15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 7
You talked about some of those aspects there—. Some of those, like the baby bundle—. That doesn't have a huge cost to it, but the benefit more than outweighs the cost, from what I've read about that and listened to. From your understanding—. It's a limited…
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 7
So, do you think the Welsh Government have sufficiently prioritised that funding to tackle some of those, or alleviate some of those pressures? And what impact do you think that's going to have on supporting people who are experiencing increases in their cost…
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 7
Fantastic. Well, thank you very much for making the time to be able to come and discuss the budget with us today. As you'll be well aware, there will be a transcript available for you afterwards to check for accuracy. I'd like to start by looking at the…
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 7
Great, we're back now with our evidence session No. 7 on the Welsh Government draft budget, and we've got our next witness from the Bevan Foundation. I'll ask Victoria just to introduce herself. Diolch.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Thank you very much. We've run a little bit over, but, as always, very interesting to have you here with us and to go through the challenges and the opportunities within the budget. So, thank you for making the time. I know you're particularly busy people…
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Yes, of course. We've gone over a little bit, but that's okay.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Right, okay. Thank you. Sorry to cut across you there.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
So, actually, the heralded £175 million isn't £175 million, it's actually £150 million.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
So, it's not real money, it's accounting money, if you like.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Just on the point of available capital, and it's probably quite a technical question, in the paper to the Health and Social Care Committee, the draft budget says that the £60 million of the £175 million increase in general capital funding for health and…
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Sorry, yes—.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Catherine, did you want to come at it from—?
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
You're nodding away there, so, yes, let's—. Jane.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Actually, Jane, did you want to come in?
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Okay. Thank you. I'll bring in Sam, then, for some final questions.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Great. Anything on that from a social services side, with regard to spending capital? I suppose it mainly comes in through local government, capital into local government and, obviously, as mentioned, the rules are slightly different there. Lance or Jane, any…
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Lovely. Thank you.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
I'll bring Mike in on a couple of questions, and then come to Sam, then, to close.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Catherine's indicated there, so yes.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
I'll bring Rhianon Passmore in now with some questions around financial pressure. Maybe, reflecting on what Darren and others have said, maybe, in our papers, question 8 might be appropriate to bring in at that point, and then come from there. Rhianon. Hang…
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Darren, yes.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Jane, from a treasurer point of view, managing this—and we know that the money is likely to flow down from Westminster through to Welsh Government to local authorities in particular—is there a challenge in timing and in budgeting and in making sure you have a…
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
It's the challenge with timing, I suppose, with that.
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
What about national insurance?
15 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26: Sesiwn tystiolaeth 6
Do you want to carry on with the workforce things and then I'll go to Rhianon for the—?
