19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Well, thank you ever so much for your contribution this morning. It's been great to speak to you and to listen to your answers to some very interesting questions.
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Like a single point of contact type of system.
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Thank you very much. Just one final question from me: you've advocated for a universal benefits system in Wales in the past. Given that this currently lies with the Westminster Government and is not a devolved matter, how could the Welsh Government use the…
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Thank you. I think Rhianon might have a question around the fiscal framework that I'd like to bring her back in on, please. If we could just unmute Rhianon. Thanks.
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Thank you. Mike. Can we unmute Mike, please?
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Just quickly before we move on to Mike, we were talking about the 20,000 low-carbon social homes, is the £1 billion of capital funding enough to build those homes?
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Back to you, Sam.
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Sorry, Sam, I think Mike wanted to come in with a question there. Sorry to cut across.
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Okay, we'll move on to the next section with Sam, please.
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Okay, thank you very much. I'll bring Rhianon in at that point.
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Perfect. Okay. So, the budget process in particular—. The Welsh Government's stated aim in the budget improvement plan is to engage and collaborate with stakeholders. Has this been realised? And do you believe that your suggestions are reflected in its aims…
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
And you mentioned the linkages there between some of the things—alleviating poverty and obviously health recovery and the rest of it. So, out of those things that are in the budget, of those, how do you rank the ways that the money is being spent and do you…
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Lovely. So, do you think the draft budget focused on all the areas that you believe are essential to recovery as well, on the back of COVID?
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Welcome this morning and thank you very much for making the time available to come and speak to us on these very interesting subjects and to help us to scrutinise the budget of the Welsh Government. So, I'm going to crack on with the first question. The first…
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
There we are—hang on. That's it.
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 6
Croeso nôl a chroeso cynnes i Victoria Winckler. A fyddech chi jest yn nodi eich enw a'ch rôl ar y record, os gwelwch yn dda?
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Diolch. Thank you so much for a fascinating session this morning, and your comments on the budget and answering the questions. We could have spent a lot more time talking to you this morning, and apologies to Sam there for cutting it slightly short, but he'll…
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Thank you. I'll bring Sam in now, and I beg your indulgence to go over five minutes, but we'll eat into our technical break. So, that's all good. Thanks.
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
A short answer would be great. [Laughter.]
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
If you could keep this answer fairly brief so that we can move on to Sam. I'm just conscious of time and we may run over a couple of minutes, but if we could keep it fairly brief. Sorry, I know it's a big subject.
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Lovely. I think it dovetails quite nicely into Rhianon's bit as well, so over to Rhianon. Can we unmute Rhianon, please? There we are. Thanks.
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
I'll—. Yes. Sorry, Mike, I'll let you just finish off and then I'll move on to Rhianon.
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
I think we're a little bit pushed to go into more detail at the moment. But I'll bring Mike Hedges in now. Mike.
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Yes. If we bring Alex in, maybe, to look at the climate change portfolio and whether or not the commitments there and the targets are in the right places, and whether they are going to help deliver the climate change ambitions, and anything that you want to…
19 Ionawr 2022 , Finance Committee
Craffu ar Gyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2022-23: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Thank you very much. Do budget allocations in the coming three years sufficiently support the aspirations of the Net Zero Wales plan?
