12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Papurau i’w nodi
The next item we have, then, is item 6 on our agenda today, which is papers to note. We have a letter from myself to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to the private rented sector in Wales. We have a letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts and…
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay. Thank you very much, and thank you, Minister, and thank you Reg and Judith for coming along to give evidence to the committee this morning, almost into this afternoon. You will be sent a transcript to check for factual accuracy in the usual way, but…
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay, and Judith.
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay. That note would be very useful. Sam.
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay, Joel? Alun.
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay. Thank you. And Joel James.
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay, Minister. Thanks very much. We'll move on to Mabon, then. Mabon.
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Yes, to give you just a little bit more time, Sam, let me just ask the Minister quickly in terms of the council tax reduction scheme whether she's confident that the £244 million is sufficient and will enable the Welsh Government's policy of tackling poverty…
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay.
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Reg.
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay, thanks, Carolyn. We turn, then, to Sam Rowlands.
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
I see. So, possibly they are perhaps labouring under a misapprehension. Okay. Well, we'll move on. Carolyn Thomas.
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
That's a separate point, I think, isn't it, to the national insurance levy and its use beyond the three-year period when it would benefit the NHS in Wales?
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Judith.
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
So, are the WLGA labouring under a misapprehension here, Minister?
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay, thank you very much. Minister, just before we move on, on the national insurance levy and its use in Wales for the national health service, in the WLGA's written evidence, their understanding is that after three years that money then becomes available…
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
You are.
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay, Minister. Thanks very much. That's useful. I'll bring in Alun Davies at this point. Alun.
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay. Minister, a final question from me before we turn to other committee members. Local authorities are playing an important role during the pandemic in terms of administering business support and grants and distributing that funding. Could you say anything…
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Minister, in terms of the local authority hardship fund and the decision not to continue it, was that a difficult finely balanced decision to make?
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay, Minister. Thanks for that. Perhaps we could turn, now, to COVID-19 and the impact on local government and support from Welsh Government to local government to deal with that. Could you tell us, Minister, what assessment you've undertaken into the…
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay, Minister. It would be good, actually, to have some further perhaps written evidence on those particular streams of funding and how that evaluation and assessment of outcomes is structured and takes place. Thanks for that. Could you also tell us how the…
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Minister, in terms of tackling poverty and inequalities, could you say a little bit more about how the allocations for local authorities are assessed in terms of their potential impact on inequalities and economic disadvantage? How will outcomes be measured?
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2—y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
We've reached item 5 on our agenda today, scrutiny of the Welsh Government's draft budget for 2022-23, and our second evidence session of the day with the Minister for Finance and Local Government. I'm very pleased to welcome Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for…
12 Ionawr 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cynnig o dan Reol Sefydlog 17.42(ix) i benderfynu gwahardd y cyhoedd o eitemau 4, 7 ac 8 y cyfarfod
Okay, the next item for the committee then is item 3, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 4, 7 and 8 of this meeting. Is committee content so to do? Okay, thank you very much. We will then move to private…