Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Friday, 11 February 2022

Meeting time: 10.30 - 12.14
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12722

Remote

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (Chair)

Peter Fox MS

Mike Hedges MS

Witnesses:

Sir Paul Silk

Professor Emyr Lewis, Aberystwyth University

Committee Staff:

Owain Roberts (Clerk)

Georgina Owen (Second Clerk)

Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk)

Christian Tipples (Researcher)

Ben Harris (Legal Adviser)

Charlotte Barbour (Expert Adviser)

 

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In accordance with Standing Order 34.19, the Chair has determined that the public are excluded from the Committee's meeting in order to protect public health. This meeting will be broadcast live on www.senedd.tv

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Private pre-meeting - Informal (10.15-10.30)

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the virtual meeting of the Finance Committee.

 

1.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS.

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2       Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1   PTN 1 - Update from the Senedd Commission on Committee recommendations made in its report on the Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2022-2023 - 2 February 2022

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2.2   PTN 2 - Response from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales to the Committee's report on the Ombudsman's Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21; and Estimate 2022-23 - 7 February 2022

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2.3   PTN 3 - Letter from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee: Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill - Revised Statement of Policy Intent - 4 February 2022

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2.4   PTN 4 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Further information provided by the Minister following the budget scrutiny session on 21 January 2022 - 8 February 2022

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3       Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 5

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Sir Paul Silk; and Professor Emyr Lewis, Aberystwyth Law School, Aberystwyth University on the Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting.

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

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