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Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 17 September 2024
Michelle Thomson
That sounds like much more of a pivot to a focus on outcomes, rather than the simple adopting of the measures that we have been talking about.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 17 September 2024
Michelle Thomson
You touch on a culture of delivery. I am also interested in commentary on that from anybody else.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 17 September 2024
Michelle Thomson
To add to that, we have not yet touched on the even bigger picture of aligning to the SDGs. Sarah Davidson, you want to come in. I know that you will want to answer my first question, but perhaps you will reflect on that as well.
11:45Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 17 September 2024
Michelle Thomson
Replaced?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 17 September 2024
Michelle Thomson
I have a final, quick-fire question to make sure that we have bottomed out a thread that a few people have asked about. It is fine to give a one-word answer. Do you genuinely see the Government having a demonstrable appetite for this work?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 17 September 2024
Michelle Thomson
Good morning. What a great discussion so far. I am enjoying your contributions. I will pick up on a few points. Michael Marra came up with the interesting phrase “ideological adherence”—which, I am sure, we could debate—but that begs the question of accountability versus responsibility in a devolved setting. I fully accept what you said about Wales, but we all recognise that we are fairly early in our journey and that that is also the case with Northern Ireland. In this strange set-up, what challenges do you see from the difference between accountability and responsibility?
Max French, you are nodding, so you have to go first.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 17 September 2024
Michelle Thomson
I want to get a flavour of something from the witnesses. We have been focusing a lot on revenue rather than capital.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 17 September 2024
Michelle Thomson
Lukas, do you have anything final to add?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 17 September 2024
Michelle Thomson
My question is on a slightly different theme.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 17 September 2024
Michelle Thomson
Well, we are coming on to it.