22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cysylltiadau rhynglywodraethol cyllidol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
So, it feels that one of the key principles is transparency and being able to understand what's happening, because I suppose if you're trying to design something new you'd need to know what you're dealing with to start off with, and if that's cloaked in some…
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cysylltiadau rhynglywodraethol cyllidol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
So, is there an element there, as Mike says, as mayoral areas are finding their feet more and more, and that sort of devolution is happening within England—? Does it open the door to a conversation around Barnett and fiscal structures and understanding how…
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cysylltiadau rhynglywodraethol cyllidol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Right.
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cysylltiadau rhynglywodraethol cyllidol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
So, you've both worked in Whitehall and around Westminster. Are Westminster and Whitehall geared up to deal with devolution?
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cysylltiadau rhynglywodraethol cyllidol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
So, do you think—? I suppose it's early days yet to see how that beds in, but, because of that churn, is it that we're not able to draw any conclusions yet or are there encouraging shoots there?
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cysylltiadau rhynglywodraethol cyllidol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
There we are. Any thoughts in general, really, on the reforms that have been going through and some of that work that—?
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cysylltiadau rhynglywodraethol cyllidol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Lovely. Well, thank you very much. Thank you. We appreciate your time this morning—coming in and sharing your, hopefully, expertise with us this morning and your thoughts on inter-governmental relations when it comes to fiscal aspects. I'd like to start this…
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cysylltiadau rhynglywodraethol cyllidol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Thank you very much.
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cysylltiadau rhynglywodraethol cyllidol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
The next item is the fiscal inter-governmental relations evidence session 6. And I'd like to welcome our witnesses here—croeso cynnes. It's good to see you both. I wonder if you would introduce yourselves for the record, please.
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cysylltiadau rhynglywodraethol cyllidol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Croeso nôl i'r cyfarfod yma o'r Pwyllgor Cyllid. Rydyn ni'n symud ymlaen rŵan i eitem 8.
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cynnig o dan Reol Sefydlog 17.42(ix) i benderfynu gwahardd y cyhoedd o eitemau 5 ,6, 7 a 9
I'm now going to propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to exclude the public from items 5, 6, 7 and 9. So, we'll go into private. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
Yes. Excellent. Well, thank you very much for your time this morning, and at pretty short notice as well, so I do appreciate that. There will be a transcript available for you to check for accuracy.
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
And now to the last question, from Peter.
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
Peter.
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
If we were to be minded to agree this, does that help in those trade union negotiations, to be able to show a statement of intent, I suppose, or that support?
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
Mike, before you go on, we didn't explore it too much before, the filling of posts and taking time to fill posts. Did that create any additional pressure on the members of staff doing roles within those teams? How did that delay or elongating some of that…
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
Thanks. I'll go over to Mike Hedges.
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
Peter.
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
And what does that then look like from—? You're going to be bringing forward a draft budget for next year. Are some of those conversations happening? How will you handle it? What's going to happen?
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
Okay. You talked about some of that core stuff that I think we could probably all agree on—security and scrutiny and those elements. Are there any nice-to-haves that could be reduced to save some money towards this fairly large bill?
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
Okay. You mentioned there that sort of benchmarking against Welsh Government, and the intention is for this one-off adjustment to the pay scales to make them comparable with equivalent grades. Given that the Commission’s pay grading system is separate from…
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
So, thinking that through, then, if we decided that we weren't minded to agree this, could you give—? You've mentioned some ideas there of what could be affected: could you clarify exactly what would have to go, basically?
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
Okay. Thank you for that. Your proposed supplementary budget, therefore, is asking for funding for the entire cost of the proposed addition to the 3 per cent pay award already included in your budget. Given the wider pressures on public funding, what…
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
And with delaying filling vacancies and some of that, and that being baked into future years, what's the longer term aspect of that? Is it going to create any future problems, rather than just in this in-year?
22 Mai 2024 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Atodol Gyntaf 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chomisiwn y Senedd
So, has that impacted, then, on the services that the Commission provided?
