, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
Okay. So, just to clarify, though, this is something that you didn't reach out to the UK Government to discuss; they came to the Welsh Government after seeing that this was being proposed.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
Thank you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
Okay. Thank you very much. Sam Kurtz will come in after my last question now and probably delve into that a little bit more, so thank you. I suppose, following on, then, from what you've said, that you don't believe that this is something, then, that you need…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
Yes.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
Thank you very much. I'm going to bring in Alun Davies here.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
Okay. Thank you very much. And are you satisfied that the Bill is within the Senedd's legislative competence?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
Excellent. Thank you very much. So now we will proceed straight to questions, and I am asking you questions to begin with on general matters. So, to begin with, please can you explain why a draft Bill was not published for consultation, given the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
Thank you very much.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
Welcome back to today's Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee meeting. Item 4 on today's agenda is an evidence session on the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill, and I'd very much like to welcome Jane Hutt MS, Trefnydd and Chief Whip, and…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items 3, 10, 11 and 12
Bringing us on to item 2, we will have a private briefing for 20 minutes prior to the public evidence sessions with the Welsh Government on the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill. We will also have items to consider in private at the end of our…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to this in-person meeting of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee. As a reminder, the meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and the Record of Proceedings will be published as usual. Apologies have been received from Adam Price…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Hywel Dda University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Hywel Dda University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
No, not at all. My question is trying to get your take, really, on how you see things. My colleagues will delve a little bit more into what do we do about all of that, what's the strategy. My last question to you is going to be whether you have any other…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Hywel Dda University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
That's really helpful. Thank you very much. You did mention there the complexity, and you also mentioned that you've had experience inside and outside of Wales. So, it would be helpful for us to get a little bit more of your insight into the health and social…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Hywel Dda University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Neil, for being with us this morning. I'm going to start us off by asking you some questions about your knowledge and experience. Why do you think that you would be well suited to this role, and how would you draw on your skills…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Swansea Bay University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
I really appreciate that. Thank you very much, Jan. Thank you, Chair.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Swansea Bay University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Some of my colleagues are going to delve a little bit more into what you've already touched on. Thank you for such a thorough response. I think you've answered my follow-up question, so this will be the final one from me under this section. In what ways would…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Swansea Bay University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
Thank you very much, Chair, and thank you for being with us this morning to answer our questions. I'm going to ask some more now about the strategic direction of Swansea Bay University Health Board. We've already touched on the escalation and intervention…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Senedd Women's Caucus
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Senedd Women's Caucus
Thank you very much, Chair. My mother was one of those women; she was a social worker, and she would never have stood unless she really thought there was a chance, as you said, a proper opportunity. My other question is, you've said in your written evidence…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Senedd Women's Caucus
Thank you very much, Chair, and thank you, all, for being here today and for the very thorough written evidence that you submitted as well. I'm just going to ask some more questions about the barriers for candidates who are women. So, if you can give us any…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Women's Rights Network
We have a shortlist, and once we get to a certain point, then we can't use them anymore, yes.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Women's Rights Network
Yes, thank you very much. Thank you so much for your evidence, as well, today. This has been really, really helpful. I guess I just wanted to say, in response to what you've been saying about, 'It's about getting the candidates', I completely agree, and your…
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Women's Rights Network
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Reform Bill Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session with the Women's Rights Network
Wonderful. Thank you very much, because it is about looking at even the unintended consequences, so it's very helpful to hear that. My second and last question is this: can you outline your views on the use of the terms 'sex' and 'gender' in the Bill and…
