30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Diolch, and very, very important points you've made in terms of that particular line of questioning. Due to those comments, is there consideration that it should be produced on a smaller—that the levy should be produced on a much smaller—pilot basis to test…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Absolutely, I think—
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Okay. Thanks.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Just to say, from that comment, do you feel reassured in terms of that communication between the WRA and Welsh Government? You said that they were clear conversations.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
And in terms of that—
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Diolch. I’m going to move on, then, to a line of questioning around costs of administering the levy, administrative burdens on accommodation providers and other associated questions. You’ve noted so far that you would all welcome further clarity regarding the…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Yes, additionality. Okay, thank you—
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
It's just a comment. I don’t know if you would see—if it would be deemed as part of the tourist destination ideology.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
And just to add to that in terms of the place, in Cardiff, of arts and culture, as a centre across Wales, I presume that there would be consideration around those elements as well, or do you see that as not fitting into the tourist destination box?
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Thanks.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Thank you very much, Cadeirydd. So, section 23 of the Bill provides a list of the types of spending by local authorities that will meet the requirement for spending on destination management improvement. Do the witnesses here feel that these are suitable…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Okay. All right. Thank you, Chair.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
So, in terms of it as an iterative process, say there were no local authorities that would pick this up, which I think is highly unlikely, you would then use that transitional process to work your way through this. Is that what you're saying?
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
I think so. I think it's clear enough. Finally from me, the Bill is going to allow deduction of costs from visitor levy revenues for the collation and management of the levy. I suppose this is the same sort of questioning line in terms of unknowns, but you…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
And that's understandable. Picking up on Mike Hedges’s point that a visitor levy is absolutely common throughout the world and throughout Europe, and especially around major centres, you've highlighted some of the ‘we don't know yet until we've tried it’ et…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Thank you. The RIA mentions there are factors that could increase the cost of implementing a registration service, saying that 'whilst the legislation provides details on the requirements there are some unknown operational requirements, which will only become…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I don't think that I do share Sam Rowlands's view of John Cleese wandering around a campsite with a clipboard—I thought I'd just mention that. I have more faith. I'm going to move to exploring the WRA costs, as set out in the RIA, if I may…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyflwyniad, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
Thank you. Just to declare that, formerly, in the past, my parents had a property with West Wales Cottages. Thank you.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Thank you very much.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Thank you, and it would be useful for that ministerial working group in March to come to this committee in terms of its update to us. Just finally from me, then, to the Welsh NHS Confederation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has also told this committee…
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
I'll move to the comments by the Institute for Fiscal Studies to the committee, then. It didn't detect from the draft budget, the IFS, the necessary sense of urgency, it stated, to tackle performance and productivity issues in Welsh public services that it…
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 5
Diolch. Moving back, then, to social care, you project an overspend in 2024-25 of £106 million and estimate pressures of £224 million before 2025-26. To what extent are you able to protect social services spending within those budgets and will you be able to…
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 5
Indeed, talking around the—. How are you planning, then, for the medium and long term, preparing potentially for worse funding settlements in the future?
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 5
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I'm going to talk in terms of the financial pressures for 2024-25 and 2025-26 around staff pay. There are a number of transfers into the settlement, as you know, for pay-related purposes. So, in terms of your roles, are you satisfied with…
7 Ionawr 2025 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Prif Weinidog: Cyflawni dros Gymru
Prif Weinidog, diolch yn fawr iawn am eich datganiad heddiw. Rwy'n cytuno'n llwyr, mae 2025 yn ymwneud â chyflawni, mwy o gyflymder, mwy o weithredu, mwy o ganlyniadau, ac rydym i gyd yn gwybod bod llawer o anfodlonrwydd ledled y byd ymhlith dinasyddion…
