Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Meeting time: 09.05 - 11.52
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6064

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Llyr Gruffydd AM (Chair) Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Alun Davies AM Mike Hedges AM Nick Ramsay AM Mark Reckless AM
Witnesses:	Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd Andrew Jeffreys, Welsh Government Matt Wellington, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Bethan Davies (Clerk) Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk) Samantha Williams (Deputy Clerk) Martin Jennings (Researcher) Dr Edward Jones (Expert Adviser)

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1 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020-21: Private briefing with expert adviser

1.1     The Committee received a private briefing from the expert adviser Dr Edward Jones, Lecturer in Economics, Bangor University.

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2 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1     Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore AM.

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3 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020-21: Evidence session 1 (Minister for Finance and Trefnydd)

3.1     The Committee received evidence from Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd; Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Welsh Treasury; and Matthew Wellington, Head of Budget Delivery, Welsh Government.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the start of the next meeting on 9 January 2020

4.1     The motion was approved.

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5 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020-21: Consideration of evidence

5.1     The Committee considered the evidence received.

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