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3,207 speeches and questions

8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Okay. Let's move on to Siân, then, because we've heard Mary Ann and others emphasise the importance of medium and long-term planning and multi-year budgets.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Okay. Lee, did you want to—?
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Gary, do you have a view?
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
I think there is general agreement with the point Mark made there in terms of statutory and non-statutory amongst our witnesses, so shall we move on to Lee Waters?
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Okay. Jane.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
We could write, yes.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Diolch yn fawr, Gary. Okay, time is moving on. We've covered quite a lot of ground. Hopefully, you're able to stay with us a little beyond 10:30, because we've still got a number of questions to cover. Lesley.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Thank you, Jane. Gary.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Okay. We've got Jane and Gary. Jane first, then Gary.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Okay. Peter.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Well, don't worry, Mary. Lee Waters, I think, probably has a question for you. Lee.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Thank you, Mark. Anybody want to add to that? Mary Ann.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Diolch yn fawr. Just in terms of the budget shortfalls that local authorities will still face, despite the improved situation, I wonder if you could just share with committee the ways in which you might address that gap in budgets, particularly with regard to…
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Okay, thank you. Mark.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Thank you, Jane. Let me just bring in Lee Waters for a moment. Lee.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Thank you, Mary Ann. And Jane.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Mary Ann.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Thank you, Mark. Let me just bring in Lesley Griffiths. Lesley.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Thank you, Gary. Yes, absolutely, and I'm sure there'll be all sorts of ongoing discussions around a wide range of other matters that are very relevant to local authorities' budgets and service delivery. Mark.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
No. Okay. Perhaps we will move on to the provisional local government settlement. I think, from what you've already said, there's a view that, although the better than initially expected situation was quite a relief, local authorities will not really have the…
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Thank you, Mark. We'll come on to NDR. Siân, are you content?
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Thank you, Peter. Thank you, Mary Ann. Siân Gwenllian.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Thank you very much, Jane. Peter Fox.
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Thanks, Mark. Well, one of the purposes of this session this morning is to put the committee in a more informed position in terms of the pressures and the realities that local government face, which will aid our scrutiny of Welsh Government and the Cabinet…
8 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association
Diolch yn fawr, Gary. Okay. If neither—. Oh, yes. Mark.