Agenda - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 5 Ty Hywel and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: 15 November 2023

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Owain Roberts

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6388

SeneddFinance@senedd.wales

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Registration (09.00-09.15)

 

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Private Pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

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2       Paper(s) to note

(09.30)                                                                                                             

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2.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the Chair of Local Government and Housing Committee to Counsel General and Minister of the Constitution: Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill - 3 November 2023

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 2)

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2.2   PTN 2 - Letter from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - 9 November 2023

                                                                                                             (Page 3)

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2.3   PTN 3 - The Senedd Commission's response to the Committee's report on the Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25

                                                                                                   (Pages 4 - 12)

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3       Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Evidence session

(09.30-10.15)                                                                                                  

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government

Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government

Gawain Evans, Director of Finance, Welsh Government

 

Supporting documents:

Research Service Brief

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Break

 

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4       Financial implications of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

(10.15-11.15)                                                                                                  

Mick Antoniw MS, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

Michael Kay, SRO for the Bill – Deputy Director, Elections Division

Mathew Xerri, Head of Elections Policy, Elections Division

 

Supporting documents:

Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill (PDF 446KB)

Explanatory Memorandum (PDF 2.3MB)

Research Service Brief

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the meeting on 13 December.

(11.15)                                                                                                             

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6       Financial implications of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

(11.15-11.25)                                                                                                  

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7       Update on Welsh Government 2023-24 in-year financial position: Consideration of evidence

(11.25-11.30)                                                                                                  

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8       Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Key issues paper

(11.30-12.00)                                                                           (Pages 13 - 22)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-19-23 P1 - Key issues paper

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9       Annual scrutiny of the Wales Audit Office and the Auditor General for Wales: Consideration of draft report

(12.00-12.15)                                                                                                  

Supporting papers:

FIN(6)-19-23 P2 – Draft report (To be included in a supplementary pack)

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10    Annual Scrutiny of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Consideration of draft report

(12.15-12.30)                                                                           (Pages 23 - 46)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-19-23 P3 - Draft report

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