Welsh Labour

Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

4,235 speeches and questions

12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Did you want to add something, Chris Llewelyn, or is that an old hand, Chris, as it were?
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Anybody like to offer anything on that? Andrew.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Carolyn, I think Chris Llewelyn would like to come in as well. Chris.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Okay. Anthony.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Do you want to come in, Andrew?
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Yes. So, we'll have to wait and see. Okay. Okay, thanks, Sam. Carolyn Thomas.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Chris, again? Chris.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Okay, Sam.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Chris.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Diolch, Llinos. Sam.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Thank you very much. Llinos, I think—Llinos?
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
I think Anthony—. Yes, Anthony.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Thank you very much. Okay, we'll move on, then, to committee members, and firstly, Sam Rowlands. Sam.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Okay, Chris. Thanks very much. Christina.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Okay, Andrew. Thank you very much. I think Chris Llewelyn has a hand raised. Chris.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Thanks for that. We will come on to these matters in a little more detail later on. Before I bring in other committee members, could I just ask one further question? I think it was Llinos who mentioned that demand is obviously significant, and so have others…
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Yes. Anthony.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Yes. Okay. Llinos.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Thank you very much for that. Obviously, the potential impact on services is something that all of us will be very concerned about. Is there anything in particular you would like to say in terms of that potential impact? Is there anything that you'd like to…
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Diolch yn fawr, Llinos. Andrew, did you want to come in as well?
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Thank you very much, Christina. Llinos.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Yes. Diolch yn fawr. In terms of the experience during the pandemic, where, obviously, local authorities again were under tremendous pressure, how would you compare the current situation with the situation at that time? Who would like to offer a view on that?…
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Would any other of our witnesses like to add anything to what Andrew or Anthony have said? Llinos.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
Thank you very much, Andrew. Any other of our witnesses? Anthony.
12 January 2023Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
We will move on to item 2 on our agenda today, which is scrutiny of the Welsh Government's draft budget for 2023-24, and our first evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association. So, let me welcome our witnesses, then: Councillor Andrew Morgan…