, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Finance: Taxation (Wales) Bill
Diolch, Lywydd. Cabinet Minister, your Government's own impact assessment estimates that this Bill will cost an additional £422,000 over 10 years, while claiming only £2.6 million in benefits. But much of those supposed savings are simply staff time being…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
It's probably no surprise, but as a Member with Powys in my constituency, I'm going to be asking the same kinds of questions. Counsel General, when a health board proposes cutting hospital beds in rural communities, despite serious concerns from patients…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Okay. Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
—on the GCRE, if you wouldn't mind. Could you provide an update on the conditions that GCRE must meet to be able to continue receiving support, the final date for either a 'go' or 'no go' decision as to whether to proceed, and also, if private investment…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
A very quick question to Mr Slade—
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Okay, thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
If you've only got two people on this, is that enough, do you think? Are you satisfied with that?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Thank you. Despite agreeing to provide information about its progress in updating 'Managing Welsh Public Money' by September, I don't believe the Welsh Government has done so. I was wondering why this is. Can the Welsh Government provide an update about its…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Okay. And perhaps—if you'd indulge me just a little bit—we can have an update to the committee as to where we are on each of those at some point. That would be helpful, I think, if that's okay.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Okay. So, did you accept the options that were, obviously, set out—I think there were 25 altogether in the report—and, if so, how many of those have you implemented and which have yet to be implemented?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: interim evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Thank you, Andrew. Thank you, Chair. I was wondering why the Welsh Government rejected the previous committee's recommendation to share the David Noble report setting out the results of his external review of legislation, but then released it in response to a…
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Local referendums on council tax rises
Thank you. You've moved on to what I wanted to challenge you about, really. Would you acknowledge and agree with me that if local authorities had been funded properly over the last 27 years and continued to be funded properly, they wouldn't need to put…
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Local referendums on council tax rises
Would you take an intervention?
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
I don't think so.
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order
So, I'd just like to sort of echo the comment that was made over there, but go further than that, and that is to confirm that, if we don't need these other national park authorities, we should get rid of them all in the first place. Thank you.
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order
Cabinet Minister, I really do welcome the decision, actually—although it's only provisional so far—not to proceed with yet another publicly funded authority. Now, you've also acknowledged that existing organisations and bodies can already deliver the same…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, taxpayers don't measure Government efficiency by how many strategies, reviews or initiatives you announce; they measure it by what actually improves and what it costs them. Your Government has promised measurable outcomes, progress milestones…
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Questions to the First Minister
3. What measurable improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of the Welsh Government does the First Minister expect to deliver during this Senedd? OQ64721
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
That would be helpful, if you could. Brilliant. Okay, thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
It was, was it? Right. Okay. That's one for our research guys to go looking for. That's not come up on anything—
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Thank you, Chair. It's an important point of clarification for me—to Pete, if you wouldn't mind. Earlier, when I was asking you about savings, you said that you'd achieved your target for the last financial year. But according to the data I could find, you…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Okay, thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Grant Thornton estimates that its recommendations could produce more than £20 million in net savings, but says that would still not eliminate Powys's underlying deficit, and that wider decisions about services will therefore be required. Now, for every Better…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
NHS Finances: evidence session with NHS Wales health boards
Yes, okay. Sorry, it's to you again, Pete.
