26 June 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Fascinating. James, go ahead.
26 June 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Charles as well, would you like to add to that? Charles, just out of interest, I notice as Tom flagged it up—and thank you for sharing this copy; we'll get this around to Members there on the impact of European funding in Wales—of course, you refer in your…
26 June 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
No, not to worry.
26 June 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Thank you very much. That's a good juncture now, actually, to bring my colleague James Evans in to pursue this line of enquiry on the role of civil society. Let's get under the skin of it a little bit now, James.
26 June 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Thank you, Tom. Listen, just to close this particular section, which is helpfully setting some of the context for some of the detail we'll go into in a moment, could I ask Charles on screen: have you got any observations on the work of the PPA, but…
26 June 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
It's automatic.
26 June 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
And perhaps I could ask you as well just to touch on the issue of the role of civil society, and how that engages with the PPA as well. So, the big questions and that as well.
26 June 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Let me bring in Alun at that point, because Alun is one of the two committee members here who's had experience of this. Alun.
26 June 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Thank you very much. If I could just ask you a little bit further on that, as you were saying you're somebody who wants to see these post-EU structures work effectively. What have your observations been on how this has progressed? Two of us as committee…
26 June 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
So, we go to straight to our first substantive item, which is item No. 2, which is our evidence session on EU governance, and we're delighted to have with us today Charles Whitmore, on screen, attending virtually from the Wales Civil Society Forum. Also on…
26 June 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to this afternoon's meeting of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee. Just as a reminder, this meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and the Record of Proceedings will be published as usual. We're not expecting an alarm this…
26 June 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good afternoon, welcome, everyone.
21 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Thank you very much for that answer, and I’m really glad to see that sensible preparations are being made across a range of areas, because certainly, it’s not simply to do with the physical adjustments that will need to be made in terms of the support for an…
21 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
4. What preparations are being made by the Commission for electoral reform of the Senedd by 2026? OQ59691
21 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Well, the voters in Wales are very astute and very intelligent in their choices always, and they will be able to find their way through this morass. But there is genuine scope for confusion as they lurch from a general election at a UK level, where all of the…
21 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
7. What assessment has the Counsel General made of the impact on voter behaviour of the divergence between voter ID and registration systems at UK general elections and Wales-based elections? OQ59690
21 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Yes, this is firmly one of those issues that falls within that either jagged or fuzzy edge of devolved and retained competences, but my time out on the beat regularly with our local police has highlighted this issue of the trafficking of people, vulnerable…
21 June 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
8. What recent discussions has the Minister had with police and crime commissioners about tackling people trafficking in south Wales? OQ59688
21 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
Iawn, diolch.
21 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Only one short question, because I think we've explored the process of the submissions and the reports very well there. It's simply the aspect of the website, whether you've had any feedback now on the website, so that the public can see…
21 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
Do you have the ability, if you find that you are slightly lacking in the resources, as you bring forward those reports and so on, to go back to the Minister and say, 'Minister—
21 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with the Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales
Diolch, Cadeirydd. You've had some additional extra resource given to you there. Can I just ask: how have you decided to use that, prioritise it, and, within your current remit, your interim remit, does it allow you to do your job effectively?
21 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with Office for Environmental Protection and Environmental Standards Scotland
That's a really good answer, but I just wonder whether I could ask you—. You're absolutely right that parliamentarians agreed what your remit and your powers would be, but can I just ask, do you think you are missing a tool in the toolbox? I do agree with…
21 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with Office for Environmental Protection and Environmental Standards Scotland
Can I just very briefly explore this issue of fines with both organisations for a moment? When the Groceries Code Adjudicator was established, there was a big discussion over whether fines should be part of the armoury to deal with supermarkets or others that…
21 June 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of operation of interim environmental protection measures - evidence session with Office for Environmental Protection and Environmental Standards Scotland
Thank you. Just one other question, then: is it too early at this moment—? You mention the fact that, actually, the work that you've been doing, and the accumulation of data that you've been doing and so on, is good in itself and might turn things around, but…
