Joel James: Yes, moved.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Thank you, Llywydd, and I will speak to my amendments. For the purpose of strengthening transparency and accountability, it is entirely appropriate, in my mind, that those trade unions who have elected members onto the SPC are asked to declare as part of the council proceedings whether or not they're affiliated with a political party. This amendment does not breach any confidentiality and...
Joel James: Thank you, Llywydd, and I'm not surprised that the Deputy Minister's yet again rejected my amendment. It's clear that the Deputy Minister and the Welsh Government are not open to any transparency whatsoever and it is becoming very obvious that the Welsh Government wants the SPC to not have any independence of thought whatsoever. Indeed, the Welsh Government want it to be a closed group that...
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Yes.
Joel James: Thank you, Llywydd. I wish to speak to my amendment 43. The purpose of this amendment is to have clarity over the time frame for which a public body can move on with meeting well-being goals if consensus has not been reached with staff representatives. I believe that it is an important point to have it defined in the Bill. Public bodies, whilst I am sure will make every effort to accommodate...
Joel James: Thank you, Llywydd. By not having a time frame stated in the Bill, I ultimately think that the Welsh Government will come to regret this decision. When demands are made of public bodies by trade unions or staff representatives that they cannot accommodate, the public body will fail in meeting its statutory duty, and something as simple as failing to agree well-being goals will mean that...