Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:31 pm on 14 November 2018.
Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. I’m very pleased to speak in today’s debate. As a new member, and new Chair, of the Assembly Finance Committee, this is the first time I’ve been involved in the scrutiny of the Assembly Commission's budget in this way, but I do understand that the Commission has been subject to thorough scrutiny by the Finance Committee over the past few years. Members were keen to ensure that our report did reflect the fact that we feel that there is a culture change happening within the Commission, ensuring a much more transparent approach to budgeting, and we want to commend the Commission and the chief executive on that. Turning, therefore, to some of our specific recommendations.