Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue:

Scott Room, Royal Society of Edinburgh

Meeting date: 13 June 2019

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Bethan Davies

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6372

SeneddFinance@assembly.wales


External - Scott Room, Royal Society of Edinburgh

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

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2       Paper(s) to note

(09.30)                                                                                                             

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2.1   PTN1 - Letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services: Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill – 31 May 2019

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 5)

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2.2   PTN2 - Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Retention payments in construction contracts - 6 June 2019

                                                                                                             (Page 6)

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3       Legislative budget process: Evidence session 1

(09.30-10.30)                                                                             (Pages 7 - 38)

David Eiser, Adviser to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee

 

Research Brief

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Break: 10.30-10.40

 

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4       Legislative budget process: Evidence session 2

(10.40-11.40)                                                                                                  

Prof. Michael Danson,  Professor of Enterprise Policy, Heriot-Watt University

Dr Angela O'Hagan, School for Business and Society, Glasgow Caledonian University

 

Research Brief

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Break: 11.40-12.00

 

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5       Legislative budget process: Evidence session 3

(12.00-12.30)                                                                           (Pages 39 - 46)

Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland

Mark Taylor, Audit Director, Audit Scotland

 

Paper 1 - Written evidence: Auditor General for Scotland

Research Brief

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6       Consideration of proposals to amend the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013: Evidence session 1

(12.30-13.00)                                                                           (Pages 47 - 79)

Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland

Diane McGiffen, Chief Operating Officer, Audit Scotland

 

Paper 2 - Written evidence: Auditor General for Scotland

Research Brief

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7       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and the meeting on the 19 June 2019

(13.00)                                                                                                             

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8       Legislative budget process: Consideration of evidence

(13.00-13.15)                                                                                                  

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9       Consideration of proposals to amend the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013: Consideration of evidence

(13.15-13.30)                                                                                                  

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