, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 6
There ought to be a Minister for inter-governmental relations, perhaps, to join it all together.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 6
No, no, it was a good question, and one I would have come on to after. But you're absolutely right, and I think it's a forum we hope can actually try to drive some of the change. As we talked about earlier, there's an enthusiasm within territorial committees…
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 6
Yes, I can see that.
, Finance Committee
Fiscal Inter-governmental Relations: Evidence session 6
Thank you, and it's good to see you both. I wanted to explore a bit more around the current effectiveness of the parliamentary scrutiny of inter-government relations. Paul, you've referred a couple of times to the lack of transparency, or rather, your wish…
, Finance Committee
First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission
Brilliant. Thank you.
, Finance Committee
First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission
It's pretty straightforward, really. The next supplementary budget, obviously, applicable to this year won't be until February, and obviously you'll have pretty robust budget monitoring and you're projecting ahead where your pressures might be. Are you…
, Finance Committee
First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission
I'm only raising the points to give us—. I know where you're at; I can see where you're at. But I think people expect us to have confidence that all of those areas are exhausted, and I think they probably are.
, Finance Committee
First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission
It's not quite on the same subject, but around staffing. I've got a slow process; mine's not a very fast one. Looking back, I remember having to deal with budgets every year, over many years, and I had a set amount I had to work within. There were various…
, Finance Committee
First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission
Thank you.
, Finance Committee
First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission
I couldn't remember what sort of rates you'd predicated the savings on, what they were equating to—whether it was a 5 per cent inflationary figure, or whatever.
, Finance Committee
First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission
Thank you. I agree with that position; I can see that. I want to just look a little bit more at the £315,000. As you've said, it's done its job. It hasn't been spent but is committed, so it went to cover inflationary pressures and things like that. Obviously…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Absolutely. There are so many businesses. Some may achieve the 182, but the vast majority find that extremely difficult. Of course, if they then can no longer benefit from business recognition, they're faced by three times council tax rates, which then puts…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Yes, please.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Well, the tourism sector is fundamentally important to the Welsh economy, and what it offers contributes hugely to the unique selling points of Wales, and, as such, it should be valued, it should be supported and it should be invested in, but sadly the…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1407, 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law'
Llywydd, I'm conscious I need to finish, but I'll repeat that these benches believe in implementing 20 mph speed limits where it's sensible to do so—as I said, all of those things we already know. For the good of Wales, its economy, and in response to nearly…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1407, 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law'
But the reality is, Lee, you know that 97 per cent of roads that were 30 mph were turned to 20 mph. You're not telling me that 97 per cent of roads in 30 mph are around all of those positions. You imposed—[Interruption.] Hang on. You imposed 20 mph in areas…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1407, 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law'
Jenny, you spent an absolute fortune on this, and you're going to spend an absolute fortune on trying to reverse it. If the £30 million had been worked with local authorities to encourage them to do more, to roll that out further, more of those could have…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1407, 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law'
The subject of this debate is certainly a topic that has impacted so many people, and from so many walks of life. This default 20 mph policy has infuriated and mobilised people like never before, and, as we've heard, almost 0.5 million people have signed this…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 2 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Thank you, Carlie, that was really helpful. Thank you for being so candid and open about your points. Chair, I think I'm okay with that.
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 2 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Thank you, Caroline. Carlie, similar question—same question—to you, really, and from yourself personally and perhaps from the charity, how have you felt that the community has been affected by, perhaps, changes in the way that veterinary practices are being…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 2 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Yes, thank you for that. I don't wish to demonise corporate entities at all and things; we're trying to understand if there's any difference in care as well, I suppose, and I suppose that was leading to the question of how things have changed since 1999. So…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 2 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
That's a really pertinent, good point. So, back to you, Caroline: what impact do you think the changes have had—you know, more corporatised veterinary practices coming on board? What effect has that had on the individual practices and perhaps on the animal…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 2 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Yes. So, it creates quite a lot of anxiety then, the things that have moved on, you know—that's a big worry, because everybody loves their pets, don't they, and you want the very best for them, but now it's becoming almost unaffordable to give the best care…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 2 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Yes. So—
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 2 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Thanks for that. Carlie, from your perspective, or from CatsMatter's perspective, how have you seen the veterinary sector change over the last 20-odd years?
