Concise Minutes - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 4 Ty Hywel and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 6 March 2025

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14859


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (Chair)

Mike Hedges MS

Sam Rowlands MS

Witnesses:

Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Welsh Government

Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government

Sharon Bounds, Deputy Director, Financial Controls, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Owain Roberts (Clerk)

Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk)

Owen Holzinger (Researcher)

Ben Harris (Legal Adviser)

 

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Registration

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Private pre-meeting

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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 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. There was no substitute for 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 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Inter-Ministerial Group for Business and Industry - 17 February 2025

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2.2   PTN 2 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee (IMSC) - 26 February 2025

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2.3   PTN 3 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill – 27 February 2025

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3       Scrutiny of the Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25 from Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Welsh Government; Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government; and Sharon Bounds, Deputy Director, Financial Controls, Welsh Government.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting, and the meetings on 12 March and 27 March

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Scrutiny of the Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Consideration of evidence

5.1  The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6       The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

6.1 The Committee considered the Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and decided not to issue a report.

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7       Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum

7.1 The Committee considered the paper on the Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum and noted the actions included within the paper.

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