item 6, where we have the notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement. So, here, there are a few items to look at, the first of which is under item 6.1. We have a written…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 - previously considered
In which case, then, we can dispense very quickly with item 5, because that is the section where we look at instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 that we've previously considered. There are none.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
In which case, then, having dispensed of 4.1 and 4.2, we'll go to item 4.3, which is SL(6)427, the Building Control Profession (Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2023. And, again, we have a report and a Welsh Government response here. We considered this instrument…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
So, we'll go on then to item 4, which, as normal in the sequence of these items, are the instruments that do raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 that we have previously considered as a committee. And, colleagues, if I…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you, Kate. I believe we are happy to agree those points.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
I think that’s quite sensible, and I can see colleagues—Alun and Sam and others—nodding on that. It’s not ideal. There is a practical way forward, but it’s not the ideal way forward; it should be correct at the point of issuing these regulations. But we have…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you very much, Kate. Again, if we’re happy to agree that, we’ll go on to the last two items in this section. The first of those is item 3.4, SL(6)434, the Local Authority Social Services Annual Reports (Prescribed Form) (Wales) (Amendment and…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you, Kate. Thanks for that analysis, as well. If we're happy to agree those reporting points, colleagues, we'll go on. Item 3.3 is SL(6)433, the Non-Domestic Rating (Improvement Relief) (Wales) Regulations 2023. These regs have effect for the purposes…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you very much, Kate. We're very familiar with that. Colleagues, if you're content with that, thank you very much. That takes us on, then, to item 3.2 in this section, SL(6)431, the Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales)…
