, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I thank the Minister for that response. I really want to highlight the importance of primary care. Where it works well, it provides a great service. Can I make a request to the Government to protect the percentage of the health budget provided for primary…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
7. Will the Minister make a statement on Welsh Government support for primary care? OQ60636
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Thank you very much.
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I welcome the decision on probate because that can last a very long time and some people drag it out in terms of internal family feuds, which has a cost not only to the amount of properties available, but has an effect on income to the local authority. You've…
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Just one quick comment on what you said, Chair: council tax is not the most regressive. The most regressive tax is income tax, because the rich can avoid it very, very easily through a whole range of techniques, not least, dividend income. But, moving on, the…
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I wasn't expecting an answer on that now, but it would be interesting to know what the bands are where it stays absolutely neutral.
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
You talked about 20 per cent going down and 28 per cent going up, but at what stage of changing the limits do you get exactly the same number moving both ways?
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Thank you. What assessment have you made of the impact of a revaluation of council tax on taxpayers, particularly given data following the 2005 revaluation, which suggested that more properties moved up bands than down? And, of course, there are always…
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Sorry, just to continue with that discussion, of course, then you end up with the enterprise zone model where you have an awful lot of businesses just relocating a few miles down the road to get benefits, so it's not as simple as perhaps we would like it to…
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
The Ireland model, where they actually have zero rates and zero tax for a number of businesses that they have sought to attract, have you considered that?
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Obviously—
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
That's all I'm asking you to do.
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Will you look at it?
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
On NDR, you have two things. Big businesses don't like NDR; you can't avoid it. Corporation tax is an optional payment, they decide how much they want to pay, and then they get the calculations to work it out. That's why you see—you only have to check—Google…
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Finally from me: the RIA makes assumptions about pupil numbers and the cost of a visit, among other things, and it also, similarly, calculates transport costs. Do you have any comment on whether those figures are reasonable or not?
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Before I move on, of course, we've got the forest schools initiative, which is incredibly good, and two schools I chair the governors of are both very much involved in that, where they actually provide the equipment—there's a means by which the parent teacher…
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Sorry about earlier. The RIA does not include any monetised benefits, but it does say that there are potential social and economic benefits to outdoor education. What is your view on those benefits, and are you concerned that there are no monetised benefits?
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
You say that's unique. If that's unique, what about the pupil deprivation grant? It's the same sort of thing; it's open-ended, you don't know how much you're going to pay out any year absolutely. Why is it different?
, Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Why is it true of this Bill, and not other Bills? There's a very good argument for the Government not to bring any Bills forward that actually have a net cost to the Welsh Government. It's an argument I might put forward. It's one that you would definitely…
, Plenary
Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales
Later this year.
, Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2024-25
For former MPs and former councillors, treating the budget as an ordinary debate must seem extraordinary. Two hours to discuss the draft Welsh budget for next year: I have attended council budget meetings significantly longer than this. I'm disappointed that…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session with the Welsh Government: Building Safety in Wales
Okay. Thank you very much.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session with the Welsh Government: Building Safety in Wales
Okay. Thank you very much.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session with the Welsh Government: Building Safety in Wales
Okay. Thank you very much.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session with the Welsh Government: Building Safety in Wales
I don't expect you to be able to answer that now, but a note on that would be quite useful.
