10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Because this is something very pressing on so many communities’ minds, isn't it—these big assets that would be good in community ownership.
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Diolch, Hannah. Absolutely, and as Siân has raised, and you, we've all got community groups in our constituencies, and we know how passionately communities feel about these community assets. I know the work the committee has done over the last few years on…
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Absolutely, and that's why I think it's important that they're looking at this bit.
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
They will be listening to that. That'll be part of the task and finish group's remit, and we'll see their recommendations that come from that.
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Part of the task and finish group's remit is to review the legislative landscape and how well it's worked, and whether it's genuinely empowered communities. So, it will be looking at that and that will be part of its work. Richard.
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
I think we're taking this very seriously, and I think anything that comes out of this task and finish group is going to be really important. It started its work in March, and it's taken the form of this task and finish group; we've got these independent—as…
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
We've got a task and finish approach, rather than a commission. We've adopted that task and finish approach because we thought it would bring a sharp focus and impose a specific time frame, which runs with a clear set of recommendations. It also reflects the…
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Sorry, Siân, I missed the start of your question.
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
I think it's, again, part of our discussions with local authorities, isn't it? That's about the relationships that we have with local authorities, and I'm sure that will come up at times in our discussions over the coming weeks and months.
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
—to point that out, definitely? But perhaps Reg can go on to the specifics of the financial management.
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Yes. Can I just say, absolutely, there is that difference and I'm really glad that you were able—
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Diolch, Altaf. First of all, just to say how difficult this has been for the workforce in Port Talbot and the wider community, as well. It's been a very difficult time. The Welsh Government had seconded a senior official to set up the project management…
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Diolch, Altaf. Well, it's been an important piece of work done by Audit Wales, and I believe that 14 have now been published, and Audit Wales intends to publish a national report once all 22 authorities have been completed. The recommendations in the report…
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
I completely understand your point, Hannah, around workforce, and we do know that that is one of the challenges, particularly in certain parts of Wales where local authorities are very close together, that you can easily go across. If we don't have the…
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Judith wants to come in on the—.
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Well, I'd better answer quickly then, hadn't I? Perhaps, Reg—
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Absolutely, and so, the funding formula, obviously does come up, and it does come up regularly. And, as you've said, James, you understand the difficulties around that and the sensitivities and it is a perennial issue, but it has to be said that if, maybe, in…
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
So, there's always that, as you have new members—there's potential for that perhaps as well.
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
And I think, I believe, Cadeirydd, that the committee, in the past, has had a technical briefing on the funding formula.
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Absolutely, James, and I think the first that—as soon as I came into the Senedd in 2016, I was made aware of the funding formula and arguments around that, so I think that it’s—. And I went to the finance Minister at the time—
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
It does change, yes.
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
And I think it’s important in terms of our communication. You know that we’re always constantly working with local government as well because we understand that that is difficult as well, so we do appreciate that.
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
The tenth.
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
We are actually doing a lot of work now. At the moment, we're having bilaterals to discuss all of these issues, so it is something that we're obviously working very closely on at the moment. But we are aware that we're going to, hopefully, know, shortly, some…
10 Hydref 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog—Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
At the moment, we're waiting for the announcement from the UK Government. But we are working with it.
