8 October 2021 , Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session
The first question: can you confirm that your lease is full repair, i.e. you have to do the windows, or have you not got a full repairing lease?
8 October 2021 , Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session
I'm moving on to another section.
8 October 2021 , Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session
I'm okay. I've got to move on to another section.
8 October 2021 , Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session
My final question on this section is: you believe that the structure you've got is the best you could have, otherwise you'd have changed the structure. Have you considered bringing some management consultants in to look, because from my outside look at it, I…
8 October 2021 , Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session
As you know, I talked about that when you attended the other committee meeting. The other point is you talked about ICT, and you've had the one-off cost of ICT, haven't you, with hybrid working, to make sure people can work from home, and those costs have…
8 October 2021 , Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session
Certainly, but I think perhaps the point I was trying to make is that we become more efficient by not spending an hour travelling up to Cardiff, an hour travelling back. You've talked about saving—
8 October 2021 , Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session
Well, having this meeting online has saved Nia and I two hours today, from getting back and forth to Cardiff, so that's certainly made both of us, I would imagine, more productive—
8 October 2021 , Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session
I think that most discussions on finance normally start with, 'Because of the pandemic, certain things have happened.' There are three points I'd like to raise with you. The first one is that we've had a huge increase in hybrid working, with a lot of people…
5 October 2021 , Plenary
Debate: Devolution of New Tax Powers
Thank you, Peter Fox. You've raised one country—can I just throw some others back at you? Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan, some regions of Australia, Mexico, individual states of the United States of America. Land value tax removes…
5 October 2021 , Plenary
Debate: Devolution of New Tax Powers
Taxation exists to pay for public services. Too many people believe that we can have the same quality of public services as Scandinavia when our taxation system is more akin to that of the USA. The Conservatives oppose increasing any taxes or bringing in new…
5 October 2021 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Firstly, I'm sure the Welsh Government finds the use of fire and rehire by companies as abhorrent as I do. Whilst the Welsh Government cannot outlaw it as employment law is not devolved, I'm asking for a Government statement on how companies who carry out…
29 September 2021 , Finance Committee
Oversight of Audit Wales—Scrutiny of the Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21 and the Annual Plan 2021-22: Evidence session
Fine. Thank you very much. Back to you, Chair.
29 September 2021 , Finance Committee
Oversight of Audit Wales—Scrutiny of the Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21 and the Annual Plan 2021-22: Evidence session
I know it was in your accounts, but sometimes things drift from one year to the next, don't they, so although you make a decision in one year, the financial effect of it shows in the following year. That isn't the case; the third person was not eligible.
29 September 2021 , Finance Committee
Oversight of Audit Wales—Scrutiny of the Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21 and the Annual Plan 2021-22: Evidence session
Thank you. My final question is: on the restructuring, voluntary severance payments, I understand, were made to two of the three people who left, but not to the third. Am I right that that's the case, and if it is, why did the third not get voluntary…
29 September 2021 , Finance Committee
Oversight of Audit Wales—Scrutiny of the Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21 and the Annual Plan 2021-22: Evidence session
Thank you, Chair—no pressure. [Laughter.] There have been a lot of changes in your budget, obviously, due to the pandemic. How many those do you think are going to carry on? Will you actually have lower costs, for example, for accommodation, as you need less…
29 September 2021 , Finance Committee
Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Diolch, Cadeirydd. What I'd like to say first is that I actually believe in a tax on property, because it's very difficult to avoid. The second thing I want to say is: put it on absolute values, not on bands, because bands disproportionately affect those…
29 September 2021 , Finance Committee
Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
29 September 2021 , Finance Committee
Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Do you mean delivered or spent?
29 September 2021 , Finance Committee
Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Okay. Fine. I won't pursue that any more. A simple question here: you've put additional money into business support, you've put additional money into schools, and you've put additional money into health; is any of that going to be in the base budget for next…
29 September 2021 , Finance Committee
Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Going back to Andrew, why don't you think the five Es are appropriate?
29 September 2021 , Finance Committee
Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
The five Es: effectiveness, efficiency, equity, equality and environment. It's a well-known method of setting budgets.
29 September 2021 , Finance Committee
Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Thank you. I'm never quite sure whether I need to unmute myself or I'm going to be unmuted. I was unmuted. Thank you, Chair. My first question is: how will the Welsh Government apply the five Es of value for money to next year's budget?
29 September 2021 , Finance Committee
Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Sorry. Thank you, Chair. Just one statement and two very simple questions. The first one is: I agree entirely with what the Minister said. The first question is: why don't you publish what you think is the amount of money we should have and let the Treasury…
29 September 2021 , Finance Committee
Papers to note
Happy.
23 September 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
And my final question is: is there anything more you can tell us about the reform of the paying for care system in Wales and the timescale the inter-ministerial group will be working towards?
