, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Having lived on Anglesey for a while growing up, a third crossing would be beneficial, in my humble opinion, but that's not what we're here to discuss; it's more about the petition before us, and I'd like to thank Emyr Owen for this petition. Currently, the…
, Petitions Committee
New petitions
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I thank the petitioner for bringing this forward. It's obviously a sensitive topic; it's been discussed widely and consulted upon widely and, obviously, there have also been some court cases involving this and judgments have been made. I…
, Petitions Committee
New petitions
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I've spoken a lot to the farming unions in particular about this, and farmers in my region. It is a hot topic at the moment. Obviously, as the consultation is going ahead on the SFS, it's something that we need to be mindful of. It's…
, Petitions Committee
New petitions
I agree with Mike, as somebody who's been, in the same way as Mike, talking quite openly about the fact that we need peace and an end to the violence and a permanent ceasefire as a way of doing that. Having spoken to some of the humanitarian aid charities…
, Petitions Committee
New petitions
Diolch, Cadeirydd, and diolch to the petitioner for bringing this petition forward. We've had some information through from the Deputy Minister on this, and he's responded quite sufficiently, I think, stating the Welsh Government's position. It also says that…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local government funding
Earlier, I was talking about the £600 million that has been announced in Westminster. Could you give a commitment about the consequential that will be coming to Wales, please?
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local government funding
We'll be considering what the Minister has to say and we'll be considering everything as we go through. The Welsh Government needs to explain how the 5 per cent increase to teachers' pay will be funded. It is the expectation that local authorities will have…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local government funding
I'm going to test David, anyway, so—. Go on then, Sam.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local government funding
Plaid Cymru firmly believes that local government is a cornerstone of our civic society, but in this period of extreme financial hardship, the grim reality facing local authorities is one of existential crisis. In the space of just over a year, we've seen…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local government funding
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. I move the Plaid Cymru amendment in my name.
, Plenary
Urgent Debate: Job losses at Tata Steel and the future of the steel industry in Wales
I want to talk briefly about the wider impact of the decision by Tata. Whilst there is no immediate impact reported on the Llanwern site in my region as a result of the decision to close the blast furnace at Port Talbot, the picture does not look good in the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
One of the most repeated lines in this Chamber, when we are talking about the budget, when myself or party colleagues discuss cuts, is, 'Where will you cut instead?' As we discussed in Finance Committee, granular-level monitoring data is not available to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
5. How does the Minister use real-time data when monitoring Welsh Government budgets? OQ60554
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Yes. Is reallocating some of the additional money for TfW to support local authorities something that the Welsh Government might consider?
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Every chunk of additional money that can be spared for local authorities can make a huge difference to their ability to mitigate cuts in services and limit council tax hikes as far as possible. While £14.5 million is by no means an unsubstantial sum of money…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'm glad that you've reminded us that a priority area of this Government is to look at local services and local government. As I’ve mentioned many times in this Chamber, local government finances in Wales are currently on an…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Implementation of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023
Like you, Minister, we got very interested in public procurement about a year ago, but, obviously, the Act came into force. As you remember, we had a lively discussion around public procurement targets. Could you give us an update as to where you're at with…
, Finance Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the meeting on 31 January 2024
I'd like now to go into private, so I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the meeting on 31 January. Are all content? Yes. Thank you. We'll go into private…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 8
Certainly, yes, no problem. Thank you very much for your time this afternoon. And, as I said previously, you will get the transcript to check through for accuracy.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 8
Okay.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 8
Right. Okay. And I think that probably brings us to time, unless anybody's got a question.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 8
Okay. Thank you. One element that we haven't talked about so much—we've talked about health, we've talked about social services—is mental health, which is another big element, especially with young people. There are concerns about that funding, and…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 8
Okay. Thank you very much. And obviously that's one of the ways that councils and local government can raise funding. Another element that's outside the revenue support grant is grants in particular. We were talking to local government again about the…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 8
And you mentioned council tax there. Obviously, we've had local government in earlier today, and the pressure of council tax increases is going to be felt and is the least progressive of the taxes; it's regressive and it affects the poorest hardest. Where are…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 8
But from a Senedd point of view, and from this committee's point of view, commenting on an RIA when you don't have that level of detail, because it's going to come down the line, and to see if it is good value for money, makes your job harder as a Minister to…
