Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 6 February 2020

Meeting time: 09.03 - 10.24
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5981

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Llyr Gruffydd AM (Chair) Siân Gwenllian AM Rhianon Passmore AM Nick Ramsay AM Mark Reckless AM Jenny Rathbone AM (In place of Mike Hedges AM)
Witnesses:	Julie James AM, Minister for Housing and Local Government Claire Germain, Welsh Government Cath Wyatt, Welsh Government Lisa James, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Bethan Davies (Clerk) Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk) Samantha Williams (Deputy Clerk) Owen Holzinger (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1     The Chair welcomed Members and witnesses to the meeting.

1.2     Apologies were received from Mike Hedges AM and Alun Davies AM.

1.3     Jenny Rathbone AM attended on behalf of Mike Hedges AM.

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1     The minutes were noted.

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3 Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2

3.1     The Committee received evidence from Julie James AM, Minister for Housing and Local Government; Cath Wyatt, Local Government and Elections Bill Manager, Welsh Government; Lisa James, Deputy Director Local Government Democracy, Welsh Government; and Claire Germain, Deputy Director Transformation and Partnerships, Welsh Government.

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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 Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

5.1     The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6 Consideration of the Assembly Commission Supplementary Budget 2019-20

6.1     The Committee noted the Assembly Commission Supplementary Budget 2019-20.

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7 Consideration of the Wales Audit Office Supplementary Budget 2019-20

7.1     The Committee considered and noted the second supplementary budget request from the Wales Audit Office and the Auditor General for Wales.

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