, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 8
Are you able to introduce yourself and your officials, please?
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 8
Welcome back to the afternoon session with the Minister on scrutiny of the draft budget for 2024-25. We welcome the Minister and her officials.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
We don't have time. I think that will be a debate for another day. Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi. Thank you very, very much for your time. Sorry we've gone over by about 10 minutes. It was very informative. You're doing a very tough job and we do appreciate what…
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
That was more of a statement than a question, but there we are.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
I think that probably—[Interruption.] Oh, Peter Fox and reserves. Go on then, Peter. Just one, and then we'll bring it to an end.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
There's nodding. Anthony.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Mark, did you want to add—?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
We heard a little bit about grants earlier—I think it was from Mark and from Llinos. Do you want to comment on the consolidation of grants?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Mary Ann, do you have anything to add?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Mark, and then I'll bring Mary Ann in.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Anything to add, or is that the same—? Llinos.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
So, do you want to start, Anthony, and then—?
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Mike, did you want to move, maybe, on to—that looks at capital, doesn't it, so do you want to move on to capital?
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Llinos, did you have anything to add to that? No, okay, thank you.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
I'll bring Mary Ann in first and then I'll bring Llinos in, because we haven't heard from Mary Ann for a little bit, so you go first. There we are.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Who wants to go first? Mark.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Thanks, Mike.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Okay. Mike, do you want to move on?
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Llinos, you talked a bit about this earlier. Do you want to just—not go over the same ground, but possibly just add a little to what you were saying earlier?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Thank you. There we are. Mike, do you—?
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Anthony, did you want to come in on that?
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Yes, you come in, Mark, and we'll probably just keep it to you, unless somebody has something very specific to add in afterwards.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Thank you. Mike. Hang on. There we are. Yes, you're good now.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Okay, thank you. That's it. Mary Ann.
, Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
I know there's interest from Mark and Mary Ann to come in on this. I'm conscious of the time, so if you could keep it to about a minute each or less, then that would be great.