, Finance Committee
Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Thank you and good morning, both. I've got just three or four questions to put to you around procedures. I just wondered what your views would be on the use of draft and made affirmative procedures to approve regulations that amend the Welsh tax Acts and how…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, could I request a statement from the Minister for health on the national roster review currently being carried out by the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust? Specifically, I would like an update from the Welsh Government on what discussions…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thanks, Chair. It was just on the broader issue of regulatory impact assessments. We hear too often these technical points where they're not being completed and we're waiting for them. What does our constitution expect of these? Should they be in advance?…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you. That's all from me, Huw, thanks.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Only a quick point, following on, and I'm not going to try to conflate the Brexit Freedoms Bill and the review, albeit I can see the frustrations that having that Bill dropped on you, or the talk of that Bill dropped on you, at the last minute would cause…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thanks for that, Counsel General. Thank you, Huw.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thanks for that. The last one from me: I'm hoping that the Governments have agreed that annual reports on all individual common frameworks will be published. Can we expect that?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Just building on that challenge, if you like, if the Welsh Government is content to notify the Senedd and stakeholders when a common framework is reviewed, will it then consider recommendations made by the Senedd and stakeholders as part of that same review…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
That's fine. Is the Welsh Government going to be content to notify the Senedd when a dispute over common frameworks is escalated to Ministers? Will we have that much insight?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you. Counsel General, I assume you are still standing by the commitment made in the previous Welsh Government to notify the Senedd when legislation relates to a common framework; I take that as read.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
I see. Stakeholders obviously have got to find this information for themselves; is there a reason why they couldn't be routinely consulted as part of an inter-governmental decision-making process?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Okay. Mick, did you want to come back? Sorry.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
So, you can access the website at the moment, but it's the UK Government—
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Okay. Thanks. I understand that a key plan will also be a dedicated webpage for stakeholders, and that there's going to be an inter-institutional relationship agreement that is pulling that together. When does the Government intend to make that available? Is…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you, Counsel General. I think that we can acknowledge the challenge of everything getting to this stage. I'll move on a little, if I may. How will you ensure that the Senedd and the wider stakeholder group can understand and influence common frameworks…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
That's a really good question, actually. I'm just wondering, if they've been in operation, albeit in their preliminary stages, how are they likely to get altered due to scrutiny afterwards? Are they pretty fixed? Is this just going to be a rubber-stamping…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you both for that—
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Do you think there are any mitigations you can take to offset some of those risks?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you, Chairman, and it's good to see you, Counsel General. Just building on Huw's first question, if I may, and that is about what the political and legislative risks are if provisional common frameworks are not scrutinised and finalised by Ministers by…
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Public transport in rural areas
Can I thank colleagues from across the Chamber, and in particular James Evans for bringing forward this important and timely debate? As other Members have said, public transport is essential to prevent isolation and loneliness, as well as ensuring people are…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Holocaust Memorial Day
Thank you, Deputy Llywydd, and thank you, Minister, for the statement. Children, mothers, fathers, grandparents—no-one was immune to being engulfed in the depraved flames of Nazism. More than 6 million people were murdered, as we've already heard, and they…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Procurement Update
Can I thank you, Minister, for your statement? I welcome some of the developments that have been previously outlined by the Welsh Government and expanded on by you today. For example, I'm pleased that the Welsh Government has decided to work with the UK…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you, Minister, for your response. Charities and the wider voluntary sector have played a vital role in supporting our communities throughout the pandemic. And I would like to place on record my appreciation of the fantastic army of volunteers across…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
2. How is the Welsh Government supporting charities and the voluntary sector during the COVID-19 pandemic? OQ57420
, Plenary
Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2022-23
Aside from business support, we also need to look at ways of supporting our local and national economies, and I think that this budget could have done far more in this regard. Our town centres will be provided with an extra £100 million capital over the…
