7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Peter.
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
That would be great. Thank you very much.
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay, thank you.
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Oh, sorry, with regard to the Estyn element, was there—?
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Rhianon.
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Peter, before you go on, I think Rhianon would like to come in on that point.
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay. Diolch yn fawr. Peter.
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
You've touched on the mandatory aspect of the Bill, and the guidance 'must provide that residential outdoor education is not compulsory for pupils to attend'. What's your view on that area and the level of uncertainty it potentially brings to assessing the…
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay. Diolch. Is there an element there, then, when it comes to that definition, that if it was better defined around things like location, whether or not there was a language provision within it—did it need to happen in a bilingual setting rather than…
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
One of the aspects in this Bill and one of the discussion points within the scrutiny of this Bill has been around what is residential outdoor education, what's the definition. Do you think that has any implications in terms of assessing the resources and…
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
But you alluded to there that that's not something that you would want to achieve, or it's not a policy aim that you would have.
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
And therefore you'd need this Bill to be able to do that, or a similar Bill.
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
And because of the funding duty, is that why it would need primary legislation, rather than be added in? Is that—
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
I wanted to start by looking to explore the background of the Bill and the Welsh Government's view on its objectives. A key aspect of the Bill is the funding arrangements for activity related to residential outdoor education. Can you outline your…
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Thank you very much, and thank you for attending this morning.
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Would you be able to introduce yourself and your officials, please, Minister?
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
So, we'll move on to item 3, which is the financial implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill. So, this is an evidence session with the Minister and his officials.
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Papers to note
I want to turn to the second paper that is there. I'd like to note the rest, but we've had a response from the Member in charge of the Bill on the financial implications of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill. We've had a response, and I think there…
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Papers to note
Let's move on, therefore, to item 2, the papers to note. I just want to draw Members' attention to the second paper.
7 February 2024 , Finance Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
A warm welcome to this meeting of the Finance Committee. We have two evidence sessions this morning and a few papers to note, so it'll be quite an interesting session, hopefully. A warm welcome to everyone to the meeting, and this is being broadcast live on…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
& 9. The general principles of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
Finally, Dirprwy Lywydd, I would like to place on record how helpful the committee found the affordability assessment published alongside the RIA in our consideration of this Bill. We have been vocal in the past about the lack of detailed costs produced…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
& 9. The general principles of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
The committee supports the aims of the Bill and is broadly content with the financial implications as set out in the RIA. However, we have made a number of recommendations aimed at improving the quality and clarity of the financial information provided…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
& 9. The general principles of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'm pleased to be able to contribute to this debate today on the general principles of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill, and to speak to the five recommendations set out in the Finance Committee's report. May I also…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2024-25
Finally, this committee has regularly criticised the amount of time available for Senedd committees to scrutinise the Welsh Government’s draft budget. We acknowledge that the timing of fiscal events at Westminster, which is set by the Treasury, largely…
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2024-25
The committee also has concerns regarding the Welsh Government's decision to increase NHS funding without a proportional increase in allocations for social care, especially as both are inextricably linked and that greater pressures on social care services…
