Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 15 March 2017

Meeting time: 09.00
For further information contact:

Bethan Davies

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6372

SeneddFinance@assembly.wales


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Informal Pre-meeting (8.50)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(9.00)                                                                                                               

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2       Paper(s) to note

(9.00)                                                                                            (Pages 1 - 4)

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Letter from the Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language – Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Bill – 8 March 2017

(9.00)                                                                                          (Pages 5 - 10)

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Letter from the Minister for Social Services and Public Health - Public Health (Wales) Bill - 10 March 2017

                                                                                                 (Pages 11 - 14)

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3       Auditor General Wales: Natural Resources Wales Annual Accounts 2015-16

(9.00-10.00)                                                                             (Pages 15 - 29)

 

Huw Vaughan Thomas – Auditor General for Wales

Anthony Barrett – Assistant Auditor General and Head of Financial Audit Practice; Wales Audit Office

Martin Peters - Law & Ethics Manager, Wales Audit Office

 

 

Supporting document:

Natural Resources Wales Annual Accounts 2015-16

 

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the following business:

(10.00)                                                                                                             

 

Items 5 and 7 of today’s meeting.

 

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5       Oversight of the Wales Audit Office: Consideration of evidence

(10.00-10.15)                                                                                                  

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Break (10.15 - 10.30)

 

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6       Devolution of fiscal powers to Wales: Welsh tax forecast briefing

(10.30-11.15)                                                                           (Pages 30 - 41)

 

Robert Chote – Chairman, Office for Budget Responsibility

 

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7       Appointment of non-executive Members and Chair of the Wales Audit Office Board

(11.15-12.30)                                                                           (Pages 42 - 54)

 

Paper 1 - Appointment of non-executive Members and Chair of the Wales Audit Office Board

Paper 2 – Letter from the First Minister – Remuneration of Chair and non-executive Members for the Wales Audit Office Board – 8 March 2016

 

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