Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 3, Senedd and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: 26 June 2024

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Owain Roberts

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6388

SeneddFinance@senedd.wales


Hybrid

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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 - 9)

Minutes of the meeting held on 9 May, 16 May and 22 May.

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2.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Regulations relating to the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 - 17 May 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 10 - 11)

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2.2   PTN 2 - Independent Review of the Public Service Ombudsman for Wales's Investigation of Code of Conduct Complaints: Final terms of reference - 20 May 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 12 - 16)

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2.3   PTN 3 - Letter from the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee: Committee remits - 22 May 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 17 - 19)

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2.4   PTN 4 - Letter from Audit Wales: Notification of audit deadline position - 23 May 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 20 - 22)

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2.5   PTN 5 - Letter from Audit Wales: Community Pharmacy Data Matching Pilot – 23 May 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 23 - 49)

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2.6   PTN 6 - Letter from the Minister of Finance, Northern Ireland Assembly: Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations - 29 May 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 50 - 51)

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2.7   PTN 7 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office: delaying of the publication of the Welsh Government's first supplementary budget 2024-25 - 10 June 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 52 - 53)

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2.8   PTN 8 - Letter from the Chair of Health and Social Care Committee to the Minister for Social Care: Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill and general scrutiny session - 12 June 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 54 - 60)

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2.9   PTN 9 - Letter from the Trefnydd and Chief Whip on the financial implications of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill – 31 May 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 61 - 62)

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2.10 PTN 10 - Letter from the Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill - 14 June 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 63 - 64)

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2.11 PTN 11 - 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) - 7 June 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 65 - 66)

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3       Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Evidence session 7

(09.30-10.30)                                                                           (Pages 67 - 82)

Ed Poole, Senior Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis)

 

Supporting documents:

Senedd Research 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

(10.30)                                                                                                             

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5       Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Consideration of evidence

(10.30-10.45)                                                                                                  

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6       Changes to the Budget Protocol - Responses from the Directly Funded Bodies

(10.45-11.00)                                                                           (Pages 83 - 99)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-14-24 P1 - Cover paper

FIN(6)-14-24 P2 - Letter from Audit Wales – 15 April 2024

FIN(6)-14-24 P3 - Letter from the Senedd Commission – 30 April 2024

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7       Consultation with Senedd Committees on Draft Budget Scrutiny

(11.00-11.15)                                                                       (Pages 100 - 120)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-14-24 P4 – Cover paper

FIN(6)-14-24 P5 – Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee - 1 May 2024

FIN(6)-14-24 P6 – Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution - 9 May 2024

FIN(6)-14-24 P7 - Letter from the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee - 17 May 2024

FIN(6)-14-24 P8 - Letter from the Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee - 22 May 2024

FIN(6)-14-24 P9 – Letter from the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee - 3 June 2024

FIN(6)-14-24 P10 Letter from the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee – 18 June 2024

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8       Membership of the Wales Audit Office Board: Response from Audit Wales

(11.15-11.30)                                                                       (Pages 121 - 127)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-14-24 P11 – Cover paper

FIN(6)-14-24 P12 - Letter from Audit Wales: Membership of the Wales Audit Office Board - 11 June 2024

FIN(6)-14-24 P13 - Letter to Audit Wales: Membership of the Wales Audit Office Board - 13 May 2024

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