Plaid Cymru

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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

5,536 speeches and questions

18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Anthony, did you want to come in on this?
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Shall I go to Llinos? Do you want to—? Yes, and then we'll—.
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
I think Mike's going to come in on the next question, if I go over to Mike Hedges. Diolch, Mike.
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Yes.
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Of course, yes.
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
[Inaudible.]—of 22 authorities have you—? What's the collective view on—?
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Maybe if we go to Mary Ann on this, because you didn't have a contribution in the last one. So, we'll go to you first, and maybe, from a WLGA point of view, we'll come to Anthony afterwards.
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Yes. Great.
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
I think, Mark, you had your hand up there. Do you want to come in on that one?
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
I think Llinos—. Shall we go around the room just briefly, and if you could tell us what you're consulting on or what you're likely to be consulting on as well?
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Anthony, do you want to go first?
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Thanks. Peter.
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Thank you for that. Mark, I'll bring you in now, just briefly, because I am conscious of time. We'll move on to Peter then as he's got some questions.
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Thank you.
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Okay. I'll bring you in after, Mark. There we are.
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
We're just talking about future planning, with the three-year spending reviews coming to an end now—just for Mary Ann, who's had a couple of technical issues, but you're back with us now, so it's good to see you back. I don't know if there's anything further…
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
So, I take it that it's similar in other areas. Anything substantive to add to that, Anthony?
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Llinos, would you like to come in on this? No. I'll come to you for the next one then. We're coming to the end of the three-year spending review period, and the Government hasn't provided further information on funding beyond 2024-25. To what extent does that…
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Thank you.
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Anthony, did you want to come in?
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Because of time, there's no need to go over this now, but just maybe what the impact would be, then, on communities.
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Andrew Morgan from RCT council has been quoted as saying that local authorities will only be able to do the statutory things, and we've touched on that with Mark. What does that actually mean? So, what does it mean in 'just doing the statutory things'? I'll…
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Llinos, would you like to come in on that?
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Thank you. If I come to you Anthony, from your own experience in Torfaen, but also as the finance lead for the WLGA, for your thoughts about your pressures locally. But also, we've heard about quite a few of the councils in England looking at section 114…
18 January 2024Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 7
Diolch yn fawr. Mary Ann, obviously Monmouthshire is a more rural county as well. Do you have any reflections on some of the challenges around that?