Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 21 March 2019

Meeting time: 09.00 - 09.58
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5320

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Llyr Gruffydd AM (Chair) Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Alun Davies AM Neil Hamilton AM Mike Hedges AM Rhianon Passmore AM Nick Ramsay AM
Witnesses:	Jeremy Miles AM, Counsel General and Brexit Minister Chris Warner, Welsh Government Angharad Thomas-Richards, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Bethan Davies (Clerk) Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk) Ryan Bishop (Deputy Clerk) Ben Harris (Legal Adviser) Martin Jennings (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 There were no apologies received.

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1 Letter from the Wales Audit Office - Audit arrangements

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3 Senedd Election Bill scrutiny session: Welsh Government

3.1 The Committee took evidence from the Counsel General, Jeremy Miles AM; Chris Warner, Deputy Director, Constitution and Justice and Angharad Thomas-Richards, Electoral Reform Programme Adviser on the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill.

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5 Senedd Election Bill scrutiny session: Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6 Consideration of The Welsh Tax Acts (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

6.1 The Committee noted the statutory instrument.

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7 Feedback from the Chairs' forum on 20 March

7.1 The Chair fed back to the Committee on the 20 March Chairs’ forum.

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8 Implementation of Wales Act 2014: Consideration of draft report

8.1 The Committee agreed the report, subject to minor amendments.

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