7. 6. Debate on the Report by the Public Accounts Committee on Natural Resources Wales: Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:28 pm on 19 July 2017.

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Photo of Lee Waters Lee Waters Labour 4:28, 19 July 2017

I note your comments that NRW said they required further guidance on what was meant by ‘novel’ and ‘repercussive’. I found this argument entirely unconvincing in the committee. It seemed clear to the committee that what they were proposing was so obviously falling outside of the accepted understanding that it was hard to understand that that was a serious argument. It spoke to a broader arrogance of the leadership team that not only did they legally challenge the auditor general’s advice before it came to committee but gave a performance utterly lacking in humility. Does the Government review the Minister talks about—does that include the efficacy of the current board of NRW to hold the management team to account?