Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue:

External Location

Meeting date: Thursday, 23 March 2017

Meeting time: 10.00
For further information contact:

Bethan Davies

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6372

SeneddFinance@assembly.wales


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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(10.00)                                                                                                             

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2       Paper(s) to note

(10.00)                                                                                                             

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Letter from the Secretary of State for Wales - Implementation of Fiscal Provisions – 21 February 2017

                                                                                                             (Page 1)

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3       Preparations for the implementation of fiscal devolution in Wales: Wales Audit Office Evidence Session

(10.00-11.00)                                                                             (Pages 2 - 40)

 

Huw Vaughan Thomas – Auditor General for Wales

Mike Usher –Director and Sector Lead, Health and Central Government, Wales Audit Office

Richard Harries - Director, Financial Audit, Wales Audit Office

 

Paper 1 - Wales Audit Office Report: Preparations for the implementation of fiscal devolution in Wales

 

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4       Implementation of Fiscal Provisions in the Wales Act 2014: Ministerial evidence session

(11.00-12.00)                                                                           (Pages 41 - 79)

 

Mark Drakeford – Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government

Andrew Jeffreys – Director, Treasury, Welsh Government

Dyfed Alsop – Welsh Revenue Authority Implementation Director, Welsh Government

 

Paper 2 – The second annual report by Welsh Ministers about the implementation and operation of Part 2 (Finance) of the Wales Act 2014

 

Paper 3 – Evidence paper from Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – 9 March 2017

 

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

(12.00)                                                                                                             

 

The remainder of today’s meeting and all of the meeting on 29 March.

 

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6       Implementation of Fiscal provisions: Consideration of Evidence

(12.00-12.15)                                                                                                  

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7       Financial Implications of the Trade Union (Wales) Bill

(12.15-12.25)                                                                           (Pages 80 - 81)

 

Paper 4 – Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – Trade Union (Wales) Bill - 17 March 2017

 

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Lunch (12.25-13.00)

 

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8       Engagement Session with Bassaleg School

(13.30-14.30)                                                                                                  

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