Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:48 pm on 18 June 2019.
Many people will feel particularly uncomfortable in seeing universities in Wales making hundreds of staff redundant while at the same time paying salaries to their vice-chancellors, who, according to the latest HEFCW figures, earn £254,000 on average. Now, outwith the university sector, the salary of the chief executive of the Development Bank of Wales is among the highest in the public sector, and that, I suppose, reflects the importance of the role. In light of that, can you tell us why you, as a Government, as a matter of policy, have set a precedent in agreeing that the post holder can undertake a non-executive employed position beyond his full-time employment in the bank?