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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Well, thank you ever so much for your contribution this morning. It's been great to speak to you and to listen to your answers to some very interesting questions.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Like a single point of contact type of system.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Thank you very much. Just one final question from me: you've advocated for a universal benefits system in Wales in the past. Given that this currently lies with the Westminster Government and is not a devolved matter, how could the Welsh Government use the…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Thank you. I think Rhianon might have a question around the fiscal framework that I'd like to bring her back in on, please. If we could just unmute Rhianon. Thanks.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Thank you. Mike. Can we unmute Mike, please?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Just quickly before we move on to Mike, we were talking about the 20,000 low-carbon social homes, is the £1 billion of capital funding enough to build those homes?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Back to you, Sam.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Sorry, Sam, I think Mike wanted to come in with a question there. Sorry to cut across.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Okay, we'll move on to the next section with Sam, please.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Okay, thank you very much. I'll bring Rhianon in at that point.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Perfect. Okay. So, the budget process in particular—. The Welsh Government's stated aim in the budget improvement plan is to engage and collaborate with stakeholders. Has this been realised? And do you believe that your suggestions are reflected in its aims…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
And you mentioned the linkages there between some of the things—alleviating poverty and obviously health recovery and the rest of it. So, out of those things that are in the budget, of those, how do you rank the ways that the money is being spent and do you…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Lovely. So, do you think the draft budget focused on all the areas that you believe are essential to recovery as well, on the back of COVID?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Welcome this morning and thank you very much for making the time available to come and speak to us on these very interesting subjects and to help us to scrutinise the budget of the Welsh Government. So, I'm going to crack on with the first question. The first…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
There we are—hang on. That's it.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6
Welcome back and a warm welcome to Victoria Winckler. Could you just note your name and role for the record, please?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 5
Diolch. Thank you so much for a fascinating session this morning, and your comments on the budget and answering the questions. We could have spent a lot more time talking to you this morning, and apologies to Sam there for cutting it slightly short, but he'll…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 5
Thank you. I'll bring Sam in now, and I beg your indulgence to go over five minutes, but we'll eat into our technical break. So, that's all good. Thanks.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 5
A short answer would be great. [Laughter.]
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 5
If you could keep this answer fairly brief so that we can move on to Sam. I'm just conscious of time and we may run over a couple of minutes, but if we could keep it fairly brief. Sorry, I know it's a big subject.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 5
Lovely. I think it dovetails quite nicely into Rhianon's bit as well, so over to Rhianon. Can we unmute Rhianon, please? There we are. Thanks.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 5
I'll—. Yes. Sorry, Mike, I'll let you just finish off and then I'll move on to Rhianon.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 5
I think we're a little bit pushed to go into more detail at the moment. But I'll bring Mike Hedges in now. Mike.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 5
Yes. If we bring Alex in, maybe, to look at the climate change portfolio and whether or not the commitments there and the targets are in the right places, and whether they are going to help deliver the climate change ambitions, and anything that you want to…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 5
Thank you very much. Do budget allocations in the coming three years sufficiently support the aspirations of the Net Zero Wales plan?
