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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
Okay. So, the next item on our agenda, Members, is item 4, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. Is everyone content? Okay, thank you. We'll give our witnesses a moment just to leave…
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Sorry, Cai, we'll have to finish there. Sorry, the time's gone. Thank you for your time this morning. I appreciate that. And thank you for sharing the evidence, as we requested. We think we will write to you just on a couple of those technical—not technical…
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Yes, so that'll be the third supplementary budget that this committee will see in a couple of months' time, I suspect. That detail will be in there—is that right?
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Okay. Time has gone on, and probably for that bit of detail we might pick it up separately, and it might be clearer with a note as well. Cai, do you want to finally come in on something, and we'll wrap up?
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Okay. I'm just not sure of the mechanism.
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
And before I bring Cai in, I know time is really going on, so perhaps be brief for my own question on this. You've used the language of 'direct to schools', but actually what's happened is that the money has gone to local authorities to pass on to schools…
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
And on the ALN distribution?
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Okay. I'll bring Huw in next, then Cai. Huw.
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Elfed, was there anything you wanted to pick up?
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Anything else on that, Sera?
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Okay, thank you. Sera.
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Thank you. Lyn, and then we'll come to Sera. Lyn.
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Okay. I think we will put it to the health Minister as well. So, thank you.
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Okay, thanks. Minister.
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Come in on this now, and then we'll come to Lyn.
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Do you have anything else on that, Huw? I'm sorry, Lyn, you can come in in a second, but Dan wanted to come in on this particular topic first. Is that right, Dan?
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Thanks, Cabinet Minister. I have to bring others in at this point. Huw, do you want to come in? And then Lyn, I'll come over to you in a second. Thanks.
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
You're keeping us very busy, Cabinet Minister, which I'm sure we're grateful for. I noticed you talked about unallocated funding for a moment in your first response. I know, Cai, you had a question around unallocated funding that, perhaps, you want to bring…
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Thank you. If you were in our shoes, or not in the Government, would you think that three weeks is enough time to scrutinise this change?
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
Lovely. Thank you for being with us today. We have quite a short session together in the understanding, of course, that we spent some time with you before the summer for the first supplementary budget. I guess, since then, Cabinet Minister, you described that…
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Second Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence Session
The next item on our agenda is the second supplementary budget 2026-27 evidence session with Elin Jones as the Cabinet Minister for Finance. Welcome to you, Cabinet Minister. Would you like to introduce your officials before we go into questions?
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Papers to note
Item 2 is papers to note. We have two papers to note: one from the Committee for Finance of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and one from the legislation committee here in the Senedd. Are Members content to note those? Yes. Thank you very much.
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Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Bore da. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to our Finance Committee here in the Senedd on 22 October. I welcome all Members and witnesses today, in particular Dan Thomas MS. It's your first meeting with us today; you're more than welcome on the Finance…
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Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Cabinet Minister, I heard your response to Lynne Neagle a moment ago, rightfully outlining the challenge around NEETs, but you need to acknowledge that there's a particular problem here in Wales. In England, the numbers have actually dropped in the last 12…
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Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Finance: An Update on Council Tax
Deputy Presiding Officer, I feel like Members have just had a glimpse into my life of Mrs Rowlands reminding me of things I said 12, 18 and even 24 months ago, hearing the Members here exchange historical words. Sometimes I forget what I've said sometimes as…
