, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Papers to note
We'll now move on to the next item on the agenda, which is papers to note. We've got six papers to note. I'd just like to draw Members' attention to paper 1 to note, which is a letter from the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee regarding its…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Diolch.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you, Buffy. Are there any further questions from any Members to follow up on this? No. I can see everybody's content with the responses that you've given and have no further questions to follow, so that's the end of the scrutiny session today, Minister…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you, Sioned. Now, some final questions from Buffy Williams.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Brilliant. Thank you very much, Minister. It's good to have that on the record. Sioned, we'll go back to some more questions from you. Sioned Williams.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you. Sorry to take you back, Minister, slightly, to a question that Laura asked you previously. I was just wondering whether you could say whether the pupil development grant will continue once universal free school meals are introduced.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
You come in, Sioned. I've got a quick question then to come back, before your next set of questions.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you, Ken. Questions now from Laura Anne Jones. Laura.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you, Minister. We now move on to some questions from Ken Skates.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you, Minister. James.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
I'll just bring Laura in—. Is it okay if I just bring Laura in on that point, James?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
There we go.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Yes, of course. And James will prepare his questioning.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Certainly.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you, Minister. We'll now move on to some more detailed questions from James Evans.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you, Minister. And just finally from me on this point, given that the Welsh Government's meeting the cost of the 12.5 per cent net-zero carbon premium in the sustainable communities for learning programme, how much of the increase in capital funding is…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you, Minister. And I was going to ask you around the student loans and that non-cash part next, so really appreciate having that information on the record. Did you want to say something else on that?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Yes.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
You're on mute, Minister. Sorry.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you, and thanks, Laura. And it is very helpful to have an example that you've suggested. Just around the comparisons with the budgets, can you confirm that while resource funding in the education and Welsh language main expenditure group increased by…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you. I'll just bring Laura Jones in on this point.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
Thank you, Minister, and I'm sure we'll come on to some more of those points later. Are there any particular areas within your portfolio that you would have allocated greater funds to if resources had allowed, or would have anticipated putting additional…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23—evidence session 2
So, we'll move on to the first item on our agenda, which is scrutiny of the Welsh Government's draft budget 2022-23, and this is our second evidence session. We have got with us today the Minister and some of his officials. I'd like to welcome Jeremy Miles…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Diolch yn fawr, Sioned. Finally, if I drop out of the meeting for any reason, I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.22, that Ken Skates MS temporarily chairs while I try to rejoin.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I'd like to welcome Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee. The public items of this meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, with all participants joining by video conference. The Record of Proceedings will be…
