, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
A great museum.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Thank you.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Really quickly on buses, coming back to buses, obviously, the deregulation of bus services was a nightmare. We finally got the bus Bill and things are looking up. One of the big things that the trade unions have always faced is the inequality in pay, terms…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
And just going back to buses as well, one of the things that's come up from a lot of the disability action groups and women's groups as well is the need for lighting, better lighting, but also the possibility of charging points for electric wheelchairs and…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
I don't drive, so I rely on public transport.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Talking about the bus fares and tap-on, tap-off, it's something people have been talking about, having this one card system for years, I feel like. And the issue, the one question, I have is that the introduction of that £1 bus fare has been hugely popular. I…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
With full engagement with the councils.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
And there'll be an impact assessment, obviously, then.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
They are going to be tricky conversations. But what does that look like in reality?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
So, my question, really, is about the M4, and going back to the CJCs and councils. There's the 18-month plan, and then there's the five-year implementation plan. Councils have said—it's been said again and again in the Chamber by various different…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
So, there's some muscle memory there that we can build on.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Massive.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
I was just going to say that in terms of TfW itself, where we have got responsibility—
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Yes. From lots of different things, yes.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
So, it feels like every time you put your telly on or look at your phone, there's somebody telling you to buy a torch or to buy a battery or buy some extra water and put it in your loft because something big is going to happen, which then leads me, I guess…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
And that actually led to a solution. It was the workers that came up with the solution.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Minister, you're right in terms of the journey that Transport for Wales has been on. Just before the election, there was an official social partnership agreement that was signed with the trade unions. I think that really plays a big part in terms of the…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Just to say, as a former trade unionist, I might know some of the officials, so just to say that.
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Minister, good workforce data should, obviously, allow Governments to anticipate pressures rather than respond when they reach crisis point. How will your Government's data on recruitment, retention and workforce pressures to engage with our trade unions…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, shouldn't value for money, as you say, be measured not just by—and the cost; all of that has been discussed—investment, jobs and opportunities, but also what communities then locally get back as well? You've mentioned a range of different…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
And one other quick question, Chair, if I may. There was obviously the really big inquiry into dignity and respect that you mentioned earlier that Hannah Blythyn, a previous colleague of mine, was very much heavily involved in. I was reading through the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
I saw the graph; you could see that.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
In terms of your current workforce planning, do you think that, given that the Senedd has got bigger, there are 96 Senedd Members—the staff canteen, for example, is busy, it seems to be, from morning until night—and all the events and everything else that…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2025-26: evidence session
So, that's where the discretionary element can come in, because there could be some costs attached to that.
