Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:Hybrid - Committee

room 5 Ty Hywel and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 9 February 2023

Meeting time: 10.00 - 12.25
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13207

Attendance

 

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Registration (09.30-09.45)

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Private pre-meeting - Informal (09.45-10.00)

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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

 

1.2 Sam Rowlands MS attended as a substitute for Peter Fox MS.

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2       Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Further information following the Finance Committee meeting on 14 December - 17 January 2023

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2.2   PTN 2 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government - Proposed Changes to the Budget Protocol - 17 January 2023

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2.3   PTN 3 - Letter from the Chief Executive and Clerk of the Committee: Cost-of-living payment for Commission staff - 19 January 2023

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2.4   PTN 4 - National Audit Office: Administration of Welsh rates of income tax 2021-22 - 19 January 2023

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2.5   PTN 5 - Letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Llywydd: Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill - 27 January 2023

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2.6   PTN 6 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Finance Inter-ministerial Standing Committee (F:ISC) - 30 January 2023

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2.7   PTN 7 - Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee: Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill - 18 January 2023

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3       Financial implications of the Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the financial implications of the Food (Wales) Bill from Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd; and David Lloyd-Thomas, Head of Food Policy & Strategy Unit, Welsh Government.

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Break (10.30-11.15)

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4       Financial implications of the Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2

4.1 The Committee took evidence on the financial implications of the Food (Wales) Bill from Peter Fox MS, Member in charge of the Bill; Tyler Walsh, Member of the Senedd Support Staff; Martin Jennings, Research Service; and Elfyn Henderson, Research Service.

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

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6       Food (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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7       Audit Wales Fee Scheme 2023-24

7.1 The Committee approved the corrected Audit Wales Fee Scheme 2023-24, under Standing Orders 18.10(x) in accordance with section 24(7) of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013.

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