18 Ionawr 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25 - sesiwn dystiolaeth 2: Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Indeed. And I wanted to talk about transformation and legislation. Obviously, in your programme for government, you've mentioned strengthening the autonomy and effectiveness of local government to make them more successful in delivering services. I wanted to…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25 - sesiwn dystiolaeth 2: Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Thank you, Chair, and it's good to see that we've got an audience now just watching us debate local government finance—the exciting world of local government finance.
18 Ionawr 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25 - sesiwn dystiolaeth 1: Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru
Thank you, Chair, and thanks ever so much for coming in this morning. Actually, I wanted to talk about social care, which is what we've just been discussing about now. Specifically, I wanted to talk about the social care workforce grant. Obviously, there's a…
16 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog
Prif Weinidog, fel efallai yr ydych chi'n gwbl ymwybodol, ac fel rydych chi newydd ei grybwyll, er bod gan gyngor Rhondda Cynon Taf gronfeydd wrth gefn syfrdanol o £270 miliwn, maen nhw bellach yn bwriadu dod â chludiant rhwng y cartref a'r ysgol i ben i'r…
16 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog
2. A wnaiff y Prif Weinidog ddatganiad am ddarparu cludiant o'r cartref i'r ysgol yn Rhondda Cynon Taf? OQ60502
15 Ionawr 2024 , Petitions Committee
Y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddeisebau blaenorol
Thank you, Chair. I'll be honest, I would love to see this come to debate, actually; I think it would be quite an exciting discussion taking place. But, ultimately, I agree with my colleague Peredur here. There are so many other petitions waiting to be…
15 Ionawr 2024 , Petitions Committee
Y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddeisebau blaenorol
Thank you, Chair. I'm conscious that this is probably the second time we've had a petition come in expressing concerns about NRW and its tree felling, and how that links with red squirrel management, really. What I'd like to try and do, if it's okay, is to…
15 Ionawr 2024 , Petitions Committee
Y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddeisebau blaenorol
Thank you, Chair. I've got to admit that I'm actually quite disappointed with this petition. Obviously it came in back in 2021, and we've been debating it for some time. I know that in 2022 the Welsh Government said that they'd make direct contact with the…
10 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau Amserol
Hoffwn ddechrau drwy ddiolch i’m cyd-Aelod, Jack Sargeant, am godi cwestiwn amserol mor bwysig. Mae sgandal Horizon yn drasiedi genedlaethol, ac mae’n warthus fod postfeistri ac is-bostfeistri wedi gorfod wynebu achosion llys a dedfrydau o garchar oherwydd…
9 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol: Adolygiad Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru o ddiwylliant a gwerthoedd
A gaf i ddiolch i chi, Dirprwy Weinidog, am eich datganiad heddiw? Fel roeddech chi'n sôn yn eich datganiad, mae'r adroddiad yn hanes enbyd i'w ddarllen, ac mae'n siomedig bod gwasanaeth tân ac achub de Cymru, a oedd, hyd yn ddiweddar, wedi bod ag enw mor dda…
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Tystiolaeth gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Brilliant, thank you.
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Tystiolaeth gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay. Perfect. You mentioned there that it is going to be a huge logistical exercise, but then, obviously, there's a cost to that—and the explanatory memorandum highlighted it—of about £18 million, so that's just under £20 million. That's a big chunk of money…
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Tystiolaeth gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay, thank you for that, Minister. I suppose the last couple of questions I have are then on the compilation of the revaluation lists. Obviously, it's intended for it to be every five years, and I just wanted to know about the practicalities of that. Because…
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Tystiolaeth gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
With that in mind, then, as you highlight, councillors can still raise council tax and everything. Is there scope, then—? Because I know you've been asked this loads of times in the Chamber, Minister, about the amount of money that councils have in their…
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Tystiolaeth gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Perfect. And that actually brings me on to my second question there, because you mentioned there that this is meant to be a revenue-neutral exercise rather than a revenue-raising exercise, and the IFS highlighted that there's a concern, then, that local…
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Tystiolaeth gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Thanks, Chair. I've got a couple of questions, if I can, about the IFS report. One of the things it highlighted is, for example, in the Valleys communities, they've seen house prices rise, but income not necessarily rise in comparison, and there's a concern…
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Tystiolaeth gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay, perfect. Thanks for that clarification.
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Tystiolaeth gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
So, obviously, with section 17, it allows you to change the labelling of the band structure, but some would argue that you can already do that under section 5 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, something like that. If that's the case, why hasn't that…
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Tystiolaeth gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okey-dokey, then, perfect. If I'm okay, Chair—a few other questions.
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Tystiolaeth gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okey-dokey, because I know with those three approaches you've highlighted, then—so in your consultation phase 2 you mentioned that approach 1 is fairer, but 2 and 3 are more progressive. Does that mean that being progressive is seen as better, being fairer…
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Tystiolaeth gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
And what was the rationale behind keeping the banding structure, then? Because you mentioned about the IFS report, and they've basically said they would have liked to have seen you move away from the banding element, in the sense there's an element of…
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Tystiolaeth gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay. Because also one of the points is to try and change the referencing, so to move from that band D referencing. How would that make, then, the whole system fairer, if that makes sense, if you change that referencing? And under those three approaches that…
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Y Bil Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Tystiolaeth gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Thank you, Chair. Thanks ever so much for coming in this morning. As John said, I want to talk about the council tax changes and the calculation of it. I wanted just to touch upon—. In the phase 2 consultation, you've highlighted three possible approaches. I…
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a'r Prif Chwip
Yn olaf, fel y gwyddom, Weinidog, mae plant mewn gofal a phobl sy’n gadael gofal, yn anffodus, wedi’u gorgynrychioli’n aruthrol yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol, ac amcangyfrifir fod dros 24 y cant o boblogaeth oedolion mewn carchardai wedi bod mewn gofal yn…
13 Rhagfyr 2023 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i’r Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a'r Prif Chwip
Diolch, Weinidog. Ond rwy'n gobeithio eich bod yn cytuno bod angen inni sicrhau bod yr astudiaeth hon yn gydnerth, ac nad yw’n dewis a dethol y data i fodloni agenda wleidyddol Llywodraeth Cymru a’r rheini sy’n dadlau o blaid incwm sylfaenol cyffredinol…
