Finance Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.30 - 12.22

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_300000_12_03_2014&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Jocelyn Davies (Chair)

Peter Black

Christine Chapman

Paul Davies

Mike Hedges

Alun Ffred Jones

Ann Jones

Julie Morgan

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Iestyn Davies, Federation of Small Business

Joshua Miles, Federation of Small Businesses Wales

Peter Umbleja, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

Alistair Wardell, Grant Thornton UK LLP

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk)

Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

Richard Bettley (Researcher)

Professor John Thornton (Expert Advisor)

 

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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1    Finance Wales Inquiry

1.1 The Committee discussed the inquiry with Professor Thornton.

 

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2    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

2.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.

 

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3    Papers to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

 

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3.1  Housing (Wales) Bill: Letter from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration (18 February 2014)

 

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3.2  Assembly Commission Corporate Performance Report: Letter from Angela Burns AM (20 February 2014)

 

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3.3  Welsh Government Supplementary Budget 2013-2014: Letter from the Minister for Finance (5 March 2014)

 

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4    Finance Wales Inquiry: Evidence Session 2

4.1. The Committee took evidence from Iestyn Davies and Josh Miles from the Federation of Small Businesses (Wales) on the Finance Wales inquiry.

 

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5    Finance Wales Inquiry: Evidence Session 3

5.1 The Committee took evidence from Peter Umbleja representing the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and Alistair Wardle from Grant Thornton on the Finance Wales inquiry.

 

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6    Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

6.1 The motion was agreed.

 

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7    Finance Wales Inquiry: Consideration of evidence

7.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received.

 

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8    Housing (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report

8.1 The Committee considered and subject to a few minor changes, agreed the draft report.

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