Finance Committee

Meeting Venue: Committee Room 2 - Senedd
Meeting date: Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Meeting time: 09.00
For further information please contact:
Bethan Davies Committee Clerk 029 2089 8120 FinanceCommittee@wales.gov.uk

Agenda

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THE COMMITTEE AGREED AT ITS MEETING ON 26 MARCH 2014 THAT ITEMS 1, 2 & 3 WILL BE HELD IN PRIVATE

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1 Holiday Caravan Sites (Wales) Bill: Financial Implications of the Bill (09:00-09:15) (Pages 1 - 7)

Research Brief

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2 Higher Education Funding: Consideration of the draft report (09:15-09:45) (Pages 8 - 41)

FIN(4)-07-14(paper 1)

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3 Wales Audit Office: Briefing on new arrangements arising from the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (09:45-10:45)

Huw Vaughan Thomas - Auditor General for Wales

Kevin Thomas - Director of Corporate Services, Wales Audit Office

Terry Jones - Technical Manager, Wales Audit Office

Nicola Evans - Finance Manager, Wales Audit Office

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(Break 10:45-11:00)

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PUBLIC MEETING

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4 Introductions, apologies and substitutions (11:00)

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5 Papers to note (11:00) (Pages 42 - 43)

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Wales Bill: Letter from the Secretary of State for Wales (20 March 2014)  (Pages 44 - 45)

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Welsh Government Supplementary Budget 2013-2014: Letter from the Minister for Finance (14 April 2014)  (Pages 46 - 48)

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Finance Wales Inquiry: Additional information from Finance Wales (April 2014)  (Page 49)

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Finance Wales Inquiry: Finance Wales Stakeholder Breakfast Event  (Pages 50 - 55)

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6 Finance Wales Inquiry: Evidence Session 5 (11:05-12:00) (Pages 56 - 66)

FIN(4)-07-14(paper 2)

Research Brief

Edwina Hart AM – Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

Rob Hunter - Director Finance and Performance, Welsh Government

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7 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: (12:00)

Item 8

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8 Finance Wales Inquiry: Consideration of evidence received (12:05-12:30)

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