Part of 3. Questions to the Senedd Commission – in the Senedd at 3:12 pm on 1 March 2023.
Thank you very much for that confirmation. Therefore, the figures are on their way, and I look forward to seeing those. And I'm particularly interested, as I'm sure many in the Chamber are, in the Commission's attempts to increase the spending of the Commission on Welsh providers in order to use the public pound for the benefit of our local communities and the people of Wales. There are many examples of this, such as Castell Howell in my area, in terms of the provision of food. I particularly welcome the target in the last Senedd to increase this percentage to 43 per cent, and the fact that the Commission had succeeded in the last financial year to go beyond that target, with 45 per cent of expenditure made with Welsh providers.
So, Llywydd, can you confirm how the Commission defines a Welsh provider, because some organisations have argued that this is very complex and difficult to do? Clearly, the Commission doesn't have any difficulty in setting and measuring such a target. And also, in terms of the KPIs for the sixth Senedd, can you confirm what the new ambition is in terms of Welsh procurement, so that we can support even more businesses and jobs, which are the backbone of our economy and communities?