Meeting Venue:
Siambr Hywel - Tŷ Hywel
Meeting date:
Wednesday, 3 December 2025
Meeting time: 13.30
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This meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with some Members in Siambr Hywel, Tŷ Hywel and others joining by video-conference.
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NDM9067 Andrew R.T. Davies (South Wales Central)
To propose that the Senedd notes:
The report of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee ‘Hybu Cig Cymru’, which was laid in the Table Office on 3 September 2025.
Note: The response of the Welsh Government was laid in the Table Office on 26 November 2025.
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NDM9066 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the Equality and Social Justice Committee report: Co-operation over Conflict: Wales must Act, laid on 9 October 2025.
Note: The response of the Welsh Government was laid in the Table Office on 26 November 2025.
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NDM9069 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the Welsh Labour Government’s Provisional Local Government Settlement, published on 24 November 2025.
2. Further notes the Welsh Local Government Association's warning that the provisional settlement will lead to dramatic council tax rises and thousands of potential job losses.
3. Regrets that the Provisional Local Government Settlement poses real risks for the resilience of public services, especially in rural areas.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to protect front-line services and work with local authorities to lower council tax bills.
Welsh Government Written Statement: Provisional Local Government Settlement 2026-27
WLGA response to the Finance Committee's
consultation on the Welsh Government's Draft Budget
2026-27
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all after point one and replace with:
Notes the Draft Budget 2026-27 provides local government with £7.6 billion revenue through the provisional settlement and specific grants.
Notes the Welsh Government’s offer to work with partners in the Senedd to secure a Final Budget, which supports local government and protects frontline public services.
Welsh Government Draft Budget Proposals 2026-27
Amendment 2 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at the end of motion:
Further calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) commission an independent review of the
Welsh local government funding formula;
b) work with councils to use their usable reserves to keep council
tax as low as possible;
c) require any council proposing a council tax rise of 5 per cent
or more to hold a local referendum and obtain a yes vote before
implementing the proposed rise; and
d) reduce the bureaucracy of Welsh local government to make it more
efficient.
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There will be no Short Debate
The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Tuesday, 9 December 2025