Finance Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:15 - 10:50

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Jocelyn Davies (Chair)

Peter Black

Christine Chapman

Paul Davies

Mike Hedges

Ann Jones

Julie Morgan

Ieuan Wyn Jones

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Matthew Brown, Communities Investment Fund Manager, WCVA

Phil Fiander, Director of Programmes, WCVA

Richard Morgan, Director of Funding, Valleys Kids

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Naomi Stocks (Clerk)

Daniel Collier (Deputy Clerk)

Martin Jennings (Researcher)

Eleanor Roy (Researcher)

Susan Morgan (Legal Advisor)

Ben Stokes (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

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

 

1.2        The Chair declared an interest as a former Minister responsible for the implementation of JESSICA.

 

1.3        Ieuan Wyn Jones declared an interest as a former Minister responsible for the implementation of European Structural Funds.

 

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2.  The Effectiveness of European Structural Funding in Wales

2.1 The Committee welcomed Matthew Brown, Communities Investment Fund Manager, WCVA; Phil Fiander, Director of Programmes, WCVA; and Richard Morgan, Director of Funding, Valleys Kids.

 

2.2 The Committee questioned the witnesses.

 

Action points

 

The Welsh Council for Voluntary Action agreed to provide:

 

·         Further details on the timeline for the establishment of the Communities Investment Fund.

 

 

 

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

Items 4 and 5.

 

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4.  Call for evidence for inquiry on Devolved Funding

4.1 The Committee discussed its forthcoming inquiry into devolution funding.

 

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5.  Consideration of Forward Work Programme for spring 2012

5.1 The Committee discussed its work programme for the spring term 2012.

 

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6.  Papers to note

6.1 The Committee agreed the note of the rapporteur visit to Park View Café.

 

6.2 The Committee ratified the minutes of the meeting on 16 November 2011.

 

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