Concise Minutes - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 16 November 2020

Meeting time: 14.30 - 16.45
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6559


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Llyr Gruffydd MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

Siân Gwenllian MS

Nick Ramsay MS

Mark Reckless MS

Witnesses:

Dyfed Alsop, Welsh Revenue Authority

David Phillips, Institute for Fiscal Studies

Sam Cairns, Welsh Revenue Authority

Rebecca Godfrey, Welsh Revenue Authority

Committee Staff:

Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk)

Georgina Owen (Second Clerk)

Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk)

Owen Holzinger (Researcher)

Christian Tipples (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the virtual meeting of the Finance Committee.

 

1.2 Apologies were received from Mike Hedges MS and 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 Minister for Housing and Local Government: Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill - Revised Regulatory Impact Assessment - 5 November 2020

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3       Inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework: Evidence session 7

3.1 The Committee took evidence from David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute of Fiscal Studies on its inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework.

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4       Inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework: Evidence session 8

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Dyfed Alsop, Chief Executive, Welsh Revenue Authority; Rebecca Godfrey, Chief Strategy Officer, Welsh Revenue Authority; and Sam Cairns, Chief Operating Officer, Welsh Revenue Authority on its inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework.

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5       Motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting; the meeting on 23 November 2020, and item 1 at the meeting on 30 November

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6       Inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework: Consideration of evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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7       Annual scrutiny of the Wales Audit Office and the Auditor General for Wales: Consideration of draft report

7.1 The Committee agreed the draft report.

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8       Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report

8.1 The Committee agreed the draft report with minor changes.

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9       Internal Market Bill: Consideration of draft report

9.1 The Committee agreed the draft report with minor changes.

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