Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: 13 November 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Owain Roberts

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddFinance@senedd.wales


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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 - Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill - Welsh Government response to the Local Government and Housing Committee's report - 4 November 2025

                                                                                                   (Pages 1 - 19)

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2.2   PTN 2 - Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Local Government and Housing Committee - 5 November 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 20 - 25)

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2.3   PTN 3 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Second Supplementary Budget 2025-26 - 6 November 2025

                                                                                                           (Page 26)

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2.4   PTN 4 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27- Written evidence: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) - November 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 27 - 33)

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2.5   PTN 5 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27- Written evidence: Institute of Directors - October 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 34 - 65)

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2.6   PTN 6 - Letter from Public Health Wales: Public Health policy priorities - 6 November 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 66 - 73)

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3       Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session 4

(09.30-10.30)                                                                           (Pages 74 - 98)

Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Marie Brousseau-Navarro, Deputy Commissioner and Director for Health, Office of the Future Generations Commissioner

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Break

(10.30-10.45)

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4       Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session 5

(10.45-11.45)                                                                         (Pages 99 - 148)

Steffan Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Bevan Foundation

Simon Hatch, Director, Citizens Advice Cymru

Dr Jessica Laimann, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales / Wales Women’s Budget Group (WWBG)

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 6, 7, 8 and 10

(11.45)                                                                                                             

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

(11.45-12.00)                                                                                                  

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7       The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025

(12.00-12.15)                                                                       (Pages 149 - 151)

Supporting documents:

The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025

The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 - Explanatory Memorandum

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8       The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2025

(12.15-12:30)                                                                                                  

Supporting documents:

The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2025

The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2025 – Explanatory Memorandum

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Break

(12.30-13.00)

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9       Financial implications of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

(13.00-14.00)                                                                       (Pages 152 - 172)

Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language

Helen John, Deputy Director, Licensing of Visitor Accommodation, Welsh Government

Rebecca Hawkins, Legislative Policy Adviser, Licensing of Visitor Accommodation, Welsh Government

Andrew Hobden, Economist, Welsh Government

 

Supporting documents:

Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill, as introduced

 

Explanatory Memorandum

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10    Financial implications of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

(14.00-14.15)                                                                                                  

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