Meetings

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 12/01/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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Meeting: 15/12/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 5)

5 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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Meeting: 09/11/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 5 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Timetable for the Second Supplementary Budget for 2022-23 - 3 November 2022

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Meeting: 19/10/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 5)

5 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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Meeting: 22/09/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 3 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Government's Finance Committee - 20 July 2022

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Meeting: 11/05/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 2 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Financial Transactions Capital allocations - 28 February 2022

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Meeting: 11/05/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 1 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Welsh Government response to the Finance Committee's report - 4 March 2022

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Meeting: 27/04/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 2)

2 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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Meeting: 24/03/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 8)

8 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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Meeting: 24/03/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 7)

7 Welsh Government response to Committee's report on the Welsh Government draft budget 2022-23

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7.2 The Committee noted the response.

Meeting: 23/03/2022 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 2)

2 Response from the Welsh Government to the report on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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2.3.a The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government to the report on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23.

Meeting: 17/03/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

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Meeting: 17/03/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Welsh Government Budget 2022-2023

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Meeting: 17/03/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Minister for Economy

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Meeting: 16/03/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 8)

8 Letter from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language to the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee regarding scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Welsh Language

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Meeting: 16/03/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 8)

8 Joint letter from the Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip to the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee regarding scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Culture, Communications and Sport

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Meeting: 16/03/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 8)

8 Letter from the First Minister to the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee regarding scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: International Relations 

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Meeting: 10/03/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 6)

6 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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Meeting: 10/03/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 6)

6 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022 - 23

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Meeting: 10/03/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 6)

6 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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Meeting: 08/03/2022 - Plenary (Item 10)

Debate: The Final Budget 2022-23

NDM7940 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 20.25, approves the Annual Budget for the financial year 2022-23 laid in the Table Office by the First Minister on 1 March 2022.

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The item started at 17.23

Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

NDM7940 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 20.25, approves the Annual Budget for the financial year 2022-23 laid in the Table Office by the First Minister on 1 March 2022.

The result was as follows:

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Abstain

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Total

28

12

14

54

The motion was agreed.

Meeting: 07/03/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Welsh Government’s draft budget 2022-23

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The Committee noted the correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution regarding the Welsh Government’s draft budget 2022-23.

Meeting: 07/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from Welsh Government: Response to the Committee's recommendations regarding the 2022-2023 Draft Budget

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Meeting: 07/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the Counsel General to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Draft budget 2022-23

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Meeting: 07/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence with the Minister for Social Justice: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ 2022-23 Budget Estimate

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Meeting: 03/03/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from Huw Morris, Group Director SHELL, Welsh Government

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Meeting: 02/03/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 7)

7 Post-EU funding arrangements: Consideration of a scoping paper

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FIN(6)-08-22 P2 – Scoping paper

FIN(6)-08-22 P3 - Consultation letter and list of consultees

 

 

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Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the scoping paper and agreed to undertake an inquiry into Post-EU funding arrangements.

Meeting: 11/02/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 4 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Further information provided by the Minister following the budget scrutiny session on 21 January 2022 - 8 February 2022

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Meeting: 10/02/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 3)

3 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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Meeting: 09/02/2022 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Minister for Climate Change in relation to the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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3.1. The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Climate Change in relation to the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23.

Meeting: 08/02/2022 - Plenary (Item 6)

Debate: Draft Budget 2022-23

NDM7908 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 20.12:

Notes the Draft Budget for the financial year 2022-23 laid in the Table Office by the Minister for Finance and Local Government on 20 December 2021.

Supporting Documents
Report of the Finance Committee
Report of the Equality and Social Justice Committee
Report of the Health and Social Care Committee
Report of the Local Government and Housing Committee
Report of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee
Report of the Children, Young People and Education Committee
Report of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Report of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee
Report of the Children, Young People and Education Committee
Correspondence from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

The following amendment has been tabled:

Amendment 1 – Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

Delete all and replace with:

To propose that the Senedd:

Believes that the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2022-23 fails to deliver on the priorities of the people of Wales.

Minutes:

The item started at 16.23.

Voting on the motion and amendment under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

NDM7908 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 20.12:

Notes the Draft Budget for the financial year 2022-23 laid in the Table Office by the Minister for Finance and Local Government on 20 December 2021.

The following amendment was tabled:

Amendment 1 – Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

Delete all and replace with:

To propose that the Senedd:

Believes that the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2022-23 fails to deliver on the priorities of the people of Wales.

A vote was taken on amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

14

0

38

52

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion:

NDM7908 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 20.12:

Notes the Draft Budget for the financial year 2022-23 laid in the Table Office by the Minister for Finance and Local Government on 20 December 2021.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

27

11

14

52

The motion was agreed.

In accordance with Standing Order 12.18, at 18.43 proceedings were suspended to allow a technical break before Voting Time.

 

Meeting: 07/02/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence from Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to First Minister and Counsel General regarding draft budget 2022-23

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Members noted the correspondence.

