Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 3, Senedd and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 22 May 2024

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.51
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14688

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (Chair) Peter Fox MS Mike Hedges MS
Witnesses:	Hefin David MS, Commissioner Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk, Senedd Commission Kate Innes, Chief Finance Officer Ed Williams, Director of Senedd Resources, Senedd Commission Sir Paul Silk Paul Evans, Former Clerk of Committees in the House of Commons
Committee Staff:	Owain Roberts (Clerk) Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk) Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk) Martin Jennings (Researcher) Owen Holzinger (Researcher) Christian Tipples (Researcher) Ben Harris (Legal Adviser)

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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.

1.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. There was no substitute for Rhianon Passmore MS.

1.3 Mike Hedges MS declared that he is Chair of the Public & Commercial Service Union cross-party group in the Senedd; and is a Trustee of the Senedd Members’ Pension Board.

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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 PSOW: Additional information on councillor complaints - 16 May 2024

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3 First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the First Supplementary Budget 2024-25 from Hefin David MS, Commissioner for Budget and Governance; Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd; Kate Innes, Chief Finance Officer, Senedd Commission; and Ed Williams, Director of Senedd Resources, Senedd Commission.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the items 5,6,7 and 9

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5 First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

5.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Senedd Commission to request further information on its supplementary budget.

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6 Wales Audit Office appointments: Consideration of draft report

6.1 The Committee considered and agreed the report.

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7 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

7.1 The Committee considered and agreed the Forward Work Programme.

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Public

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8 Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Evidence session 6

8.1. The Committee took evidence on its inquiry into Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations from Sir Paul Silk, former Clerk at both the House of Commons and Senedd Cymru; and Paul Evans, former Clerk of Committees in the House of Commons.

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9 Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Consideration of evidence

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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