Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 4 Ty Hywel and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.58
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13366

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (Chair)

Peter Fox MS

Mike Hedges MS

Rhianon Passmore MS

Witnesses:

Sir Paul Silk

Dyfrig John

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

Eurfyl ap Gwilym

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Neil Hemington, Welsh Government

Owen Struthers, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Owain Roberts (Clerk)

Georgina Owen (Second Clerk)

Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk)

Martin Jennings (Researcher)

Christian Tipples (Researcher)

Owen Holzinger (Researcher)

Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk)

 

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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.

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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 Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Permission to appeal a decision of the Adjudication Panel for Wales - 22 June 2023

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3       Silk Commission - 10 years on: Evidence session

3.1 The Committee took evidence on Silk Commission - 10 years on, from Sir Paul Silk, Dyfrig John, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth and Eurfyl ap Gwilym.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 5, 6 and 8, and the meeting on 6 July

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Silk Commission - 10 years on: Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6       Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2023-24: Consideration of draft report

6.1 The Committee considered the report and agreed it with minor changes.

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7       Financial implications of the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

7.1 The Committee took evidence on the Financial Implications of the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill from Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change; Neil Hemington, Chief Planner, Welsh Government; and Owen Struthers, Head of National Consenting, Welsh Government.

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8       Financial implications of the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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