, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Okay, thank you. Diolch.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Yes. Some of the interplay with the common frameworks is around the deposit-return scheme and those aspects. So, could you give us an update as to where we're at with the regulations providing agreed exclusions around the deposit-return scheme and the…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Diolch.
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I am a very polite person, but I was just following on from not drawing you into a slanging match, as you said earlier. But what recourse would we have if that transpired, and how do we avoid that in discussions?
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Yes, just following on a little bit from that, in the Government of Wales Act 2006, I think—there are people here who can tell me otherwise—local government is a devolved subject, and therefore any further devolution to local government should come through…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Is that a change from previous practice, or is that a similar practice to what was happening before?
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I did give you a long list, so you answered a long list, so that's good. You've also mentioned a lot of your Cabinet colleagues there in different departments. So, from an operational point of view and from your own department's point of view, how does that…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Just briefly, maybe—and you might want to write to us with further details, if there are any, but—further areas of devolution. We know a lot of what they are in the Welsh Government's view: water, the Crown Estate, broadcasting, welfare, energy regulation…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
You touched on the Thomas commission earlier; we were talking to Dr Robert Jones last week, in a private briefing, on his analysis of how far those recommendations have gone, and there are 78 recommendations. So, I'm wondering: could you give us an update, or…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
And just one brief question to close. Now, in terms of placing Sewel on a statutory footing, which I think would be appropriate, because we looked at the Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee quite a lot during the last Senedd, and what became apparent…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
One of the areas where there is possible collaboration is with the memorandum of understanding on Sewel, and how that can be placed on a statutory footing. I don't know where you are with that, and where those discussions have got to. Perhaps you could tell…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
I just wanted your opinion. [Laughter.]
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Of course, that's similar to what the Finance Committee did in the last Senedd, which was to establish a forum between the finance committees in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, and to work across the Parliaments to seek to better scrutinise Governments…
, Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session: Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Thank you for joining us this morning. It's lovely to see you. One of the most interesting things that's happened recently is the Cardiff agreement. Could you give us an outline of what that seeks to achieve and what are the considerations in relation to how…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
I want to turn to a specific issue that I've raised with you in the past, the water pressure in Redwick. The residents of this village, just outside Newport, have suffered with low water pressure for many years due to inadequate water infrastructure serving…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
Thank you very much for that response, and I'm pleased that you are doing all of that work.
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
7. How is the Welsh Government promoting rural resilience in Casnewydd Islwyn? OQ64590
, Legislation Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
So, we'll now move to item 7, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix). I invite the committee to resolve to exclude the public from the rest of today's meeting. Do Members all agree? I see that everybody agrees. Thank you very much. So, we…
, Legislation Committee
Papers to note
—cyber security. So, we'll, obviously, note that next week, but we'll look at that when we come to items later to look at that. So, that's good to know.
, Legislation Committee
Papers to note
That brings us, then, on to papers to note. That's item 6. So, we have letters here to go—outgoing correspondence—6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.3a, 6.4 and 6.4a. These items are the outgoing letters that the committee signed off last week, so they have gone. Are we happy…
, Legislation Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
I think we'll keep track of that point in particular as we go forward with this committee's work, but any other comments from any Members? No. That's fine. So, we'll note the Government's response to that item.
, Legislation Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Okay. Thank you very much. Any comments from Members? No, nothing. So, are we happy to—? We'll note the Government's response to that and move forward to item 5.2. Item 5.2 is the Building etc. (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2026. These start on our…
, Legislation Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
So, we'll therefore move on to item 5, instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.34 previously considered. So, we've seen these before, but we've had updates to them. So, item 5.1 is the School Funding, Budget…
, Legislation Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Okay, thank you. So, we'll wait for that response to come in. Any comments from anybody on that? I don't see any. So, thank you very much, Kate.
, Legislation Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Okay, thank you. Any comments from anybody or are we happy to note that report—so, happy to agree that report and move on? I don't see any hands up. Great. Thank you. So, the next item is 4.2. This is the Local Authorities (Annual Sufficiency Plans) (Wales)…
