Concise Minutes - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 9 January 2019

Meeting time: 09.02 - 10.52
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5135


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Llyr Gruffydd AM (Chair)

Rhun ap Iorwerth AM

Neil Hamilton AM

Mike Hedges AM

Nick Ramsay AM

David Rees AM

Witnesses:

Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd

Andrew Jeffreys, Welsh Government

Liz Matthews, Welsh Government

Dyfed Alsop, Welsh Revenue Authority

Kathryn Bishop, Welsh Revenue Authority

Committee Staff:

Bethan Davies (Clerk)

Alex Hadley (Deputy Clerk)

Martin Jennings (Researcher)

Christian Tipples (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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2       Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1   PTN1 - Letter from the Llywydd to the First Minister– Legislating for Brexit - 4 December 2018

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2.2   PTN2 - Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee - Petition P-05-803 - 11 December 2018

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2.3   PTN3 - Letter from the Minister for Education - ALN transformation programme - 12 December 2018

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2.4   PTN4 - Letter from the Ombudsman - Response to the Finance Committee report on Estimates 2019-20 - 18 December 2018

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3       Devolution of fiscal powers to Wales: Evidence session 1 (Minister for Finance and Trefnydd)

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd; Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Welsh Treasury; Liz Matthews, Income tax policy and delivery lead, Welsh Government.

3.2 The Minister agreed to write to the Committee with the final costs of transitioning to Land Transaction Tax and Landfill Disposals Tax once confirmed.

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4       Devolution of fiscal powers to Wales: Evidence session 2 (Welsh Revenue Authority)

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Dyfed Alsop, Chief Executive, Welsh Revenue Authority and Kathryn Bishop, Chair, Welsh Revenue Authority.

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6       Devolution of fiscal powers to Wales: Consideration of Evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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7       Funding of directly funded bodies

7.1 The Committee agreed the letters.

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8       Public Services Ombudsman for Wales 2nd Supplementary Budget 2018-19

8.1 The Committee agreed to write to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales seeking further information on the 2nd Supplementary Budget.

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9       Assembly Commission Supplementary Budget 2018-19

9.1 The Committee noted the Assembly Commission’s 2nd Supplementary Budget 2018-19.

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