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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you, Minister. I wish to endorse the points that have already been made by other Members today, namely that the United Kingdom Government's decision to raise national insurance is unfair as it will have an unequal impact on people on low incomes. In…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
7. Will the Minister provide an update on the Welsh Government’s income tax policy? OQ56813
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content to agree that motion? In which case, we will continue in private. Okay, we'll move into private session.
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Papers to note
We'll move on to item 3, which is papers to note. We have a number of papers to note this morning. Perhaps Members will want to discuss some of these in private session. Item 3.1 is a joint letter from me and the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice…
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
On that important note, we have reached 11 o'clock, and so I will thank all of our witnesses on behalf of the committee: Vaughan Gething, Dawn Bowden, Jason Thomas and Sioned Evans. We will be writing to you on some of the points raised this morning and with…
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
I think we can all hear her. [Laughter.] One final question from me: does the Welsh Government have any plans to introduce another round of the cultural recovery fund?
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
—if you have any further questions.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
Just to point out to Members, I know that, very kindly, the witnesses have agreed, if need be, to stay until 11.05 a.m., but we are now into our last 10 minutes. Back to Hefin—
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
Thank you. I think Carolyn had a supplementary on that point.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
Oh, right.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
Right. Vaughan, you're muted at the moment.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
We may have lost—
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
Okay. Right, Hefin.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
Hefin, just before you continue. Forgive me for interrupting you. I think that the Minister—. Vaughan, had you unmuted yourself? I think that you wanted to come in on something.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
Thank you, Minister. I think Jason wanted to come in on that.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
Thank you. We'll now move on to Hefin David.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
About the news recovery plan.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
Deputy Minister, if you could send us some more information about the news recovery plan, actually, that would be useful to see when you have—
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
Diolch, Carolyn.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
Viva Gareth Bale. Thank you very much. We'll move on now to Carolyn Thomas.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
Thank you, Minister. Deputy Minister, I appreciate that you're struggling to hear us at the moment. If I could appeal for a brief answer because of how short on time we are.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
If we ask the Minister first, and then we'll go to the Deputy Minister.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
We will restart. We'll return to a final question from Alun Davies.
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
The Deputy Minister has lost the sound. Can we take a quick technical break to try and get the sound back, please?
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Ministerial scrutiny session: Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip
Thank you, Jason. I think Heledd wanted to come in on this point.
