Cabinet meeting: 24 September 2024

• Eluned Morgan MS (Chair)
• Mark Drakeford MS
• Rebecca Evans MS
• Jane Hutt MS
• Julie James MS
• Jeremy Miles MS
• Lynne Neagle MS
• Ken Skates MS
   
• Dawn Bowden MS
• Sarah Murphy MS
• Vikki Howells MS
• Jack Sargeant MS

Apologies

• Huw Irranca-Davies MS
• Jayne Bryant MS

Officials

• Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary
• Rachel Garside-Jones, Transition Director Office of the First Minister
• Matthew Hall, Head of Cabinet Division
• Toby Mason, Head of Strategic Communications
• Catrin Sully, Head of Cabinet Office
• Kevin Brennan, Special Adviser
• Sarah Dickins, Special Adviser
• Madeleine Brindley, Special Adviser
• Haf Davies, Special Adviser
• Sam Hadley, Special Adviser
• David Hooson, Special Adviser
• Kirsty Keenan, Special Adviser
• Philippa Marsden, Special Adviser
• Maddie Rees, Special Adviser
• Victoria Solomon, Special Adviser
• Mary Wimbury, Special Adviser
• Christopher W Morgan, Head of Cabinet Secretariat (minutes)
• Damian Roche, Cabinet Secretariat
• Helena Bird, Permanent Secretary’s Office
• Kath Hallett, First Minister’s office
• Tracey Burke, Director General Climate Change & Rural Affairs
• Sioned Evans, Director General, Education, Culture and Welsh Language
• Tim Moss, Chief Operating Officer
• Judith Paget, Director General Health and Social Services
• Andrew Slade, Director General, Economy, Treasury and Constitution
• Nia James, Director Legal Services
• Dean Medcraft, Director Finance (item 3)
• Sharon Bounds, Deputy Director Financial Controls (item 3)

1.1 Cymeradwyodd y Cabinet gofnodion y 16 Medi / Cabinet approved the minutes of 16 September.

2.1 Cabinet considered the Plenary grid and noted that voting time would be taking place around 6.15pm that day and was scheduled for 5:40pm on Wednesday.

3.1 The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language introduced the paper, which asked Cabinet to approve the First Supplementary Budget of 2024-2025.

3.2 Whilst it was usual practise for the First Supplementary Budget to be published before summer recess, this year it had been delayed due to the UK General Election and the need to obtain figures from the UK Treasury.

3.3 However, it was largely procedural as it set out the changes since the 2024-25 Final Budget had been agreed. It regularised the budget to reflect changes arising from the UK Chancellor’s Statement in March and the technical reclassification of leases. The Supplementary Budget also restructured the MEGs to reflect the new Cabinet.

3.4 The First Supplementary Budget would be published on 1st October, with the debate scheduled for 22nd October.

3.5 Cabinet approved the paper, subject to officials taking account comments that had been made by Cabinet Secretaries and Ministers,

Cabinet Secretariat
September 2024