Finance Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 7 November 2013

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:00 - 10:38

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_300000_07_11_2013&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Jocelyn Davies (Chair)

Peter Black

Christine Chapman

Paul Davies

Mike Hedges

Ann Jones

Julie Morgan

Simon Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Mark Drakeford, Minister for Health and Social Services

Sally Hughes, Welsh Government

Marc Osland, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Fay Buckle (Clerk)

Gareth Price (Clerk)

Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

 

 

 

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

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

 

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2    National Health Service Finance (Wales) Bill: Stage 2 - Consideration of Amendments

2.1 In accordance with Standing Order 26.21, the Committee considered and disposed of the amendments to the Bill in the following order:

 

Sections 1 – 3

 

Section 1:

No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore it was deemed agreed to.

 

Section 2:

Amendment 8 (Mark Drakeford) was withdrawn

 

Amendment 3 (Paul Davies)

 

For

Against

Abstain

Simon Thomas

Peter Black

Paul Davies

Jocelyn Davies

Christine Chapman

Julie Morgan

Mike Hedges

Ann Jones

4

4

0

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)), Amendment 3 was not agreed to.

 

Amendment 1 (Simon Thomas) was withdrawn


Amendment 2 (Simon Thomas)

 

For

Against

Abstain

Simon Thomas

Peter Black

Paul Davies

Jocelyn Davies

Christine Chapman

Julie Morgan

Mike Hedges

Ann Jones

4

4

0

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)), Amendment 2 was not agreed to.

 

Amendment 10 (Simon Thomas) was withdrawn

 

Amendment 9 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed to, in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).

 

Section 3:

No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore it was deemed agreed to.

 

New Sections:


Amendment 4 (Paul Davies)

 

For

Against

Abstain

Simon Thomas

Peter Black

Paul Davies

Jocelyn Davies

Christine Chapman

Julie Morgan

Mike Hedges

Ann Jones

4

4

0

As the vote was tied, the Chair used her casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20 (ii)), Amendment 4 was not agreed to.

 

Amendment 5 (Paul Davies) was withdrawn

 

Amendment 6 (Paul Davies) was withdrawn


Amendment 7 (Paul Davies) fell

 

2.2 The Chair advised that all sections of the Bill had been agreed by the Committee and as all amendments had been disposed of, Stage 3 will commence from 8 November 2013.

 

 

 

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3    Papers to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

 

</AI3>

<AI4>

3.1  National Health Service Finance (Wales) Bill: Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services (29 October 2013)

 

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<AI5>

3.2  Education (Wales) Bill: Letter from the Minister for Education and Skills (22 October 2013)

 

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<AI6>

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

 

</AI6>

<AI7>

5    Finance Wales Inquiry: Consideration of Draft Terms of Reference

5.1 Committee considered and agreed the paper. They also suggested the possibility of having an expert advisor to assist with this inquiry.

 

</AI7>

<AI8>

6    Consideration of draft report on the Welsh Government draft budget proposals 2014-15

6.1 Committee made some slight amendments and agreed the final draft version and noted it would be published on 12 November 2013.

 

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