, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
Most of my questions have been answered, so I won't waste too much time, but I, too, would also like to be associated with sharing my thanks to the NHS staff and social care staff who have done so much and are going to do, sadly, an awful lot more. And thank…
, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A cladding safety Bill
Can I first thank Rhys ab Owen for tabling this important debate and for inviting me to support his legislative proposal? I am very pleased to see cross-party support for the motion before us today, and I think this underlines the seriousness with which all…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you, Minister. As a former leader of Monmouthshire County Council, for which I declare an interest, Llywydd, I was proud back in 2017 to appoint the first cabinet member solely responsible for social justice and community development. I was delighted…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
6. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to encourage public bodies to consider the principles of social justice when discharging their duties? OQ57231
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Thank you, Minister.
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Yes, thanks for that. A last point from me around the RIA: it explores and it discounts other options, including, in particular, the option of centralising all HEFCW functions to the Welsh Government, and I think that was at a cost of around about £172…
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
That would be really helpful. Just a couple of other points from me: in determining the costs for your preferred option, you've drawn heavily on Qualifications Wales to influence your costings. Do you consider this to be a robust enough evidence base to…
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
That's really helpful. Thanks for that.
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Ah, okay. That's clear. If I can move on to IT costs, because they represent the second largest item of ongoing cost, in excess of £5 million per annum—again, estimated from 2023 through to 2034. So, IT costs for new products are generally considered to be…
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
No, that's fine for me. I wasn't expecting them here and now, really. Perhaps we could just stretch on a little bit, and could you perhaps explain why the costs of the Welsh Government's programme team, estimated at being £3 million per year in the transition…
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Yes. Thanks for that. It might be helpful for us also to understand if the estimated costs—and I think they do—include staff from both the Welsh Government and the commission. If so, we could do with perhaps a breakdown of those costs, but I'm not sure if…
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Thank you, Chair. And just continuing on that costs questioning, obviously, staff costs are going to be your biggest expense for the new commission, totalling over £13 million per annum from 2023-24. Could you give us an insight of how the staff structure and…
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Yes, thank you.
, Finance Committee
Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Only a little one, Chair, I'm conscious we've got some time. Thank you, Minister. I was really quite surprised to see such a wide tolerance of plus or minus 30 per cent. I've never come across, in my career, those sorts of variances without quite a detailed…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Commission on Justice in Wales report: Evidence session with Lord Thomas
Thank you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Commission on Justice in Wales report: Evidence session with Lord Thomas
Thank you, Lord Thomas, and thank you, Huw. That's me done.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Commission on Justice in Wales report: Evidence session with Lord Thomas
Yes. Thanks. And my last point on this area: how effectively do you believe the Welsh Government, public services and the judiciary are liaising together to improve outcomes for children in the family justice system?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Commission on Justice in Wales report: Evidence session with Lord Thomas
Yes. So, in that context, would you feel that the family justice network in Wales is providing the leadership we need?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Commission on Justice in Wales report: Evidence session with Lord Thomas
No, that's fair enough. But if we could come back to family justice, because I know you've got some very strong perspectives and views on that—quite rightly. And so if we could consider whether oversight and accountability in the family justice system have…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Commission on Justice in Wales report: Evidence session with Lord Thomas
Yes. Thanks for that. That was really helpful. If I could move on to a couple of questions around offenders then, I just wondered if you've got any comments on if you feel there'd been any progress towards developing that integrated approach that we need to…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Commission on Justice in Wales report: Evidence session with Lord Thomas
Yes. Thank you for that. I wondered: is it still your view that Welsh Government lacks a coherent strategy on policing? I know we talked about the strength of policing earlier, through the pandemic, certainly, in Wales, but would you feel that that position…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Commission on Justice in Wales report: Evidence session with Lord Thomas
Thank you for that, and I’ve got a few points later on about family law, but I’ll follow my order at the moment. I just wondered if the all-Wales criminal justice board is providing effective leadership and accountability. Still on that theme, really—trying…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Commission on Justice in Wales report: Evidence session with Lord Thomas
Thank you, Huw. Lovely to meet you, Lord Thomas. Forgive me if you have already covered many points that I'm likely to ask, but it's been very fascinating, and, as a new Member to the Senedd only a few months ago, I've been dropped in the deep end to try to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
[Inaudible.]—this Chamber, Members from all sides have agreed with the need to shift towards multimodal transport systems to reduce our reliance on cars, to make services more accessible and to meet our climate change commitment. Of course, meeting this…
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales—Scrutiny of the Estimate 2022-23 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Okay. Thanks ever so much. Thank you.
