Concise Minutes - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 3 July 2019

Meeting time: 09.01 - 10.55
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5500


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Rhun ap Iorwerth AM

Alun Davies AM

Mick Antoniw AM (In place of Mike Hedges AM)

Rhianon Passmore AM

Nick Ramsay AM

Mark Reckless AM

Witnesses:

Vaughan Gething AM, Minister for Health and Social Services

Sioned Rees, Welsh Government

Rhian Williams, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Bethan Davies (Clerk)

Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk)

Samantha Williams (Deputy Clerk)

Joanne McCarthy (Researcher)

Owen Holzinger (Researcher)

 

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1       Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020-21: Approach to scrutiny

1.1 The Committee considered the approach to scrutiny for the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020-21.

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2       Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2019-20: Consideration of draft report

2.1 The Committee considered the draft report.

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3       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

3.1 Apologies were received from Llyr Gruffydd and Mike Hedges. Mick Antoniw attended on behalf of Mike Hedges. Rhun ap Iorwerth joined the meeting via Skype.

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4       Papers to Note

4.1 The papers were noted.

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4.1   PTN1 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd - Amending the Government of Wales Act 2006 (Budget Motions and Designated Bodies) Order 2018 - 27 June 2019

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4.2   PTN2 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd to Suzy Davies AM - Amending the Government of Wales Act 2006 (Budget Motions and Designated Bodies) Order 2018 - 27 June 2019

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5       Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

5.1 The Committee took evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services on the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Bill.

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

6.1 The motion was approved.

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7       Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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8       Scrutiny of the Assembly Commission Draft Budget 2019-20: Voluntary Redundancy Scheme

8.1 The Committee considered the letter received on the Voluntary Redundancy Scheme.

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9       Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report

9.1 The Committee approved the changes to the draft report on the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill.

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10    Code of Practice governing the relationship between the Auditor General for Wales and the Wales Audit Office

10.1 The Committee agreed to postpone this item until 11 July 2019.

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