, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch. I'm on the record as asking quite a few questions on this because it's in my region. Nevill Hall and the Grange are, obviously, mentioned in this, but it does have a knock-on effect on other hospitals, and other hospitals within the region are…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
It's prudent to follow up on what happened in March 2022. Things have moved on. What has the commissioner done in the meantime? That's important to get an update on. Obviously, I disagree with Joel on this, so I would be in support of seeing the next step. It…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair, and thank you very much to Elfed for bringing this petition before us. It was good to see him walking, and I'm sure his feet were in pieces, but there we are. But it was good to see him and the twins, too, who visited at the end of the…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1358 Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales
On the ceiling and the floor, can you explain what you mean by that?
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1358 Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales
Okay. Thank you.
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1358 Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales
What you're saying there and what we've just been discussing actually takes me on to a question Laurence has been raising there quietly in the corner, and talking about the headaches that governors have. Could you talk us through the impact on governing…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1358 Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales
And going back to your point around sixth forms having a detrimental effect, in a way, on the budgets now, is that because the funding per pupil isn't enough and it needs topping up from general funds, if you like?
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1358 Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales
Positive or negative?
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - P-06-1358 Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales
Chair, you asked a question I was going to ask, because it was interrogating that differential and just understanding—. You've mentioned geographical, you've mentioned rural. Do you have a sense of trends? You were saying there that you know where your school…
, Petitions Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I would like to declare that I'm a governor.
, Finance Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
Therefore, I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. Is everybody agreed? Yes. Thank you. So, we'll go into private.
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
We'll double-check, but I think we're looking at this report next week, and we have to lay it by the following, so it's a pretty tight turnaround with this sort of element.
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Okay, thank you very much for putting that on the record. Thank you very much for your time this morning. As always, very interesting, and obviously acknowledging the work that you do and the work that your staff do, under pressure, as most other public…
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Rhianon, did you want to come in? Yes.
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Yes.
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Thank you very much for your time this morning. One more thing?
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Out of 280, did you say? So, yes. Okay. That makes a big difference.
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
So that's not insignificant.
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
What's the current per cent? I don't know if you've got the figure off the top of your head. How much of a percentage are you carrying in vacancies?
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. Rhianon.
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Okay. Thank you.
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
So, does it affect the percentage increase, then, or is it just neutral?
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Lovely. Thank you. So, can you provide further information on your movements in working capital calculation for the year and the change on 2023-24? For what purposes have you allocated—? I think we know that the £200,000 is that bit, but then is the…
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Is that you done, Mike?
, Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session
Thank you, Peter. Mike.
