Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 17 November 2016

Meeting time: 10. - 16.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3878

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Simon Thomas AM (Chair) Mike Hedges AM Eluned Morgan AM David Rees AM Steffan Lewis AM Nick Ramsay AM Mark Reckless AM
Witnesses:	Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Welsh Government Margaret Davies, Welsh Government Andrew Jeffreys, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Bethan Davies (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk) Georgina Owen (Deputy Clerk) Martin Jennings (Researcher) Joanest Varney-Jackson (Legal Adviser)

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2 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

2.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

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3 Paper(s) to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

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4 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2017-18: Evidence session 6

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government; Margaret Davies, Deputy Director - Strategic Budgeting, Welsh Government; and Andrew Jeffreys, Director - Treasury, Welsh Government.

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and the meetings on 23 November 2016, 1 December 2016 and 7 December 2016

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2017-18: Consideration of evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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7 Wales Audit Office and the Auditor General for Wales estimate of income and expenses 2017-18: Consideration of draft report

7.1 The Committee agreed the report with minor amendments.

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8 Legislative Consent Memorandum: Criminal Finances Bill

8.1 The Committee discussed and agreed to report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Criminal Finances Bill.

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