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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 21 December 2024
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Finance and Public Administration Committee

Proposed National Outcomes

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

Proposed National Outcomes

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

Proposed National Outcomes

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.

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Finance and Public Administration Committee

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 17 September 2024

Michelle Thomson

Replaced?

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Proposed National Outcomes

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

Proposed National Outcomes

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

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26

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

Proposed National Outcomes

Meeting date: 17 September 2024

Michelle Thomson

Lukas, do you have anything final to add?

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 17 September 2024

Michelle Thomson

My question is on a slightly different theme.

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 17 September 2024

Michelle Thomson

Well, we are coming on to it.