Concise Minutes - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 4 Ty Hywel and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 29 February 2024

Meeting time: 09.30 - 10.55
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13701


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (Chair)

Peter Fox MS

Mike Hedges MS

Rhianon Passmore MS

Witnesses:

Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution & Cabinet Office (Welsh Minister)

Emma Watkins, Welsh Government

Sharon Bounds, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Owain Roberts (Clerk)

Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk)

Martin Jennings (Researcher)

 

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Registration

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Private pre-meeting

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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

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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 Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill - 21 February 2024

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2.2   PTN 2 - Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill - 23 February 2024

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2.3   PTN 3 - Letter from Sam Rowlands MS: Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - 19 February 2024

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2.4   PTN 4 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee - 26 February 2024

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3       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Second Supplementary Budget 2023-24

3.1 The Committee took evidence on Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Second Supplementary Budget 2023-24 from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government; Emma Watkins, Deputy Director, Budget and Government Business; and Sharon Bounds, Deputy Director, Financial Controls

 

3.2 The Minister agreed to provide the following:

 

·         A note on areas of the health and social services MEG that are currently underspending.

 

·         A note on the level of subsidy per passenger in relation to trains in Wales.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the meeting on 6 March

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Second Supplementary Budget 2023-24: Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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