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Finance Committee |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 2 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Wednesday, 12 June 2013 |
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Meeting time: |
09:00 - 12:00 |
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This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at: |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Jocelyn Davies (Chair) Peter Black Christine Chapman Paul Davies Mike Hedges Ann Jones Julie Morgan Ieuan Wyn Jones |
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Witnesses: |
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Lucas Boissevain, Mustang Marine Nick Bourne, Haven Waterway Enterprise Zone Mike Corne, eCube Solutions Gareth Jenkins, Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone |
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Committee Staff: |
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Gareth Price (Clerk) Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk) |
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Transcript
View the meeting transcript.
1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.
1.2 There were no apologies or substitutions.
2 Inquiry into Enterprise Zones in Wales - Panel of businesses
2.1 The Chair welcomed Mike Corne, Partner and Commercial Director at eCube Solutions, and Lucas Boissevain, Finance Director at Mustang Marine.
2.2 The witnesses responded to questions from Members of the Committee.
3 Financial implications of the Further and Higher Education Bill - Evidence from the Minister for Education and Skills
3.1 The Chair welcomed Leighton Andrews AM, Minister for Education and Skills and Carla Lyne, Deputy Director of Finance Corporate Services.
3.2 The Minister and official responded to questions Members of the Committee.
3.3 The Minister agreed to provide the Committee with the following information:
· A note on the changes that the Minister may make to the conditions of funding to FEIs.
· Percentage of funding for FEIs that comes from the Welsh Government.
3.4 The clerking team agreed to provide members with the transcript of the Children and Young People Committee session on the Further and Higher Education (Governance and Information) (Wales) Bill on 15 May.
3.5 The Clerk agreed to draft a letter to the Children and Young People Committee setting out the Committee’s reservations about ‘non-legislative controls’.
4 Inquiry into Enterprise Zones in Wales - Chairs of the Enterprise Zone Boards
4.1 The Chair welcomed Nick Bourne, Chair of the Haven Waterway Enterprise Zone and Gareth Jenkins, Chair of the Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone.
4.2 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.
5 Papers to note
5.1 The Committee noted the minutes from the previous meeting on 8 May 2013.
6 Motion under the Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Item 7
6.1 The Committee agreed the motion.
7 Consideration of Assembly Commission key performance indicators
7.1 The Committee discussed Assembly Commission Key Performance Indicators.
7.2 The Clerk agreed to draft a letter to the Assembly Commission noting their proposal on KPIs and requesting comparisons with previous years/terms where applicable.