Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: 16 October 2025

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       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

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2       Paper(s) to note

(09.30)                                                                                                             

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2.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee (F:ISC) - 8 July 2025

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 2)

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2.2   PTN 2 - Letter from the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union: Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2026-27 - 30 September 2025

                                                                                                     (Pages 3 - 4)

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2.3   PTN 3 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill - Statement of Policy Intent - 29 September 2025

                                                                                                     (Pages 5 - 8)

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2.4   PTN 4 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: Financial implications of the Planning consolidation Bills - 10 October 2025

                                                                                                   (Pages 9 - 11)

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3       Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session 1

(09.30 - 11.00)                                                                         (Pages 12 - 64)

Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Welsh Government

Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government

Jodye Kershaw, Head of Budget Policy & Delivery, Welsh Government

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 5, 6, 8 and 9.

(11.00)                                                                                                             

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5       Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Consideration of evidence with Welsh Youth Parliament Members

(11.00 - 11.15)                                                                                                

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6       Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Consideration of evidence

(11.15 - 11.30)                                                                                                

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7       Public Services Ombudsman for Wales - Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, and Estimate 2026-27: Evidence session

(11.30 - 13.00)                                                                       (Pages 65 - 311)

Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Katrin Shaw, Executive Director, Casework & Legal

Heather Beynon, Executive Director, Corporate Resources

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8       Public Services Ombudsman for Wales - Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, and Estimate 2026-27: Consideration of evidence

(13.00 - 13.10)                                                                                                

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9       Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2026-27: Consideration of draft report

(13.10 - 13.30)                                                                     (Pages 312 - 350)

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