, Finance Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Yes, yes.
, Finance Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Yes, because it's—
, Finance Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Would they feed into the Bill?
, Finance Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Yes. And I'm thinking of the finance of it all because it fundamentally flows out to what we consider here, so the committee is drilling down and understanding the financials as well.
, Finance Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Just on that theme, then, I understand there's a bigger piece of work going on behind that absolutely then affects the RIA you're having to present to us. It won't be this committee, but who does scrutinise and understand how those initiatives are going to…
, Finance Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I got lost in that a tad. [Laughter.] There are some significant discrepancies, and I think we do need clarity around that. However, I know that RIAs always have a significant variance. I'm going to ask a typical local government leader's question now, and…
, Finance Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Yes. It's a really interesting area and one I've been quite close to in my past role, and the needs of the young people have to be paramount, and providing their care and support as near to home as possible is absolutely crucial. There will always be a need…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 8
Yes, I see that, yes. Thank you, Chair.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 8
I suppose you could understand why a Government would want to tax its departments to make efficiencies, and to drive better outcomes from within its budget before it considered giving new money. I suppose we'd do that here, wouldn't we? We'd expect our…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 8
It would be better if there was a way to be able to fund the Senedd where you don't have to revert to that capital-revenue switch, because capital is really important to drive change, which creates revenue benefits in the future anyway. It's a shame you've…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 8
It's an example of how the inter-governmental relations aren't working, then. So, if we were more of a department and interacted in a department way—and I'm not advocating that—we might be considered differently. It's just that they're talking to themselves…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 8
Are there criteria that they apply, then, which sort of triggers it where it's considered feasible to do it and perhaps we're not making the right message? What were the reasons for them not allowing it?
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 8
We talked quite a bit about that capital resource switch, and I suppose that is a little bit different to local government. We couldn't ask in local government for capital to be put into revenue. We could put revenue into capital, but we couldn't do it that…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 8
So, would it be an opportunity now, then, to get a protocol put in place that you—? We talked earlier that it might be the right time to put in a protocol so that announcements can be made in more of a timely manner. Is there some sort of consideration to…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 8
Thanks, Chair. I'll take us back a step. We were starting to talk about the frustrations of not knowing if money coming forward was new money, or if it was dealt with through efficiencies. And I just wondered if you felt there was any justification for the…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 8
Yes.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 8
That's really important. It's a perfect opportunity then, put it like that—
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 8
I'm hoping not there. And, obviously, I recognise that there would have been a lot of work with any incoming Government, planning and working towards what they might want to do, so that they hit the ground running—I know that there are certain things that…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 8
Thank you. As you said earlier, we've got an election tomorrow and it's highly likely that things might change, I expect. I won't say too much more.
, Plenary
Group 15: Disqualification from being a Member of Senedd Cymru—offence of deception (Amendments 43, 6, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 25)
Move.
, Plenary
Group 15: Disqualification from being a Member of Senedd Cymru—offence of deception (Amendments 43, 6, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 25)
Can I also thank Adam and the Counsel General for their deep engagement around this really important subject? It's something that we all should care about. Most of us here—I'm sure all of us here—believe in the Nolan principles of public life and adhere to…
, Plenary
Group 14: Disqualification from being a Member of Senedd Cymru and local government (Amendments 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
Thank you, Llywydd, and thank you, Counsel General. Thank you again to Joel—it's his work involved here—and I'm thankful for the support for 23 and 24, and ask to move to the vote on the others, Llywydd.
, Plenary
Group 14: Disqualification from being a Member of Senedd Cymru and local government (Amendments 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
Diolch, Llywydd. Before I start, I'd like to thank my colleague Joel James for all of the work he's put in to bringing these amendments forward, which I'm presenting on behalf of our group. Amendments 20, 21 and 22 will enable community councillors to become…
, Plenary
Group 8: Financial assistance scheme—operation (Amendments 35, 19)
We will be supporting Adam Price's amendment 35, as this amendment will enable people from all parts of society to be able to stand for election. It is for the same reason that we have tabled amendment 19. The public being more aware of any financial…
, Plenary
Group 7: Welsh elections information platform (Amendments 17, 18, 31, 1, 32, 33, 34)
I move.
