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Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Great, thank you. Andrew.
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Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Can I just bring Mike in for just a second? I think he's had his hand up for a little while. Sorry, Mike. You're on mute. There we are.
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Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
That will be very useful. Thank you very much, Minister. I'm going to pass over now to Rhianon and she's got some questions, I think.
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Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
I know that the committee is already looking at dates, trying to plan that out. So, you being available during recess would be very welcome. Thank you very much. My last question on this point before moving on to Rhianon—and it's good to see that the…
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Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Thank you for that. Looking at timetables, and looking at scrutiny of the budget, it's expected that the period of condensed draft budget scrutiny will overlap, possibly, with the scrutiny of the forthcoming tax Bill. Have you got any comments on that at all?
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Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Okay. Thank you. It's always been a challenge for the Senedd to see how the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and the action to mitigate the climate emergency are reflected in budgetary decisions. How are you looking for that to be improved…
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Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Great. Has the UK Government given any commitment on the timings of future UK budgets and fiscal events? Have you heard anything from them?
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Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Lovely. And—.
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Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Thank you very much. Well, just to start off with, I've got a few questions to start with. We're looking at the UK fiscal events and how they'll impact on Welsh Government, and the budget timings that we've got, and the plans for increased transparency in…
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Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
Lovely. Great. Well, welcome. We've got you for an hour, hopefully, so it would be great to go through this introductory session. I just wondered if you wanted to make some comments to start, Minister, and then we'll take it from there.
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Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session
So, we'll move on, then, to item 3, which is the introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government. So, welcome. We've got everybody here. Thank you very much for making time to come and see us today and to come to the meeting. Could I…
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Papers to note
Happy. Lovely. Okay, thank you very much.
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Papers to note
Thank you, Peter. No, nothing.
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Papers to note
So, we'll just move on to the next item, which is papers to note. I'm proposing that we take the papers to note as one item, unless anybody has got anything that they want to raise from those papers to note.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Bore da. Hello, Minister, nice to see you, and everybody else. We're now in the public meeting. I'm just checking that—. Lovely. So, in accordance with Standing Order 34.19, I have determined that the public are excluded from the committee meeting in order to…
, Plenary
Debate: Using the UK Government Spending Review to address coal tip safety in Wales
In the previous Senedd, the Minister told the Finance Committee that she was seeking additional funding from the UK Government to address coal tip safety in Wales. In response to that request, the then Chief Secretary to the Treasury said that the Welsh…
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Debate: Using the UK Government Spending Review to address coal tip safety in Wales
I'm pleased to speak in this debate today on behalf of the Finance Committee.
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Questions to the First Minister
As far as Plaid Cymru is concerned, social care is highly skilled work, and should be treated as such in terms of pay and conditions. It is unfair and unjust that social care workers are not given the respect that they deserve. You may remember, last week, I…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Future approach to optometry services
Diolch yn fawr, acting Presiding Officer. A diolch ichi, Weinidog. I welcome this update on the future of optometry in Wales. There are fewer things more precious than sight and we should never underestimate the difference a well-run service can have on…
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Questions to the First Minister
I must also declare an interest: I'm a community councillor in Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn. I want to highlight the reduced day-care provision for disabled adults in Caerphilly County Borough. For some, hours have been reduced from 30 hours a week to…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Update on the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill
Since 2012, Plaid Cymru has continually called for increased public procurement, a policy we featured once again in our most recent manifesto. We want to increase Welsh firms' share of contracts from 52 per cent to 75 per cent of the public procurement…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Update on the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd, and thank you very much for that update from the Minister today. I very much welcome the recognition that there has been work over the summer with key partners to refine the proposals within the early draft of the Bill…
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Debate: Priorities for 2022-23 Budget Preparations
I've only got a little to go, so you don't have to be too concerned. I hope that the Finance Committee will be able to collaborate with other policy committees because, as I said, it's likely that the draft budget will be published before Christmas. We intend…
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Debate: Priorities for 2022-23 Budget Preparations
This draft budget will be the first of the sixth Senedd, and I hope that the Finance Committee can work collaboratively with the other policy committees. Given that the draft budget is likely to be published prior to Christmas, we intend to consult on the…
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Debate: Priorities for 2022-23 Budget Preparations
In previous years, the Finance Committee has led on this type of debate and, in normal times, the committee would hold a big stakeholder event or an online campaign to hear the views of stakeholders on where the Welsh Government should be prioritising its…
