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
I hope they find it very interesting, Joel. I'm sure they will.
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
Okay. It's always good to have an invitation from the Minister to the committee. [Laughter.] Okay. And Joel. Joel James.
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
Okay. Sam.
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
I'd just like to continue one of the aspects that we've touched upon, namely continuing healthcare, and whether a particular case is a matter of continuing healthcare or not, and the relative importance of that, obviously, between the health boards' budgets…
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
Yes, please, Carolyn.
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
Okay, Sam. Thank you very much. Carolyn Thomas.
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
Okay, thank you for that, Minister. We'll move on now to other committee members and, firstly, Sam Rowlands.
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
Okay. Minister, we’ve heard from various sources, including Welsh local government, that we’re in fairly unprecedented times, really, in terms of budget pressure. I think Welsh Government’s on record as saying that its budget is worth £1.3 billion less in…
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
Okay. Minister, could you tell the committee what assessment you’ve undertaken in terms of the potential impact of this settlement on the Welsh language, particularly in relation to local authority requirements to meet the Welsh language standards and the…
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
Okay. So, all of that, you're confident, Minister, will put you in a sufficiently informed position to understand the impact on the ground of the current financial pressures and how that translates into help and support for people who are struggling socially…
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
Yes.
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
No. Just in terms of the very worrying situation that we all face and local authorities face in terms of the budget pressures, Minister, and those socioeconomic issues, how will you keep a weather eye, as it were, with local authority colleagues, on the…
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
It would be useful, I think, Minister, if you could perhaps provide a note to committee on that work with local government to ensure that those entitled to help with their council tax bills receive it, because that's quite urgent, actually, in the current…
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
Okay. We know, I think, that council tax is likely to rise quite substantially, and I guess that's inevitable in the current circumstances. I wonder what you would say, Minister, about the likely increases in council tax and the general anticipated impact of…
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
Yes. Okay. Thank you, Minister. There is still far too much inequality in Wales, Minister, as I'm sure you would recognise. I wonder if you could tell committee how the unhypothecated budget allocations, such as the revenue support grant, are assessed in…
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
Okay. Thank you very much. Okay. As I'm sure you know, Minister, we've just had a scrutiny session with the Welsh Local Government Association. And I must say, we've heard a very bleak story, really—the reality of what local government faces in looking at…
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
Okay. We've reached item 5 on our agenda today, then, scrutiny of the Welsh Government's draft budget for the forthcoming financial year, and our second evidence session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government, Rebecca Evans, and the Minister's…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cynnig o dan Reol Sefydlog 17.42(ix) i benderfynu gwahardd y cyhoedd o'r cyfarfod ar gyfer eitem 4, 8 a 9
Item 3 on our agenda is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 4, 8 and 9 of this meeting to enable us to consider evidence received under items 2, 5 and 6. Are committee members content to move into private session?…
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
Okay, well, I'm afraid we'll have to leave it there, I'm sorry. Diolch yn fawr. Diolch yn fawr, Dyfrig; diolch yn fawr, Charlie, Lis and Jane. Thank you all very much for coming in to give evidence to committee this morning. There are a few other matters that…
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
Okay, and Dyfrig.
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
Yes, Lis.
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
Okay, thanks, Charlie. Adam.
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
Okay, and Charlie please.
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
Yes, Lis, please.
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
Diolch yn fawr, Dyfrig. Okay. Thank you very much. We'll move on to Adam Price, then. Adam Price, please.
