7 February 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay. Thank you, Sam. Carolyn Thomas.
7 February 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay. If you've nothing to add, Minister, to those comments, we'll move on then to other committee members and, firstly, Sam Rowlands.
7 February 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay. In terms of statutory consultation before using powers in this legislation, Minister, would you consider any other powers appropriate for the use of the statutory consultation procedure?
7 February 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay. You mentioned the affirmative procedure in terms of some of the provisions in the Bill, Minister. Are there any parts of the Bill that you think would be particularly suitable for the superaffirmative procedure, which, obviously, gives committees more…
7 February 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Yes, please.
7 February 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay, better secondary legislation than approving, or not, the UK Government legislating on our behalf. We also heard from the Chartered Institute of Taxation, Minister, that, in its view, generally, secondary legislation should be reserved for administrative…
7 February 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Minister, in terms of subordinate legislation, it's a frequent tension, really, isn't it, between what is included on the face of the Bill and what's dealt with in secondary legislation, and this Bill seems to be particularly heavy on subordinate legislation…
7 February 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay. Well, croeso i bawb. Thank you, all, very much for joining committee this morning. Perhaps I might begin with initial questions. Firstly, in terms of this legislation and the provisions in the Bill, Minister, do you think that a post-legislative review…
7 February 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
We will move on, then, to item 2 on our agenda today, which is evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government on the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill. Welcome, Minister. We're very pleased to have you join us this morning. Would you like to…
7 February 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Okay. Welcome, everyone, to this meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee. Firstly, in terms of introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest, we've received an apology from Luke Fletcher MS and Mabon ap Gwynfor MS is…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
& 9. The general principles of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
Indeed.
6 February 2024 , Plenary
& 9. The general principles of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
—the Senedd, Dirprwy Lywydd, and I'm sure, as we say, that what the Counsel General has said earlier will very much be reflected in that ongoing debate. There are some other matters that I wished to cover, Dirprwy Lywydd, but I will take your advice and…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
& 9. The general principles of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
This Bill includes important provisions around the registration of voters without application or 'automatic registration', as it's termed. The aim of the provisions is to increase the registration of people eligible to vote by making it easier for them to do…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
& 9. The general principles of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
Diolch, Llywydd. I am pleased to speak in the debate today as Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee, which has undertaken Stage 1 scrutiny on this Bill, and I would like to start by thanking all those who contributed to our inquiry, including…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales
Hopefully before too long, but, obviously, we have to bridge that gap, Llywydd. We know that Welsh Labour has that commitment, has worked very hard and will work very hard to make it a reality. So, what we need now is for Tata and for the UK Conservative…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales
I welcome this debate today and the contributions of Members, Llywydd, because it does demonstrate, I think, once again the cross-party consensus that there is on many of the vital questions and issues that we face. And, of course, we need to keep the…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2024-25
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. To conclude, then, while we acknowledge the challenges faced by the Minister for Climate Change in setting this budget, we would urge the Welsh Government to explore all possible options for providing additional funding to that housing…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2024-25
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'll be speaking in my capacity as Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee, as you state, and I'd like to thank the Welsh Local Government Association, the Minister for Finance and Local Government and the Minister for…
31 January 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
Item 4 is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Is committee content to do so? I see that you are. Thank you very much. We will move to private session.
31 January 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
Item 3 on our agenda today is papers to note. We have one paper, which is a letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government, in relation to the recent meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Housing, Communities and Local Government. Are Members…
31 January 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Okay. I'm afraid we're going to have to call it a day there. I'm afraid we've simply run out of time. Thank you all for coming in to give evidence today, in person and online. You will be sent a transcript to check for factual accuracy in the usual way, but…
31 January 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Steffan, is there anything you'd like to point the committee towards, in terms of what might be a compromise way forward?
31 January 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Did anybody else want to say anything in terms of a possible compromise and way forward? It has been suggested that local authorities may well use the print media for these notices, even if they're not required to do so, and some have said that there could be…
31 January 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
All right, Sam? Let's move on to Jayne Bryant, then, and perhaps possible ways forward in terms of the legislation and what might change.
31 January 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Sam, I think Steffan wanted to contribute on this.
