CELG(4)-04-11 : Paper 8

Ann Jones AM

Chair, Communities, Equalities and Local Government Committee

National Assembly for Wales

Cardiff Bay

CF99 1NA

                                                                                      27 September 2011

Scrutiny of Welsh Government draft budget proposals for 2012-13

Dear Ann,

As you will be aware, the Finance Committee recently ran a call for information to inform scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s draft budget proposals for 2012-13.  This request recognised that the Welsh Government’s draft budget proposals for 2012-13 had not yet been published, but invited consultees to detail their expectations and concerns around the budget.

To date we have received 20 responses to the consultation, available at: http://senedd.assemblywales.org/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=1530

Although the Finance Committee will be considering all of these responses, I am conscious that they may potentially also be of interest to other committees in considering the draft budget.  In particular, it would appear that the responses from the following organisations may be of particular interest to the Communities, Equalities and Local Government Committee:

· Construction Skills Wales

· Governors Wales

· Community Housing Cymru

· University College Union of Wales

· Equality and Human Rights Commission

· WCVA

· Diverse Cymru

· Chwarae Teg

· TPAS Cymru

· Welsh Women’s Aid

· Older People’s Commissioner

· Ymateb Mentrau Iaith Cymru

· Homes for All Cymru

· Llamau

· Cymorth Cymru

· Welsh Local Government Association

I hope that you find this information useful.

Yours sincerely,

Jocelyn Davies AM

Chair, Finance Committee