8 January 2025 , Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
Thank you very much.
8 January 2025 , Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
And we'll move now on to our third item this morning, which is our second evidence session on the draft budget. We've got representatives here from the Office for Budget Responsibility. I'd like to start by asking the three of you to introduce yourselves…
8 January 2025 , Finance Committee
Papers to note
So, we'll move on to item 2, which is papers to note. I invite Members to note the papers. Fantastic. Thank you very much.
8 January 2025 , Finance Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
A warm welcome to you to this meeting of the Finance Committee, to those Members in attendance and we will have some witnesses later on as well, and it's good to see that they've arrived. In particular, first, I'd like to welcome Sam Rowlands to the…
8 January 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Talking about the network and system delays, what's especially frustrating about the state of rail services in Wales is that the issues are not confined just to our own borders, and you alluded to that in your previous answer. Over the Christmas break, we…
8 January 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Thank you for that response.
8 January 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
I did ask you about the amount that would be spent over the next 10 years on the project, but maybe you can address that in the answer to your next question. The issues associated with the Heads of the Valleys road project are symptoms of wider failings by…
8 January 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Diolch, Llywydd. I’m going to follow on from what Peter was asking you there. After over £1 billion-worth of work that spanned almost the entire devolution era, the Heads of the Valleys saga is nearing its conclusion, and getting to that point has been a…
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
The fire that broke out in Abergavenny over the weekend has devastated a historic part of the town centre. I'd like to pay tribute to the emergency service response that ensured the safety of local residents and battled bravely to contain the blaze as much as…
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you for that answer.
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
1. What support is Welsh Government offering to businesses and individuals affected by the fire in Abergavenny? TQ1239
12 November 2024 , Plenary
Debate: Remembrance
I was honoured to attend the national remembrance service this Sunday on behalf of Plaid Cymru, as well as a local service in Caerphilly afterwards. Both services were profoundly moving and well supported. Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party also…
12 November 2024 , Plenary
Debate: Remembrance
Thank you, Llywydd, and I move the amendment.
12 November 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
'Austerity is over'—those were your words in Plenary a couple of weeks ago. It left many of us speechless, but I'm sure that is nothing compared to the reaction it provoked among colleagues in local government. Take, for example, the Labour-controlled…
12 November 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much for that response.
12 November 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. Will the First Minister make a statement on the state of local government finances? OQ61860
7 November 2024 , Finance Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting, and the meetings on 20 November and 27 November
So, I'll move on to item 4, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting, and the meetings on 20 November and 27 November. Is everybody content? Yes. I'm seeing nods. Thank you very much…
7 November 2024 , Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Diolch yn fawr iawn. Thank you very much for that. We've managed to get through a lot of ground in that hour, so I appreciate everybody's co-operation in getting through quite a lot of fairly technical stuff as well. Thank you very much for your answers and…
7 November 2024 , Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Thank you. Mike Hedges, did you want to come in on some of that?
7 November 2024 , Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Thank you. Peter.
7 November 2024 , Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
But you're hoping to get them done, mop those up by—
7 November 2024 , Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
And the local authorities that didn't meet that deadline, was it fairly close to that deadline, or were there quite a few—?
7 November 2024 , Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Thank you. Peter.
7 November 2024 , Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Before I bring Peter back in, I remember, I think it was in one of our meetings, that we talked about late fees, or people not necessarily paying up on time. Is that being factored into any assumptions on fees? I seem to remember that it was to do with…
7 November 2024 , Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Okay, diolch. Thanks for that. I'll bring in Peter Fox now for a final few questions. Peter.
