24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Just picking up slightly on the elements of the Bill that are the requirements on Estyn, have you been engaging with Estyn? And what resource does the Welsh Government anticipate will be required to meet those aspirations of the Bill?
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Mike, did you want to come back, sorry?
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
So, I think the Minister will write to us with some of that detail, so that will be great. A couple of last points from me unless one of my colleagues wants to come in. From the point of view of a lecturer in one of our universities or further education…
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Certainly, yes. Thank you. Can we unmute Zenny, please? Thank you.
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Thank you. Mike.
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
What would be really useful, when you do write to us with that information, is to give us the breakdown of what would be costs anyway and what would be additional costs, so that we have that split out so that we know exactly how the land lies.
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
I think, because of time, if you could write to us with those tabulated out, unless Peter—.
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes, we'll make a note of that; that would be great. I'll bring Peter in, if I may.
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes, we'd be very interested, obviously from comments, to hear that. I'll pass over to Rhianon.
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
So, do you think, at that widest range—say it did happen—would it still be value for money to do it?
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
I think Peter wants to come in.
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
And say that there was a significant change in your estimates, would you be willing to come back—would you be letting us know that and coming back to explain that to us?
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
So, which ones have you been prudent in and which ones are you thinking there might be a bit of flex in there?
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
So, as part of that, then, which parts of the breakdown of the costs will, do you think, have the variance of 30 per cent and which won't?
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Okay, thank you. In the RIA, it talks about a plus or minus 30 per cent variance, and looking at that, that's a wide—very wide—variance of figures that could be considered about thinking about the costs. This is due to certain key cost associations with the…
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Okay. The RIA doesn't include any cost savings but does note that bringing together certain Welsh Government and Higher Education Funding Council for Wales teams has the potential to create synergies and savings. Can you provide any more information on the…
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
You're talking about early examples and soon. Do you have an idea of when, timescale-wise, that you'd want to be seeing that?
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Thank you very much. The RIA notes that it's not possible to quantify the benefits of the legislation as they do not lend themselves well to quantification and are more likely to be realised in the medium to long term. Given this, what specific success…
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
I'd like to understand the high-level costs and objectives of the Bill. What are the outcomes for the Welsh Government, what you hope to deliver? The Bill has a net cost of £45 million over a 10-year appraisal period. The regulatory impact assessment…
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Gwych. Diolch yn fawr iawn. Gan eich bod chi gyda ni ddim ond am awr y bore yma, dwi am symud ymlaen i gwestiynau yn syth, ac mi wnawn ni gymryd ein tyrn wrth fynd drwy hynny. Ond mae'n dda eich gweld chi y bore yma.
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
It's lovely to see the Minister here with us. Thank you for joining us this morning, and your officers with you as well. Would you be able to state your names for the record, please?
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Symud ymlaen i eitem 3.
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Papurau i'w nodi
So, if we can note those, that would be great.
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Papurau i'w nodi
We'll check that with the Minister. Thank you very much.
24 Tachwedd 2021 , Finance Committee
Papurau i'w nodi
I don't believe so. It's the finance Minister's quadrilateral, so we only get to hear about it and we feed it through the finance Minister.
