5. Motion under Standing Order 17.2 to give instructions to the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:53 pm on 29 November 2017.

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Photo of Leanne Wood Leanne Wood Plaid Cymru 3:53, 29 November 2017

Diolch, Llywydd, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to set out Plaid Cymru's position on today's motion and on the Welsh Government amendment. These are difficult circumstances, which make it all the more vital that light is shed on the events that have been raised as a concern. 

We're all aware of the allegations made about bullying within the Welsh Government dating to 2014, and the discrepancy over which specific or official allegations were made. To date, attempts to scrutinise the First Minister on this have not got to the bottom of the type of issues that were raised. The answers given by the First Minister in First Minister's questions last week had more detail than the previous week's answers, but still did not answer some basic questions. Those unanswered questions include: what issues were raised, and how were they dealt with? Was a report produced, or was a report provided? Was there civil service involvement at all? Those questions may well have answers, but those answers have not yet been provided.