Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 16 December 2021

Meeting time: 13.00 - 14.25
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12718

Remote

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (Chair)

Peter Fox MS

Mike Hedges MS

Witnesses:

Michelle Morris, preferred candidate for Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Committee Staff:

Owain Roberts (Clerk)

Georgina Owen (Second Clerk)

Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk)

Martin Jennings (Researcher)

Christian Tipples (Researcher)

Owain Davies (Researcher)

Catherine McKeag (Secretariat)

Ben Harris (Legal Adviser)

 

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Private pre-meeting - Informal (12.45-13.00)

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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.

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2       Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the Llywydd to the Minister for Finance and Local Government - The Valuation for Rating (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 – 25 November 2021

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2.2   PTN 2 - Letter from the Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly's Audit Committee: Consideration of Thresholds for In-Year Monitoring: Northern Ireland Assembly Commission – 29 November 2021

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2.3   PTN 3 - Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee - Petition P-05-1078 Increase funding for mental health services and improve waiting times for people needing help in crisis. We need a change! - 2 December 2021

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3       Public Services Ombudsman for Wales - Pre-nomination hearing

3.1 The Committee conducted a Pre-nomination Hearing of the preferred candidate for the position of Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, Michelle Morris.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting.

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Public Services Ombudsman for Wales - Consideration of pre-nomination hearing

5.1 The Committee considered the appropriateness of the preferred candidate.

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6       Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill - Approach to scrutiny

6.1 The Committee agreed its approach to Stage 1 scrutiny of the Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill.

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7       Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - Citizens Engagement

7.1 The Committee considered the consultation responses and a summary of its engagement work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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