Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 5 Tŷ Hywel and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 20 February 2025

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.01
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15058

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (Chair) Mike Hedges MS Rhianon Passmore MS Sam Rowlands MS
Witnesses:	Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government Chris Jones, Deputy Director, Mining Legacy and Reservoir Safety, Welsh Government Kelly Murphy, Head of Implementation, Supervisory Authority Implementation Team, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Owain Roberts (Clerk) Sian Giddins (Second Clerk) Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk) Peter Davies (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 issued a statement.

1.2 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee.

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1 PTN 1 - Response from the Office for Budget Responsibility to recommendations included in the Finance Committee's report on the Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - 6 February 2025

2.2 PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Update on the Welsh Government's budget timetable - 10 February 2025

2.3 PTN 3 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee (IMSC) - 13 February 2025

PTN 4 - Letter from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum: HM Treasury Engagement with the Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum - 12 February 2025

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3 Financial implications of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the financial implications of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill from Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government; Chris Jones, Deputy Director, Mining Legacy and Reservoir Safety, Welsh Government; and Kelly Murphy, Head of Implementation, Supervisory Authority Implementation Team, Welsh Government.

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5 Financial implications of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6 Business Committee Review of Public Bill and Member Bill processes

6.1 The Committee considered the paper on the Business Committee Review of Public Bill and Member Bill processes, and the letter from the Llywydd and agreed to consider the matter again at a future meeting.

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