Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 5 July 2017

Meeting time: 09.00 - 12.06
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4164

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Simon Thomas AM (Chair) Neil Hamilton AM Mike Hedges AM Eluned Morgan AM David Rees AM Steffan Lewis AM Nick Ramsay AM
Witnesses:	Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government Matthew Denham-Jones, Welsh Government Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner Michael Palmer, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Committee Staff:	Bethan Davies (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk) Georgina Owen (Deputy Clerk) Martin Jennings (Researcher) Owen Holzinger (Researcher) Helen Jones (Researcher) Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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3 Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2017–18: Evidence session

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government; and Matthew Denham-Jones - Deputy Director - Financial Controls, Welsh Government.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the following items: 5, 6 and 8

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5 Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2017–18: Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6 Inquiry scoping paper: The cost of caring for an ageing population

6.1 The Committee considered a scoping paper on the cost of caring for an ageing population and agreed to undertake an inquiry.

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7 Inquiry into the financial estimates accompanying legislation: Evidence session 7 (Future Generations Commissioner for Wales)

7.1 The Committee took evidence from Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales; and Michael Palmer - Director for Implementation and Performance, Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales.

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8 Consideration of the Draft Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill

8.1 The Committee considered the draft Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill and agreed to make some minor changes to the Bill and return to the issue.

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