, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Diolch, Minister. Many of the town centres within my region are struggling. A perfect storm of high business rates, the rise of online shopping and the cost-of-living crisis has made prospects look bleak for many traders. Despite investment of £900 million in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
8. What is the Government doing to regenerate town centres in South Wales East? OQ58220
, Finance Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
Under Standing Order 17.42, I propose that we exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Is everyone happy with that? Yes. Great.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Well, thank you all very much for this morning—it's turned into this afternoon by now.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Okay. Thank you very much.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
And are they being productive or are they being—? What sort of noises are you getting from the other side?
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Have you engaged around specific amendments yet, as to what you're actually asking them to consider?
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
There we are. There we are. Right. Just moving on to the LCM on the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill, the Senedd is considering the LCM in relation to this. The Welsh Government notes issues demonstrated through the levelling-up fund and the shared prosperity…
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
They might well read the transcript from this meeting—or they might well be watching; they might well be watching. [Laughter.]
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Thank you very much. Vaughan.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Sorry. Yes. He's coming in, and Rebecca gave us a question that she'd want us to ask. The other two—what would you like us to ask, or what would you suggest that this committee asks those two coming in?
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
The Secretary of State for Wales.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
So, a final question on this is—. As you might be well aware, we will have the Secretary of State and the Deputy coming in on 30 June. Rebecca has given us—
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
So, people in those projects—. It lands on your desk, for example: what's your thought process when you come to making that decision?
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Okay. Thank you very much. And just a final couple of questions from me on this, seeing as we've got the finance Minister here as well. So, we'll ask about the legislative consent memorandum after this, if possible. Stakeholders are suggesting that there is a…
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
We'll move on.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Peter, just briefly.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Okay. Diolch, Mike. I'll go to Rhianon now then, please.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Thank you. Mike.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Okay. Did you want to address agriculture?
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Thank you. Mike.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Welsh Local Government Association, sorry. It was the WLGA.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Mike, before you carry on, just if I may, we had evidence from the WJEC that said that, on an official level, the relationship between officials from local government and the Westminster Government was probably the best that it had been for a long time. Is it…
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
But it might be interesting for us as a Finance Committee to understand that mechanism, so we'll write to you for that. I'll bring in Mike Hedges from sunny Swansea.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Okay. Fine. So, with regard to that, then, what else replaces that from the UK? Have we had a consequential for that?