Meeting: 03/02/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 7)

7 Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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7.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report, subject to a minor amendment.

Meeting: 03/02/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)

4 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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Meeting: 02/02/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 3 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: financial transactions capital - 26 January 2022

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Meeting: 02/02/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 8)

8 Scrutiny of Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Consideration of draft Report

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8.1 The Committee considered the draft report and agreed to its publication subject to minor amendments.

Meeting: 02/02/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 1 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Finance Ministers' Quadrilateral meeting - 21 January 2022

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Meeting: 31/01/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 1.)

Draft Budget 2022-23: consideration of draft report

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Meeting: 28/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Consideration of draft report

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FIN(6)-04-22 P1 – Draft report

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2.1 The Committee agreed the draft report with minor changes.

Meeting: 27/01/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: consideration of draft report

Draft report

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6.1 The Committee agreed the report subject to minor amendments to be agreed via email.

Meeting: 27/01/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 4)

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022 - 2023 - further consideration of the draft report

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4.1 The Committee continued its consideration of the draft report. Due to the reporting deadline, an amended report would be circulated and agreed electronically.

Meeting: 27/01/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 1)

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022 - 2023 - consideration of the draft report

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1.1 The Committee considered part of the draft report, the remainder of the  report would be considered under item 4 of the meeting.

Meeting: 26/01/2022 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Local Government and Housing Committee following the evidence session on 12 January 2022

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3.3.a The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Local Government and Housing Committee following the evidence session on 12 January 2022.

Meeting: 26/01/2022 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 6)

6 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - consideration of the draft report

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6.1. The Committee considered the draft report and agreed a number of changes.

Meeting: 24/01/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Draft Budget 2022-23: scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice

Jane Hutt, Minister for Social Justice

Hannah Blythyn, Deputy Minister for Social Partnership

Claire Bennett, Director, Communities & Tackling Poverty

Maureen Howell, Deputy Director, Prosperous Futures Division

Sian Gill, Head of Financial Reporting

 

 

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Members held a scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice and Welsh Government Officials.

Meeting: 24/01/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)

Draft Budget 2022-23: consideration of evidence

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Members considered the evidence received under item 2 and agreed to consider its draft report outside of Committee.

Meeting: 24/01/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 8)

8 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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The Committee considered and agreed a draft letter to the First Minister and the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, subject to some minor amendments.

Meeting: 21/01/2022 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 2)

2 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 3 - Minister for Climate Change

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Emma Williams, Director of Housing & Regeneration, Welsh Government

Amelia John, Deputy Director, Housing Policy, Welsh Government

Stuart Fitzgerald, Deputy Director, Homes and Places, Welsh Government

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2.1. The Committee received evidence from:

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Emma Williams, Director of Housing and Regeneration, Welsh Government

Amelia John, Deputy Director, Housing Policy, Welsh Government

Stuart Fitzgerald, Deputy Director, Homes and Places, Welsh Government

 

2.2. The Minister for Climate Change agreed to provide further information on:

·         the reasons why many ethnic minority parents have presented themselves as homeless to local authorities;

·         an outline of the implementation timetable for the Renting Homes (Wales) Act, and, when available, a note on the lessons learned from the legislation.

Meeting: 21/01/2022 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 5)

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - consideration of the evidence received under item 2

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5.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received under item 2.

Meeting: 21/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 1 - Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Written evidence from Wales Environment Link - January 2022

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Meeting: 21/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 3 - Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Additional information - Wales Tourism Alliance - January 2022

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Meeting: 21/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 3)

3 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 8

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government

Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Treasury

Emma Watkins, Deputy Director, Budget & Government Business

 

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Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022 - 2023

Research Service Brief

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government; and Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Treasury on the Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23.

 

3.2 The Minister agreed to provide the Committee with the following information:

 

·         a note on the successor group due to replace the budget advisory group on equalities (BAGE);

·         a note on financial transactions capital; and

·         a note on business support in relation to digital infrastructure and developing digital skills, particularly for small businesses.

Meeting: 21/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 6)

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Consideration of evidence / Key issues

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6.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

Meeting: 20/01/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 3)

3 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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Meeting: 20/01/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 5)

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022 - 2023 - consideration of the evidence

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5.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous session.

Meeting: 20/01/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 2)

2 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022 - 2023 - evidence session 2

Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and Welsh Language

Owain Lloyd, Director of Education and the Welsh Language – Welsh Government

Huw Morris, Group Director Skills, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning – Welsh Government

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2.1 The Committee scrutinised the Minister for Education and Welsh Language on the Welsh Government draft budget.

2.2 The Minister stated that his officials would work alongside the Committee clerks if necessary to identify in the written evidence he provided to the Committee specific details on funding for raising school standards.

