, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9
So, we'll move to the first item on our agenda, which is the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill, and this is our ninth evidence session. I'd like to welcome our witnesses this morning. It's nice to see Sam Rowlands, who is the Member in charge of this…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I'd like to welcome Members to the Children, Young People and Education Committee meeting this morning. All public items of this meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and a Record of Proceedings will be published as usual. The meeting is bilingual and…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to this meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
It's good to hear, as somebody who gets the paper delivered and reads those. The death notices are very clear. I think that's covered it, Cadeirydd.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Diolch, Cadeirydd, and good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining us. I think you've been really clear on all of your views on this, so I suppose it's trying to finish with what you think could be a compromise. I think, Rachel, you've really touched on a…
, Plenary
90-second Statements
We're in the middle of Independent Venue Week, and Newport is proud to be home to a thriving independent music scene. A real success story is Le Pub, showing how a co-operative approach can go from strength to strength, and it's an exciting time for the new…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Prif Weinidog. Last week, Michael Gove announced an additional £600 million for local authorities in England, largely aimed at the rising costs of adult and children social care. Yet, there is widespread acknowledgement that this figure is not high…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
1. What is the Welsh Government doing to support local government to balance their budgets in Newport West? OQ60632
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3
Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3
Thank you. Just on NDR multipliers, do you have any views on the provisions that would allow Welsh Ministers to create additional multipliers, and the anticipated benefits or disadvantages associated with that?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3
Thank you. How will the provision to remove the limit provide local authorities with more discretion and flexibility—you've given an example there—and what impact will it have on councils' budgets?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Good morning, everybody. I just want to ask a couple of questions on discretionary relief and varying exemptions, what type of circumstances discretionary rate relief might be applied by authorities and why would it be considered beneficial…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
Diolch, Gadeirydd.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
Absolutely. Thank you. And just finally from me—this is really for the valuation office—what would be the bar for determining whether to impose civil penalties on ratepayers for failure to provide the required information under the new duty, and how will you…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
And just in terms of other countries, people who come with different languages as well, I know it's difficult for every language, but how are you trying to make things easy so that people are able to understand?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
Just on that point, what about those who have English as a second language? Do you do a lot to try to make sure they're aware of the situation?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
I was just going to ask you about what sort of guidance is going to be prepared and published for ratepayers.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Good morning, everybody. Just following on around some of the information for ratepayers, how do you think the new provision might change how ratepayers engage with the Valuation Office Agency? Do you think there'll be an additional burden…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 1
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Yes.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 1
Absolutely. We've mentioned the word 'proportionate', do you think the provisions to impose civil penalties on ratepayers for failure to provide the required information under the new duty is proportionate?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 1
What concerns, if any, do you have about the new duties, and what support, guidance and communication do you think should be provided and made available to ratepayers?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 1
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Good morning, everybody. Perhaps you could say a bit about how the new provision of information to the VOA might impact ratepayers, and perhaps say a bit about if you think there will be a potential additional burden placed on them.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
So, we will now move into private session for the next part of our agenda.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Papers to note
And we will now move on to the next item on our agenda, which is papers to note. We have a number of papers to note this morning—actually, a shorter number than usual, which is three. Are Members content to note those letters together? They're all set out in…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8
Thank you. Bye.
