Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 22 December 2021

Meeting time: 09.30 - 13.16
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12539

Remote

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Attendance

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Names

Members of the Senedd:

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (Chair)

Peter Fox MS

Mike Hedges MS

Carolyn Thomas MS (In place of Rhianon Passmore MS)

Witnesses:

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government

Andrew Jeffreys, Welsh Government

Emma Watkins, Welsh Government

Laura Fox, Welsh Government

Andrew Hewitt, Welsh Government

Lynsey Edwards, Welsh Government

Anna Adams, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk)

Georgina Owen (Second Clerk)

Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk)

Martin Jennings (Researcher)

Christian Tipples (Researcher)

Ben Harris (Legal Adviser)

Charlotte Barbour (Expert Adviser)

 

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In accordance with Standing Order 34.19, the Chair has determined that the public are excluded from the Committee's meeting in order to protect public health. This meeting will be broadcast live on www.senedd.tv

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Private pre-meeting - Informal (09.15-09.30)

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the virtual meeting of the Finance Committee.

 

1.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. Carolyn Thomas MS attended as a substitute.

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2       Paper(s) to note

2.1. The papers were noted.

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3       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government; Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Treasury; and Emma Watkins, Deputy Director, Budget & Government Business on Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23.

 

3.2 The Minister agreed to ask the Minister for Health and Social Services to provide the Committee with a note on:

 

·         Funding allocation for health care professionals in the voluntary sector, in particular hospices.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 5 and 7.

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

 

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BREAK (11.15-12.00)

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Public

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6       Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 1

6.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government; Anna Adams, Deputy Director, Tax Strategy and Intergovernmental Relations Division; Andrew Hewitt, Head of Tax Legislation; and Lynsey Edwards, Lawyer on the Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill.

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Private

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7       Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Consideration of evidence

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

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