Agenda - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:Hybrid - Committee

room 4 Ty Hywel and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: 20 December 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)                                                                                          (Pages 1 - 8)

Minutes of the meetings held on 9 November and 15 November.

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2.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee: Evidence papers supporting the 2024-25 Draft Budget - 27 October 2023

                                                                                                   (Pages 9 - 10)

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2.2   PTN 2  - Letter from the First Minister: Finance Committee Stage 1 report on the Food (Wales) Bill: Recommendation 1 - 15 November 2023

                                                                                                 (Pages 11 - 12)

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2.3   PTN 3 - Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee: Evidence session for Petition P-06-1358 Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales - 22 November 2023

                                                                                                 (Pages 13 - 14)

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2.4   PTN 4 - Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023 – Revised Explanatory Memorandum - 22 November 2023

                                                                                                           (Page 15)

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2.5   PTN 5 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Revenue Settlement Grant - 29 November 2023

                                                                                                           (Page 16)

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2.6   PTN 6 - Infrastructure (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response - 1 December 2023

                                                                                                 (Pages 17 - 22)

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2.7   PTN 7 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Statement of Principles for Directly Funded Bodies (DFBs) - 14 November 2023

                                                                                                           (Page 23)

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3       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 1

(09.30-11.00)                                                                           (Pages 24 - 81)

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government

Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury

Emma Watkins, Deputy Director, Budget & Government Business

 

Supporting documents:

Consultation response pack

FIN(6)-21-23 P1 - Summary of consultation responses

Research Service Brief

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

(11.00)                                                                                                             

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5       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Consideration of evidence

(11.00-11.15)                                                                                                  

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