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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
The budget—
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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
So, what sorts of policy aspects—
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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
Tom, did you want to come in on that?
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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
So, with that then, how does that then relate into your forecasts for WRIT, and how have you used that in your assumptions?
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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
Sam, did you want to come in?
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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
Yes, of course.
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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
I don't know if you want to—
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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
I think Mike Hedges just wanted to come in on that.
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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
We were debating this earlier and saying you might be one of the furthest evidence sessions that we've ever had, so you're holding the record at the moment, especially in this committee. So, welcome, and hopefully the jet lag won't be too bad. Thank you very…
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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
Fantastic. And we've got Professor David online. If you could introduce yourself as well, please.
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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
Thank you very much.
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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2
And we'll move now on to our third item this morning, which is our second evidence session on the draft budget. We've got representatives here from the Office for Budget Responsibility. I'd like to start by asking the three of you to introduce yourselves…
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Papers to note
So, we'll move on to item 2, which is papers to note. I invite Members to note the papers. Fantastic. Thank you very much.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
A warm welcome to you to this meeting of the Finance Committee, to those Members in attendance and we will have some witnesses later on as well, and it's good to see that they've arrived. In particular, first, I'd like to welcome Sam Rowlands to the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Talking about the network and system delays, what's especially frustrating about the state of rail services in Wales is that the issues are not confined just to our own borders, and you alluded to that in your previous answer. Over the Christmas break, we…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Thank you for that response.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
I did ask you about the amount that would be spent over the next 10 years on the project, but maybe you can address that in the answer to your next question. The issues associated with the Heads of the Valleys road project are symptoms of wider failings by…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Diolch, Llywydd. I’m going to follow on from what Peter was asking you there. After over £1 billion-worth of work that spanned almost the entire devolution era, the Heads of the Valleys saga is nearing its conclusion, and getting to that point has been a…
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Topical Questions
The fire that broke out in Abergavenny over the weekend has devastated a historic part of the town centre. I'd like to pay tribute to the emergency service response that ensured the safety of local residents and battled bravely to contain the blaze as much as…
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Topical Questions
Thank you for that answer.
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Topical Questions
1. What support is Welsh Government offering to businesses and individuals affected by the fire in Abergavenny? TQ1239
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Debate: Remembrance
I was honoured to attend the national remembrance service this Sunday on behalf of Plaid Cymru, as well as a local service in Caerphilly afterwards. Both services were profoundly moving and well supported. Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party also…
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Debate: Remembrance
Thank you, Llywydd, and I move the amendment.
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Questions to the First Minister
'Austerity is over'—those were your words in Plenary a couple of weeks ago. It left many of us speechless, but I'm sure that is nothing compared to the reaction it provoked among colleagues in local government. Take, for example, the Labour-controlled…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much for that response.
