<p>Paid Internships</p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Assembly Commission – in the Senedd at 2:26 pm on 5 July 2017.

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Photo of Elin Jones Elin Jones Plaid Cymru 2:26, 5 July 2017

(Translated)

Thank you. Some Members have experience of hosting internship placements in the Assembly. These are managed within the Assembly’s political parties and higher education institutions, or by individual Members through their own contacts. Introducing interns to the work of the politicians and political groups is an important part of making this an accessible parliamentary body and engaging people in the work that we do here. Shifting to a Presiding Officer placement scheme would need further consideration given the financial support arrangements for Assembly Members’ staffing.