Elin Jones: I think the chitchat of the backbenches of the Labour Party are—. I'm not pointing any fingers, unlike you, Hefin David. [Laughter.] If we can have a bit of quiet to listen to Jane Dodds.
Elin Jones: Will you take an intervention from Joyce Watson, Cefin Campbell?
Elin Jones: Joyce Watson.
Elin Jones: You're going to have to wind up now, because I've been very generous with time already.
Elin Jones: Okay. Okay, I think—
Elin Jones: Yes, okay. That's it. Cefin Campbell.
Elin Jones: I have selected the amendment to the motion, and I call on the Minister for Economy to move amendment 1 formally.
Elin Jones: Diolch. James Evans.
Elin Jones: The proposal is to agree the motion without amendment. Does any Member object? [Objection.] There is objection, and I therefore defer voting on the motion until voting time.
Elin Jones: Item 10 is next, and that's the Plaid Cymru debate on rejoining the single market. And I call on Luke Fletcher to move the motion.
Elin Jones: Mabon ap Gwynfor to reply to the debate.
Elin Jones: Commission staff are members of the civil service pension scheme, and that scheme is a statutory one, and so the Member support staff are not eligible for that specific scheme, namely the civil service scheme. In terms of what you as Members—. I heard other Members applauding what you said, Luke Fletcher. If you want to influence the pensions for support staff and the support staff want to...
Elin Jones: Decisions about the level of benefits payable to support staff, including their pension benefits, are a matter for the independent remuneration board of the Senedd. The Commission has not had any discussions with the remuneration board regarding changes to the pension benefits of support staff. Members and staff can raise issues directly with the remuneration board through various channels,...
Elin Jones: Well, as I said, it's now a normal way to work that we can provide remote contributions as well as contributing on the estate, and so there is an investment programme in more rooms in order to ensure that we can meet in hybrid format in those rooms, including, for some rooms, that we have the mobile technology, which means that it can be moved from one room to another, and so that provides...
Elin Jones: All committee rooms on the Senedd estate are equipped to support hybrid meetings. In addition, other meeting rooms have similar equipment for hybrid meetings that are less formal or on a smaller scale. Hybrid working has become the norm, and the Commission intends to build on technical provision in this area and further enhance it. We will be carrying out further work over the summer and...
Elin Jones: Questions now from the Plaid Cymru spokesperson, Rhys ab Owen.
Elin Jones: You don't need to hear him. Carry on with your question.
Elin Jones: Questions now from the party spokespeople. Conservative spokesperson, Mark Isherwood.
Elin Jones: I thank the Minister.
Elin Jones: The next item is questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, and the first question is from Sarah Murphy.
