, Finance Committee
Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session
Well, £177 million take away £100 million gives you £77 million.
, Finance Committee
Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session
You've got £177 million that you've got there; £100 million is coming out of reserves, which leaves £77 million, which you say is going to come out of consequentials expected from the UK Government and the switch from capital to revenue. How much of each of…
, Finance Committee
Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session
Just to come back to the question that I asked—asking too many questions at the time can be disadvantageous. You've got £77 million from consequentials and from capital to revenue. What's the split of those?
, Finance Committee
Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session
I won't push this very far, but if they don't meet it, then you end up having to cover it. If you look at the accounts of the Welsh Government, the health boards are part of it. I won't push you on that because you're not going to say 'yes' when you know the…
, Finance Committee
Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session
But you'd have to—either by borrowing off next year or from any additional reserves—you'd have to cover it.
, Finance Committee
Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session
But the health Minister can have her views and she can give her instructions, but overspends by the health boards have to be covered by the Welsh Government because the health boards are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Welsh Government.
, Finance Committee
Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session
I'm just all for clarity on funding. The additional funding used the reserves of £100 million. Two questions, following on from that: how much do you expect that to leave you with after you've used it; and are you confident that taking money out of reserves…
, Finance Committee
Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session
Baseline inflation or consumer price index really doesn't affect you, does it? The two things that affect you are the increase in costs of buildings, et cetera, increased capital costs, and the increased revenue costs of increased wages. Those are the two…
, Finance Committee
Papers to note
We'll note them en bloc.
, Plenary
Motion to approve the Senedd Commission’s Budget for 2024-25
Is it the case that you can go over time if you say something nice about the Llywydd? If so, can I start off by saying ‘thank you’ to the Llywydd? I won’t take up very long. I’ll be supporting the recommendation. I was a member of the Finance Committee that…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
I've been contacted by several constituents who are concerned that people are employed at taxpayers' expense to watch television. I agree with them. I have worked in places where the watching of television during working hours would have been a disciplinary…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Delivering a Fairer Council Tax
I thank the Minister for her statement. We know we need more regular revaluations. Every 20 years is not acceptable. We know two other things. A local income tax is preferred by the rich, because it will save them money via the many tax reduction schemes…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'm seeking two statements from the Welsh Government. The first is on the keeping of primates by individuals, which I am very keen to see banned in Wales. Last week, we had a marmoset found screaming and unable to walk after her owners failed to look after…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I thank the First Minister for that response. At the Senedd, we continue to owe thanks to Rhodri Morgan for not following Westminster in using PFI to fund developments. They have proved costly for those who have entered into the contracts, but highly…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
7. What is the Welsh Government's approach to private finance initiatives? OQ60214
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Presiding Officer. Firstly, I'd like to say that there are an awful lot of buildings in industrial areas that were chapels that have become empty. Some have been well changed into very nice flats; others have been left derelict. One of my…
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
That's me done, yes.
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Okay. Thank you very much.
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Can I move on to the accommodation needs in Penllergaer? Penllergaer is not in my constituency, by the way, but it's just over the border, so I don't have a constituency interest, but, obviously, I have an overall Swansea interest. Can you outline what…
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Last year this committee recommended that you provide a breakdown of how specific elements of your capital funding will be spent. You haven't done this for 2024-25. Can you explain how the £310,000 capital funding, requested in your estimate, will be…
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
So, it's one of those accounting situations where the costs are unaffected but cash is affected.
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Thank you. In 2024-25 you are offsetting some of your request for funding through a rent-free period at your new Cardiff office. Will we expect an increase in costs for 2025-26 when the rent-free period ends and where can the committee see these movements in…
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Diolch, Cadeirydd. You note a £90,000 increase in costs associated with a change to employer pension costs, £20,000 of which will be funded via the Welsh consolidated fund. Has the Welsh Government confirmed that funding is available to support this?
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Water quality
It is looking at American agriculture, and I'd be happy, outside this meeting, for the Member to explain to me how we deal differently with sewage and animal waste being washed in and nitrates being washed in. Nutrient pollution caused by excess nitrogen and…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Water quality
Certainly.
