Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - The Senedd

Meeting date: 13 June 2018

Meeting time: 09.00
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

(09.00)                                                                                                             

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2       Paper(s) to note

(09.00)                                                                                          (Pages 1 - 2)

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2.1   PTN1 - Letter from Secretary of State to Chair - Inquiry into the preparations for replacing EU funding for Wales - 21 May 2018

                                                                                                             (Page 3)

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2.2   PTN2 - Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to the Chair - Celebrating 10 years of Fiscal Devolution - 24 May 2018

                                                                                                             (Page 4)

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2.3   PTN3 - Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance - Celebrating 10 years of Fiscal Devolution - 25 May 2018

                                                                                                     (Pages 5 - 6)

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2.4   PTN4 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance - Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill: Fiscal Framework - 4 June 2018

                                                                                                     (Pages 7 - 8)

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2.5   PTN5 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance - Implications for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Budgets - 7 June 2018

                                                                                                   (Pages 9 - 10)

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3       Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

(09.00-09.50)                                                                           (Pages 11 - 21)

Huw Irranca-Davies AM, Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care

Owain Lloyd, Deputy Director, Childcare, Play and Early Years Division, Welsh Government

Faye Gracey, Head of Policy Analysis, Welsh Government

 

Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill

Explanatory Memorandum

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 5, 9 and 10

(09.50)                                                                                                             

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5       Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

(09.50-10.00)                                                                                                  

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6       Inquiry into preparations for replacing EU funding for Wales: Evidence session 1 (Wales Programme Monitoring Committee)

(10.00-10.40)                                                                           (Pages 22 - 46)

Julie Morgan AM, Chair of the Wales Programme Monitoring Committee

Dr Grahame Guilford, EU Funding Ambassador

Sioned Evans, Chief Executive, Welsh European Funding Office

 

Paper 1 – Written evidence: Wales Programme Monitoring Committee

Paper 2 – Written evidence: Dr Grahame Guilford

 

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7       Inquiry into preparations for replacing EU funding for Wales: Evidence session 2 (Welsh Local Government Association)

(10.40-11.20)                                                                           (Pages 47 - 54)

Councillor Rob Stewart, Leader, Swansea Council and Welsh Local Government Association Deputy Leader and spokesperson on Economic Development, Europe and Energy

Tim Peppin, Director of Regeneration and Sustainable Development, Welsh Local Government Association

 

Paper 3 – Written evidence: Welsh Local Government Association

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8       Inquiry into preparations for replacing EU funding for Wales: Evidence session 3 (Hywel Ceri Jones)

(11.20-12.00)                                                                                                  

Dr Hywel Ceri Jones, Former European Funding Ambassador

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9       Inquiry into preparations for replacing EU funding for Wales: Consideration of evidence

(12.00-12.20)                                                                           (Pages 55 - 66)

Paper 4 – Summary of consultation responses

Consultation pack

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10   Inquiry on the Remuneration Board’s Determination Underspend: Consideration of the Assembly Commission's response

(12.20-12.30)                                                                           (Pages 67 - 81)

Paper 5 – Assembly Commission’s response – 8 June 2018

Paper 6 – Letter from the Remuneration Board – Review of staffing support for Members: Flexibility of the allowances – 6 June 2018

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