Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 14 January 2022

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Owain Roberts

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6388

SeneddFinance@senedd.wales


Remote

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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

                                                                                                                          

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2       Paper(s) to note

(09.30)                                                                                          (Pages 1 - 3)

Minutes of the meeting held on 22 December 2021

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2.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - 22 December 2021

(09.30)                                                                                          (Pages 4 - 8)

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2.2   PTN 2 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Second Supplementary Budget 2021-22 - 4 January 2022

                                                                                                             (Page 9)

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3       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2

(09.30-10.15)                                                                           (Pages 10 - 78)

Richard Hughes, Chairman, Office for Budget Responsibility

Andy King, Budget Responsibility Committee member, Office for Budget Responsibility

 

Supporting papers:

FIN(6)-01-22 P1 - Welsh taxes outlook (December 2021)

Research Service Brief

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Break (10.15-10.25)

 

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

(10.25-11.25)                                                                           (Pages 79 - 95)

David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies

Dr Ed Poole, Senior Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis)

Cian Siôn, Research Assistant, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis)

 

Supporting papers:

Research Service Brief

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Break (11.25-11.35)

 

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5       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 4

(11.35-12.35)                                                                         (Pages 96 - 178)

Huw Thomas, Director of Finance Hywel Dda University Health Board (Representative for the Welsh NHS Confederation)

Cllr Anthony Hunt, Leader, Torfaen County Borough Council (WLGA Spokesperson for Finance and Resources)

Dave Street, Director of Social Services, Caerphilly County Borough Council (Representative for the Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru)

 

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-01-22 P2 – Welsh NHS Confederation

FIN(6)-01-22 P3 – Welsh Local Government Association

FIN(6)-01-22 P4 – Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru

Research Service Brief

 

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

(12.35)                                                                                                             

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

(12.35-12.55)                                                                                                  

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8       Nomination of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales - Consideration of draft report

(12.55-13.10)                                                                       (Pages 179 - 190)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-01-22 P5 – Draft report

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