Finance Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 14 May 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

08.30 - 11.45

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_300000_14_05_2014&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Jocelyn Davies AM (Chair)

Peter Black AM

Christine Chapman AM

Paul Davies AM

Mike Hedges AM

Alun Ffred Jones AM

Ann Jones AM

Julie Morgan AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Jeff Andrews, Welsh Government

Matt Denham Jones, Welsh Government

Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance

Andrew Jeffreys, Deputy Director, Strategic Capital Investment, Welsh Government

Gareth Morgan, Financial Reform, Welsh Government

Dr Joachim Wehner, London School of Economics

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Bethan Davies (Clerk)

Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk)

Kath Thomas (Deputy Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Advisor)

Richard Bettley (Researcher)

Martin Jennings (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1    Finance Wales Inquiry: Consideration of draft report

1.1 Members considered the draft report and agreed to consider further drafts outside of Committee.

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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2    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

2.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to Committee. There were no apologies.

 

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3    Papers to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

 

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4    Wales Bill: Legislative Consent Memorandum

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance on the Wales Bill: Legislative Consent Memorandum.

 

4.2 The Minister for Finance agreed to provide a note on consultation procedures for legislative changes.

 

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5    Best Practice Budget Processes Inquiry: Evidence Session 1

5.1 The Committee toook evidence from Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance, on their inquiry into Best Practice Budget Processes.

 

5.2 The Minister for Finance agreed to send a note with a timetable for the work programme of the tax advisory group.

 

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6    Best Practice Budget Processes Inquiry: Evidence Session 2

6.1 The Committee toook evidence from Dr Joachim Wehner (London School of Economics) on their inquiry into Best Practice Budget Processes. 

 

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

7.1 The motion was agreed.

 

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8    Best Practice Budget Processes Inquiry: Consideration of evidence

8.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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