21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes. Probably more on policy, but it was just an interesting side.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Are you concerned—? Maybe putting your local government hat on rather than your finance hat, are you—? Anecdotally, I've heard of schools running deficit budgets in this year, and obviously that has to be made up within a 12-month period. Is there any concern…
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Is the £99.9 million from Barnett the equivalent, effectively, to the £100 million IFRS 16, or are they two different things?
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Sorry, it's not cash terms. It's just an accounting—
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes. I'll pass over to Peter.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Okay.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Great.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
I wonder, because Barnett is such a key element of what we scrutinise and try to understand, off the top of my head, would it be possible to get a technical briefing on some of this stuff just to understand some of that nuance and some of the real…
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
No, no. Exactly.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
We don't get it, no.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes. It's more a Westminster policy, probably, rather than for this committee to go into that.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes, definitely.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes. It goes into policy. But it is zero per cent that we're getting.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
No, because it's an England-and-Wales scheme, so it's designated—
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Is it HS2?
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Okay, thank you very much. Mike, over to you.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
So, with this supplementary budget have you had to have that central view, or has it been more managed within MEGs, and it's just slippage, or whatever it might be, to be able to find that? Or have you actually taken that central control and said, 'Actually…
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
And I suppose by monitoring on a monthly basis you enshrine it then within the supplementary budget when it becomes a bit more clear that actually you've got underspends and overspends, and then you reprioritise.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Thank you. Obviously, we talked earlier about some of the small changes in allocations within the supplementary budget, and many of the challenges that emerge throughout the year. What process do you go through at this stage to assess the affordability of…
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Mike.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes, there we are. I'll get back on track, but thank you. Actually, whilst we're talking about the reserve, obviously subject to audit, what are the provisional figures for the Wales reserve at the moment for 2023-24?
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
So, the chances of it happening next year are limited if it's not another exceptional year.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Obviously, they've allowed this relaxation for this year. How did it come about? Was it something that you requested or was it something that was volunteered, or—?
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
And before—. I'll just bring Peter in, yes.
21 Mehefin 2023 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru 2023-24: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
But not substantial movement.