Concise Minutes - Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister

Meeting Venue:

External Location - External

Meeting date: Friday, 14 February 2020

Meeting time: 10.00 - 11.57
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6268

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Ann Jones AM (Chair) Jayne Bryant AM Janet Finch-Saunders AM Russell George AM John Griffiths AM Llyr Gruffydd AM Mike Hedges AM Dai Lloyd AM Lynne Neagle AM Nick Ramsay AM David Rees AM
Witnesses:	Mark Drakeford AM, First Minister of Wales John Howells, Welsh Government Andrew Slade, Welsh Government Christine Wheeler, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Graeme Francis (Clerk) Mared Llwyd (Second Clerk) Ross Davies (Deputy Clerk) Emily Williams (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked staff at Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Dur for their hospitality and assistance in organising the meeting, and the pupils for their engagement and proposing questions for the First Minister.

Apologies were received from Mick Antoniw and Bethan Sayed.

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2 Climate change and the Climate Emergency declaration

The Committee scrutinised the First Minister on the Welsh Government’s actions to tackle climate change following it’s declaration of a Climate Emergency.

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3 Ministerial Scrutiny Session - Topical Matters

Members asked the First Minister questions on topical matters.

The First Minister agreed to provide further information about a delay in issuing new bus passes to older people in Wales

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

The motion was agreed.

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5 Discussion of previous evidence session

The Committee discussed the evidence from the previous sessions and agreed to write to the First Minister to seek further information about a number of issues, including the availability of fast chargers for electric vehicles and how the Welsh Governments budget-setting process plays a role in delivering decarbonisation.  

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