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NDM6748 - Julie James (Swansea West)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 20.30, approves the First Supplementary Budget for the financial year 2018-19 laid in the Table Office and emailed to Assembly Members on Tuesday, 19 June 2018.

Footnote:

In accordance with the relevant provisions contained in the Government of Wales Act 2006 and Standing Order 20, the Supplementary Budget comprises the following information:

i. the written statement required under section 125(3) of the Government of Wales Act;

ii. the resources agreed by the Treasury for the Welsh block budget for the financial year covered by the motion;

iii. a reconciliation between the resources allocated to the Welsh block budget by the Treasury and the resources to be authorised for use in the motion;

iv. a reconciliation between the estimated amounts to be paid into the Welsh Consolidated Fund by the Secretary of State and the amounts to be authorised for payment out of the Fund in the motion;

v. a reconciliation between the resources to be authorised under section 125(1)(a) and (b) of the Act and the amounts to be authorised for payment out of the Welsh Consolidated Fund under section 125(1)(c); and

vi. details of any revisions to the information provided in accordance with Standing Orders 20.7 – 20.7B for the draft budget, as specified in the protocol agreed under the Standing Order 20.1A.

The following additional information has been made available to Members:

- a note explaining the main changes from previous plans.

Supporting Document

Report of the Finance Committee

The item started at 16.19

Voting on the motion was deferred until Voting Time.

NDM6748 - Julie James (Swansea West)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 20.30, approves the First Supplementary Budget for the financial year 2018-19 laid in the Table Office and emailed to Assembly Members on Tuesday, 19 June 2018.

Footnote:

In accordance with the relevant provisions contained in the Government of Wales Act 2006 and Standing Order 20, the Supplementary Budget comprises the following information:

i. the written statement required under section 125(3) of the Government of Wales Act;

ii. the resources agreed by the Treasury for the Welsh block budget for the financial year covered by the motion;

iii. a reconciliation between the resources allocated to the Welsh block budget by the Treasury and the resources to be authorised for use in the motion;

iv. a reconciliation between the estimated amounts to be paid into the Welsh Consolidated Fund by the Secretary of State and the amounts to be authorised for payment out of the Fund in the motion;

v. a reconciliation between the resources to be authorised under section 125(1)(a) and (b) of the Act and the amounts to be authorised for payment out of the Welsh Consolidated Fund under section 125(1)(c); and

vi. details of any revisions to the information provided in accordance with Standing Orders 20.7 – 20.7B for the draft budget, as specified in the protocol agreed under the Standing Order 20.1A.

The following additional information has been made available to Members:

- a note explaining the main changes from previous plans.

The motion was agreed.

Paper 1 – Draft report

1.1        The Committee agreed the report with minor changes.

1.2        Mark Reckless AM absented himself from this item.

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance

Matthew Denham-Jones, Deputy Director, Financial Controls

Sharon Bounds, Head of Budgetary Control

Paper 1 - First Supplementary Budget 2018-19 Budget Motion

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance; Matthew Denham-Jones, Deputy Director, Financial Controls; and Sharon Bounds, Head of Budgetary Control on the Welsh Government’s First Supplementary Budget 2018-19.