Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Meeting time: 09.00 - 11.33
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5771

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Llyr Gruffydd AM (Chair) Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Alun Davies AM Mike Hedges AM Rhianon Passmore AM Nick Ramsay AM Mark Reckless AM
Witnesses:	Elin Jones AM, Llywydd, Llywydd Nia Morgan, Director of Finance Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive & Clerk of the Assembly Anna Daniel, Head of Strategic Transformation Jeremy Miles AM, Counsel General and Brexit Minister Chris Warner, Welsh Government Matthew Denham-Jones, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Bethan Davies (Clerk) Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk) Samantha Williams (Deputy Clerk) Martin Jennings (Researcher) Joanne McCarthy (Researcher) Ben Harris (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 Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill: Further evidence session

2.1 The Committee took evidence from Jeremy Miles AM, Counsel General; Christopher Warner, Deputy Director – Constitution and Justice; and Matthew Denham-Jones, Deputy Director – Financial Controls, on the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill.

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3 Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill: Further evidence session

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Elin Jones AM, Llywydd; Anna Daniel, Head of Strategic Transformation, National Assembly for Wales; Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk to the Assembly, National Assembly for Wales; and Nia Morgan, Director of Finance, 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 and Elections (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

5.1 Mark Reckless excused himself from this item and did not contribute to the Committee’s report on further scrutiny of the financial implications of the Bill.

5.2 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6 Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report

6.1 The Committee agreed the draft report.

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7 Scoping paper: Impact of variations in National and Sub-national taxes

7.1 The Committee considered the scoping paper and agreed the terms of reference for the inquiry.

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8 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020-21: Approach to scrutiny

8.1 The Committee agreed the revised approach to scrutiny for the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020-21.

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9 Letter from the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee to the First Minister - Brexit preparedness and EU funding - 20 September 2019

9.1 The Committee considered the letter.

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