Janet Finch-Saunders: ...be agreed by the UK and Welsh Governments. Amid concerns that the National Assembly for Wales will not be afforded, however, the same weighting as the House of Commons and the House of Lords, what representations are you making on behalf of this Assembly to ensure that we are part of that decision-making process as regards the appointment of a non-executive director and also the further...
Janet Finch-Saunders: ...line with the rest of the UK and Europe. In ensuring objectivity with regard to this power, how will the provisions in this Bill draw a clear dividing line between the ombudsman’s commitment to representation and the Welsh Government’s priorities? And how will this Bill ensure greater Welsh Government and public service acceptance of investigatory outcomes? The current model complaint...
Janet Finch-Saunders: ...instances of undiagnosed type 1 diabetes. This has been supported in evidence received by the Petitions Committee from Diabetes UK, the children and young people's Wales diabetes network, through representation from Dr Christopher Bidder, whose letter is supported by a number of health boards, as well as the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. The Royal College of Nursing has...
Janet Finch-Saunders: More than one of your predecessors pledged to introduce webcasting of council meetings and, in doing so, provided £40,000 to each local authority. I have received representations from residents in Conwy, across north Wales and beyond, from as far as the Vale of Glamorgan and Rhondda Cynon Taf, who are concerned that they are unable to access the democratic decision-making processes as...
Janet Finch-Saunders: ...the root causes of the problem of voter disengagement and the disconnect with politics felt by so many residents in Wales will be covered by the proposals you are bringing forward. Local authority representation in Wales is in danger of becoming a closed shop. In the 2017 local government elections, 7 per cent of county borough councils seats were left vacant. At town and community council...
Janet Finch-Saunders: ..., overall, the overarching principles of the concerns raised with me were about sustainability, conservation and those kinds of things going forward. Now, throughout these deliberations, a lot of representation was made by volunteers, members of the public and, indeed, the Snowdonia Society, who in themselves are a valuable resource. And I just wondered how you intend to move forward,...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Okay. Okay. With your proposals for larger local authorities, does the Cabinet Secretary envisage that councillors will be elected by proportional representation or first-past-the-post? We would like the answer to that today. And, finally, will you confirm how many council leaders have asked you to leave their councils alone and actually continue in the model now of 22 local authorities?...
Janet Finch-Saunders: ...Planning (Referred Applications and Appeals Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2017 states an appointed person needs to notify those involved in the inquiry about new material to allow them to make representations about new evidence, or to ask to reopen the inquiry before making their decision. However, the new material excludes Welsh Ministers' policy. This is wrong and undemocratic. So,...
Janet Finch-Saunders: ..., when 'Planning Policy Wales—Edition 10' came in, despite us being able to contribute to the original application and the hearing, we were not allowed, nor were the 1,300 others of us, to make representations. Only the local authority and only the developer were invited to come forward with new evidence. Now, that is contrary to other parts of the UK. The reason given for this is that...
Janet Finch-Saunders: ...what steps have been taken to counteract this? Just please tell us, in terms of balance, who else has been invited in order to actually present at the festival so that there can be a truly balanced representation at this event?
Janet Finch-Saunders: ...any promised financial support. The community response to their plea, though, has been exceptional. Many of us have been making an effort to be on hand, to help where we can, be that through making representation to the local authority—. And I have to give credit to Conwy County Borough Council for their immense efforts during storm Dennis, to ensure that those already affected weren't...
Janet Finch-Saunders: 5. What legal representation has the Counsel General made on behalf of the Welsh Government in relation to the announcement by the European Union that it would make it illegal for animal products to be sold from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and the EU? OQ55547
Janet Finch-Saunders: ...options available at the time of this diagnosis, instead, just saying simply that a referral will be made at some stage going forward to Wrexham or Liverpool. That was until I made several representations on their behalf.
Janet Finch-Saunders: ...—that whilst we did have Rhys ab Owen and Jane Dodds, there was not a single representative from the Government or any of its elected Member. As a few residents put it to us, 'Labour's absence of representation last night is evidence of the lack of empathy and willingness to help leaseholders.' Llywydd, there are numerous issues that need addressing, but I've put them into a small...
