Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 15 March 2017

Meeting time: 09.00 - 11.47
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3883

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:

Anthony Barrett, Wales Audit Office

Martin Peters, Wales Audit Office

Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office

Robert Chote, Office for Budget Responsibility

Committee Staff:

Bethan Davies (Clerk)

Gemma Gifford (Deputy Clerk)

Martin Jennings (Researcher)

Owen Holzinger (Researcher)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

 

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

 

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2       Paper(s) to note

 

2.1 The papers were noted.

 

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3       Auditor General Wales: Natural Resources Wales Annual Accounts 2015-16

 

3.1 Nick Ramsay AM gave his apologies for this item.

3.2 The Committee took evidence from Huw Vaughan Thomas, Anthony Barrett and Martin Peters on Natural Resources Wales Annual Account 2015-16.

 

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

 

4.1 The motion was agreed.

 

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5       Auditor General Wales: Natural Resources Wales Annual Accounts 2015-16 - Consideration of evidence

 

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

 

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6       Devolution of fiscal powers to Wales: Welsh tax forecast briefing

 

6.1 The Committee scrutinised Robert Chote on the tax forecasts for Wales by OBR.

 

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7       Appointment of non-executive Members and Chair of the Wales Audit Office Board

 

7.1 The Committee considered the paper and agreed further action.

 

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