Concise Minutes - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 2, Senedd and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Meeting time: 09.30 - 10.57
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at: http://senedd.tv/en/15745




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:

Elin Jones MS, Llywydd, Senedd Commission

Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd, Senedd Commission

Lisa Bowkett, Chief Finance Officer, Senedd Commission

Ed Williams, Director of Senedd Resources, Senedd Commission

Committee Staff:

Owain Roberts (Clerk)

Alice Stenton (Deputy Clerk)

Martin Jennings (Researcher)

 

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Registration

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Private pre-meeting

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 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.

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2.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language regarding the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Finance (No. 2) Bill - 17 February 2026

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2.2   PTN 2 - Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Consultation on our draft Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 - 17 February 2026

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2.3   PTN 3 - Scrutiny of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Estimate 2026-27: Response from Public Services Ombudsman for Wales to the Committee's report - 18 February 2026

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3       Cardiff Bay 2032 and Finance Committee legacy work - Sixth Senedd: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Cardiff Bay 2032 and the Finance Committee’s Legacy work from the Senedd Commission.

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4       Motion under Standing Orders 17.42 (iii) and 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       Cardiff Bay 2032 and Finance Committee legacy work - Sixth Senedd: Private briefing with the Senedd Commission

5.1 The Committee received a private briefing from the Senedd Commission.

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6       Cardiff Bay 2032 and Finance Committee legacy work - Sixth Senedd: Consideration of evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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