Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 3, Senedd and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: 24 April 2024

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Owain Roberts

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6388

SeneddFinance@senedd.wales


Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting / Registration

(09.00-09.30)

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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 - 11)

Minutes of the meetings held on 22 February, 29 February, 6 March and 13 March.

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2.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Additional information following the evidence session on the second supplementary budget 2023-24 - 18 March 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 12 - 13)

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2.2   PTN 2 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee Meeting - 19 March 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 14 - 15)

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2.3   PTN 3 - Letter from the Senedd Commission: Further information on recommendations made in the Finance Committee's report on the Scrutiny of the Commission's Draft Budget 2024-25 - 19 March 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 16 - 32)

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2.4   PTN 4 - Letter from the Senedd Commission: Response to recommendations made in the Committee's report on the Financial Implications of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill - 20 March 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 33 - 35)

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2.5   PTN 5 - Letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Minister for Climate Change: Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - 19 Mar 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 36 - 37)

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2.6   PTN 6 - Letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill - 19 March 2024

                                                                                                           (Page 38)

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2.7   PTN 7 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning: Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill - 8 April 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 39 - 40)

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2.8   PTN 8 - Joint letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, and the Finance Committee: Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify Act) 2022: Section 6 (Review of operation and effect of this Act) - 19 March 2024

                                                                                                           (Page 41)

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2.9   PTN 9 - Letter from Philip Rycroft: Additional information on Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations - 11 April 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 42 - 44)

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2.10 PTN 10 - Welsh Government response to the Finance Committee's report recommendations on the Financial implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - 11 April 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 45 - 49)

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2.11 PTN 11 - Response from the Member in Charge to the Finance Committee's report recommendations on the Financial implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - 15 April 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 50 - 58)

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3       Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Evidence session 2

(09.30-10.30)                                                                           (Pages 59 - 70)

Gareth Davies, Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office

Lee Summerfield, Director of Investigations, National Audit Office

 

Supporting documents:

Investigation into devolved funding (2019) – National Audit Office report

Senedd Research Brief

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Break

(10.30-10.45)

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4       Financial implications of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence session

(10.45-11.15)                                                                           (Pages 71 - 98)

Jane Hutt MS, Chief Whip & Trefnydd, Welsh Government

Will Whiteley, Deputy Director, Senedd Reform Division

 

Supporting documents:

The Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill

Explanatory Memorandum

FIN(6)-09-24 P1 - Letter from the Llywydd to the Chair of the Reform Bill Committee - 15 March 2024

FIN(6)-09-24 P2 - Letter from the Chair of the Reform Bill Committee to the Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd - 22 March 2024

FIN(6)-09-24 P3 - Letter from the Chair of the Reform Bill Committee to the Llywydd - 22 March 2024

FIN(6)-09-24 P4 - Letter from the Llywydd – 16 April 2024

FIN(6)-09-24 P5 - Letter from the Llywydd to the Chair of the Reform Bill Committee – 15 April 2024

Senedd Research 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

(11.15)                                                                                                             

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6       Financial implications of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Consideration of evidence

(11.15-11.25)                                                                                                  

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7       Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Consideration of evidence

(11.25-11.30)                                                                                                  

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8       Wales Audit Office Board Membership

(11.30-12.00)                                                                         (Pages 99 - 114)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-09-24 P6 – Cover paper

FIN(6)-09-24 P7 – Letter to the First Minister

FIN(6)-09-24 P8 – Letter to the Auditor General for Wales

FIN(6)-09-24 P9 – Letter to the Chair of the Wales Audit Office

FIN(6)-09-24 P10 Legal Services note

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9       Motion to instruct the Finance Committee relating to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

(12.00-12.15)                                                                       (Pages 115 - 120)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-09-24 P11 – Cover paper

FIN(6)-09-24 P12 – Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales – 15 April 2024

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10    Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Approach to engagement

(12.15-12.30)                                                                       (Pages 121 - 126)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-09-24 P13 – Approach to engagement

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