Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 19 July 2017

Meeting time: 09.02 - 11.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4165

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Simon Thomas AM (Chair) Neil Hamilton AM Mike Hedges AM Eluned Morgan AM David Rees AM Steffan Lewis AM Nick Ramsay AM
Witnesses:	Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government Andrew Hobden, Welsh Government Jonathan Price, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Bethan Davies (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk) Georgina Owen (Deputy Clerk) Martin Jennings (Researcher) Joanne McCarthy (Researcher) Owen Holzinger (Researcher) Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser) Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

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The Committee resolved on 13 July 2017 to exclude the public from items 1-3 of the meeting.

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1 Consideration of the approach to scrutiny of the Welsh Government draft budget 2018-19

1.1 The Committee agreed its approach to scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget for 2018-19.

1.2 The Committee agreed to hold a public consultation on proposals for the draft budget to steer the Committee’s scrutiny, to be held over the Summer Recess.

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2 Consideration of the Draft Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill

2.1 The Committee agreed to proceed with the introduction of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill.

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3 Oversight of the Wales Audit Office: Appointment of the Auditor General for Wales

3.1 The Committee considered the appointment process for the next Auditor General for Wales.

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4 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

4.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

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5 Paper(s) to note

5.1 The papers were noted.

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6 Inquiry into the financial estimates accompanying legislation: Evidence session 10 (Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government)

6.1 The Committee took evidence from Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government; Jonathan Price - Chief Economist, Welsh Government; and Andrew Hobden - Economic Appraisal and Analysis Team, Welsh Government.

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7 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

7.1 The motion was agreed.

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8 Inquiry into the financial estimates accompanying legislation: Consideration of key issues

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and the key issues arising from the inquiry.

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9 Implementation of the Wales Act 2017: Principal appointed day

9.1 The Committee considered the proposed principal appointed day and agreed to respond to the Llywydd.

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