, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Okay, thanks very much. I'll bring Pred in now, who I know has got a series of questions for you around running a petition.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Thanks, Natasha. One final question on this particular topic area, Joe: do you feel that there is a role for the whole Senedd within this process at all? For example, should triggering a petition be subject to a vote in the Senedd and, if so, would a simple…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Right. Thanks. I'll bring Natasha in now, then.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Great. Thanks, Joe. I'm conscious of time, so if I can just ask two quick-fire questions around this section before I move on to the questions that Pred has for you. Firstly, do you think that there should be an opportunity for a Member to appeal any decision…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Okay, thanks, Joe. I'll bring Mark Drakeford in now. Mark.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Thank you. If I could just ask you about one area that all parliaments would have an issue with, where Members, during a parliamentary term, might leave the party for which they've been elected. Now, in the Senedd, that has created extra difficulties because…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Thank you. If I could just pick you up on that issue there around a prison sentence of 12 months or longer, currently that's a matter for disqualification. Do you think that the matters that disqualify Members need to be changed, or can those sit alongside…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Thanks very much, Joe. If I could turn to that issue of a recall petition that you mentioned there, there aren't many examples around the world for us to look at, but, obviously, our nearest neighbour is the UK Parliament, and looking at the way that recall…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
So, our first substantive item this morning is our first evidence session on our inquiry into individual Member accountability, and I'm really pleased to be able to welcome Joe Rossiter from the Institute of Welsh Affairs to our first evidence session this…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this meeting of the Standards of Conduct Committee. We have no apologies this morning. Just to remind Members that the meeting is bilingual and interpretation is available. Do Members have any declarations of registrable…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Cabinet Secretary, there can be no doubt that a move to electric vehicles is an essential part of our journey to net zero, and it's a move that many of my constituents are keen to make. However, there can be hurdles, and, representing a Valleys constituency…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office
Thank you for your answer, Cabinet Secretary. With regard to business rates, amongst the issues most frequently raised with me by constituents is concern at what can feel like an unresponsive system, with there being too long a gap between revaluations. So…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office
6. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on work to reform the non-domestic rates system? OQ61095
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Mental Health and Early Years: Improving mental health in Wales
Thank you, Minister, for your statement and I'm delighted to welcome you to your role. I'd like to begin with social prescribing, which I feel has a really important role to play in improving mental health, and one that especially fits with this year's theme…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The future of farming in Wales
Thank you for your statement today, Cabinet Secretary. Back in early March, I addressed a packed-out meeting of local farmers in Penderyn who wanted to share with me their hopes and their fears regarding the proposed sustainable farming scheme. The overall…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Green Economy - Skills Providers
Thank you, all. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Green Economy - Skills Providers
Thank you. And my second question is a broader question to all of the panellists. We've heard that there is a mismatch between the skills courses being provided by the education system and the green skills that businesses need. And, in fact, this is something…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Green Economy - Skills Providers
Thank you, Chair, and good afternoon to our panel. If I could ask Educ8 first of all, your written evidence says that, and I quote, 'we do not know the skills and competencies that will be required for the green economy which presents a challenge'. Could you…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - External views
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - External views
Thank you, that's really, really interesting and useful. A final question from me: Janet, you said that the SFS lacks a specific element to support organic farming. Could you tell us about your suggested solutions to rectify this?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - External views
Okay. Thank you. That's really useful. Can I ask, has your research group explored the particular issues facing our common land farmers, and, if so, have you identified any possible solutions there?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - External views
Thank you, Chair. Good afternoon to our panellists. All my questions are for Professor Janet Dwyer. Firstly, in your written evidence, you discuss a PhD analysis of how different types of farms might react to the various elements of the scheme. So, in your…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Environmental organisations
Great, thank you. I know we're really short of time, so if I can move on to my final set of questions, which I'll open to anyone in the panel who wants to answer, but please don't all feel that you need to. I'd like to look at lessons learnt, and what could…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Environmental organisations
Great, thank you very much. Rhys Evans, you want to come in.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Environmental organisations
Thank you, Chair, and good afternoon—I should say now—to our panellists. If I can start by asking Rhys Owen a question on designated landscapes, to what extent are the SFS proposals aligned with your aspirations for designated landscapes, and are there any…
