8 Ionawr 2025 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1—Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru
Okay. Thank you.
8 Ionawr 2025 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1—Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru
I understand that you don't have perfect visibility, but the estimates for budget pressures have changed for future years and are now lower than the previous estimates. So, I just wonder if there's anything behind that or if, as you've just said, you're…
8 Ionawr 2025 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1—Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru
Thanks. The paper you submitted in evidence talks about unanticipated demand, which we understand, and the WLGA is projecting an overspend of £238 million for the current year. But it also seems to have downgraded its estimates for cost pressures in future…
8 Ionawr 2025 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1—Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru
Thank you.
8 Ionawr 2025 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1—Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru
Can I follow up on that? Because, on that last point in particular, there was a case study from Caerphilly County Borough Council a number of years ago now about the use of robotic process automation to take away mundane work in administering free school…
8 Ionawr 2025 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1—Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru
Thanks. Yes, I was really interested in that point about the use of data and digital to remodel services, because there's no mention in the WLGA evidence paper at all about collaboration, sharing services, the use of automation to reduce burdens on the way…
8 Ionawr 2025 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1—Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru
Thank you.
8 Ionawr 2025 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1—Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru
And how confident are you that you'll be able to spend that?
8 Ionawr 2025 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1—Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru
Can I just ask specifically on that question of highways funding, because it's my understanding that the Welsh Government is providing £5 million to enable you to draw down a further £60 million? So, I'd just like to ask Councillor Gebbie to expand on her…
7 Ionawr 2025 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Prif Weinidog: Cyflawni dros Gymru
Y llynedd oedd y flwyddyn dwymaf erioed, sy'n dilyn 2023, sef y flwyddyn dwymaf erioed. Mewn gwirionedd, fe ddywed y Cenhedloedd Unedig fod yr holl amcanestyniadau bellach ar ben uchaf yr hyn a ragwelwyd. Mae'r 10 mlynedd dwymaf ar gofnod erioed wedi digwydd…
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
No, I'm fine with that.
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
No, I understand it is the process. I'm very well aware of that. My question is, given that there are financial constraints, you can't do anything about that, we've all discussed that, these are regrettable—you can't do anything about it. One thing you could…
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
It's if there was a consistent approach from the Government that I'm trying to tease out here.
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
So is the money we give local authorities.
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
But can you explain why it's right for Amgueddfa Cymru, but it's not right for local authorities?
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
What I'm puzzled by is the difference in approach between local authorities, where you're bending over backwards to remove constraints, and here, with these things we still keep calling arm's-length bodies, though, increasingly, I'm struggling to find the…
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
Is that proportionate? Given that it has to be spent by the end of the financial year, it's money you're giving based on an evidenced need. It's for a trusted arm's-length body. Why then put that additional burden on them?
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
Yes, but why do they need to do that?
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
I guess the point I'm trying to point to is that you do award money to the arm's-length bodies, sometimes in-year, which is obviously not ideal from anyone's point of view, but it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. And then, when you do award…
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
Okay, thank you. So, given those constraints, which I understand, I guess the question then falls into what flexibility can you give arm's-length bodies with the money that is allocated to them? We know that the agreement reached with local government is to…
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
Thanks. I just want to touch on the role of the Government in trying to manage all of this difficult funding. We've had various evidence, inevitably saying that bodies would appreciate a longer term funding horizon to plan on, an advance warning of cuts…
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
Forgive me, but if the Welsh Government's going to be reducing the amount of money available, by definition there's going to be detriment to access. So, something has to give somewhere. Isn't there a danger of you want your cake and eat it? A Minister, as…
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
It's on the role of the Welsh Government vis-à-vis the operational independence of the arm's-length bodies. Because when Ministers are getting involved in these decisions—. I remember evidence to this committee some years ago from Ken Skates when he was…
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
It was just on that point.
13 Tachwedd 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Effaith gostyngiadau cyllid ar ddiwylliant a chwaraeon: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (10)
I just want to ask more of a reflective question, I suppose, because when there are cuts to be made, inevitably decision makers want to prioritise what are perceived as key services, or those that have immediate harm to the economy, and it seems, again, that…
