Agenda - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 3, Senedd and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: 21 January 2026

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Owain Roberts

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

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 - 21)

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2.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Welsh Revenue Authority appointment - 27 November 2025

                                                                                                           (Page 22)

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2.2   PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee: Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill - 27 November 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 23 - 24)

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2.3   PTN 3 - Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Response to the Committee's report - 5 December 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 25 - 26)

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2.4   PTN 4 - Letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to Welsh Government: Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2026-27 - Justice - 12 December 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 27 - 29)

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2.5   PTN 5 - British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Finance Committee's report - 28 November 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 30 - 31)

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2.6   PTN 6 - British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: Response from the Member in Charge of the Bill to the Finance Committee's report - 27 November 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 32 - 36)

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2.7   PTN 7 - British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: Response from the Member in Charge of the Bill to the Equality and Social Justice Committee's report - 12 December 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 37 - 44)

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2.8   PTN 8 - British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: Response from the Member in Charge of the Bill to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's report - 10 December 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 45 - 47)

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2.9   PTN 9 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Additional Evidence - Cymorth Cymru and Community Housing Cymru (CHC) - December 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 48 - 66)

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2.10 PTN 10 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Additional Evidence - Care Forum Wales, Homecare Association and Cymorth Cymru - December 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 67 - 79)

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2.11 PTN 11 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Additional Evidence - Wales Women's Budget Group and the Women's Equality Network (WEN) Wales - December 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 80 - 84)

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2.12 PTN 12 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Outturn figures from 2024-25 in comparison to the proposed figures for 2026-27 - 16 December 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 85 - 88)

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2.13 PTN 13 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Welsh Government - Report on Outturn 2024-25 - 22 December 2025

                                                                                               (Pages 89 - 123)

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2.14 PTN 14 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: Auditing of Local Government accounts - 17 December 2025

                                                                                             (Pages 124 - 125)

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2.15 PTN 15 - Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Finance Committee's report - 19 December 2025

                                                                                             (Pages 126 - 129)

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2.16 PTN 16 - Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Local Government and Housing Committee's report - 19 December 2025

                                                                                             (Pages 130 - 160)

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2.17 PTN 17 - Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's report - 19 December 2025

                                                                                             (Pages 161 - 169)

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2.18 PTN 18 - Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee's report - 5 January 2026

                                                                                             (Pages 170 - 174)

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2.19 PTN 19 - Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's report - 5 January 2026

                                                                                             (Pages 175 - 179)

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2.20 PTN 20 - Letter from Industry Wales: Industry Wales - 2024-25 Audit Opinion and Reflections on the 2023-24 Disclaimer - 8 January 2026

                                                                                             (Pages 180 - 184)

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2.21 PTN 21 - Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Finance Committee's report - 9 January 2026

                                                                                             (Pages 185 - 187)

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2.22 PTN 22 - Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Member Accountability Bill Committee's report - 9 January 2026

                                                                                             (Pages 188 - 193)

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2.23 PTN 23 - Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's report - 9 January 2026

                                                                                             (Pages 194 - 200)

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2.24 PTN 24 - Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill: Senedd Commission response to the Finance Committee's report - 13 January 2026

                                                                                             (Pages 201 - 202)

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2.25 PTN 25 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee - 9 January 2026

                                                                                                         (Page 203)

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2.26 PTN 26 - Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Finance Committee's report - 9 January 2026

                                                                                             (Pages 204 - 206)

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2.27 PTN 27 - Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Further information from the Welsh Government to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 9 January 2026

                                                                                             (Pages 207 - 209)

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2.28 PTN 28 - Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government preliminary responses to specific Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee report recommendations - 12 January 2026

                                                                                             (Pages 210 - 216)

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2.29 PTN 29 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Welsh Government's Barnett formula consequentials arising from the UK Government's autumn budget - 15 January 2026

                                                                                             (Pages 217 - 218)

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2.30 PTN 30 - Welsh Government Final Budget 2026-27: Response from the Office for Budget Responsibility to the Finance Committee's report recommendation - 16 January 2026

                                                                                                         (Page 219)

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3       Welsh Government Final Budget 2026-27: Evidence session

(09.30 - 10.30)                                                                     (Pages 220 - 229)

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

Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government

Emma Watkins, Deputy Director, Budget and Government Business, 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

(10.30)                                                                                                             

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5       Welsh Government Final Budget 2026-27: Consideration of evidence

(10.30 - 10.45)                                                                                                

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6       Second Supplementary Budget 2025-26: Requests from the Directly Funded Bodies

(10.45 - 11.15)                                                                     (Pages 230 - 259)

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7       Finance Committee Legacy work - Sixth Senedd: Consideration of scoping paper

(11.15 -11.30)                                                                      (Pages 260 - 269)

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8       Approval of Audit Wales Fee Scheme 2026-27

(11.30 - 11.35)                                                                     (Pages 270 - 293)

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9       Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the Finance (No. 2) Bill

(11.35 - 11.45)                                                                     (Pages 294 - 298)

Supporting documents:

LCM on the Finance (No. 2) Bill (PDF, 119KB)

LCM timetable: Finance (No. 2) Bill (PDF, 73KB)

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