Meeting: 20/01/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee

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Meeting: 20/01/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 4)

4 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Economy

Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Economy

Dean Medcraft, Director Finance and Operations

Sioned Evans, Director Business and Regions

Huw Morris, Group Director SHELL

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4.1 The Minister for Economy and Welsh Government officials answered questions from Committee Members

Meeting: 20/01/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

Dean Medcraft, Director, Finance and Operations

Tim Render, Director, Land, Nature and Food

Christianne Glossop, Chief Veterinary Officer

Gareth Furminger, Senior Finance Manager

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3.1 The Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd and Welsh Government officials answered questions from Committee Members

3.2 The Minister has provided further information on the bovine TB heatmap and dashboard

Meeting: 20/01/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Future funding of Natural Resources Wales

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Meeting: 20/01/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 7)

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - consideration of evidence heard under items 2 and 3

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7.1 Members considered the evidence heard under items 2 and 3.

Meeting: 20/01/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 2)

2 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change

Dean Medcraft, Director of Finance & Operations

Gian Marco Currado , Director Environment and Marine

John Howells , Director of Climate Change, Energy and Planning

Steve Vincent , Director Economic Infrastructure

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2.1 The Committee scrutinised the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022–23.

Meeting: 20/01/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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Meeting: 20/01/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 and annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales

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Meeting: 20/01/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 2

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change

Dean Medcraft, Director of Finance & Operations

Gian Marco Currado, Director Environment and Marine

John Howells, Director of Climate Change, Energy and Planning

Steve Vincent, Director Economic Infrastructure

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3.1 The Committee continued with its scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022–23.

Meeting: 19/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 5)

5 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 7

Sara Jones, Head of Welsh Retail Consortium

Suzy Davies, Chair, Wales Tourism Alliance

Ben Cottam, Head of Wales, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB Wales)

Leighton Jenkins, Head of Policy – Wales, CBI Wales

 

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FIN(6)-02-22 P3 - Welsh Retail Consortium

FIN(6)-02-22 P4 – Wales Tourism Alliance

FIN(6)-02-22 P5 – FSB Wales

Research Service Brief

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5.1 The Committee took evidence from Sara Jones, Head of Welsh Retail Consortium; Suzy Davies, Chair, Wales Tourism Alliance; Ben Cottam, Head of Wales, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB Wales); and Leighton Jenkins, Head of Policy – Wales, CBI Wales on the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2022-23.

Meeting: 19/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 4)

4 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 6

Victoria Winckler, Director, Bevan Foundation

 

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FIN(6)-02-22 P2 – Bevan Foundation

Bevan Foundation report - A Snapshot of Poverty in Winter 2021 – December 2021

Research Service Brief

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4.1 The Committee took evidence from Victoria Winckler, Director, Bevan Foundation on the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2022-23.

Meeting: 19/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 7)

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Consideration of evidence

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7.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

Meeting: 19/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 2 - Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Written evidence from Ramblers Cymru - January 2022

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Meeting: 19/01/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 4)

4 Scrutiny of Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Welsh Language

Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and Welsh Language

Owain Lloyd, Director of Education and the Welsh Language, Welsh Government

Bethan Webb, Deputy Director, Welsh Language Division, Welsh Government

 

Research Brief

Welsh Government written evidence

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4.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language.

 

4.2 The Minister agreed to provide further information on issues relating to the scrutiny session.

Meeting: 19/01/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5)

5 Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee regarding the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

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Meeting: 19/01/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)

3 Scrutiny of Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: International Relations

Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales

Andrew Gwatkin, Director International Relations and Trade, Welsh Government

Paula Walsh, Deputy Director International Relations, Welsh Government

 

Research Brief

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3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the First Minister.

 

3.2 The First Minister agreed to provide further information on issues relating to the scrutiny session.

Meeting: 19/01/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 Scrutiny of Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Culture, Communications and Sport

Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Economy

Dawn Bowden MS, Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip

Dean Medcraft, Director, Finance & Operations, Welsh Government

Jason Thomas, Director Culture, Sport and Tourism, Welsh Government

 

Research brief

Welsh Government written evidence

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Economy and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport and Chief Whip.

 

2.2 The Ministers agreed to provide further information on issues relating to the scrutiny session.

Meeting: 14/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 7)

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Consideration of evidence

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7.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

Meeting: 14/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 5)

5 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 4

Huw Thomas, Director of Finance Hywel Dda University Health Board (Representative for the Welsh NHS Confederation)

Cllr Anthony Hunt, Leader, Torfaen County Borough Council (WLGA Spokesperson for Finance and Resources)

Dave Street, Director of Social Services, Caerphilly County Borough Council (Representative for the Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru)

 

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-01-22 P2 – Welsh NHS Confederation

FIN(6)-01-22 P3 – Welsh Local Government Association

FIN(6)-01-22 P4 – Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru

Research Service Brief

 

 

 

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Minutes:

5.1 The Committee took evidence from Huw Thomas, Director of Finance Hywel Dda University Health Board (Representative for the Welsh NHS Confederation); Cllr Anthony Hunt, Leader, Torfaen County Borough Council (WLGA Spokesperson for Finance and Resources); and Dave Street, Director of Social Services, Caerphilly County Borough Council (Representative for the Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru) on Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23.

Meeting: 14/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 4)

4 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 3

David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies

Dr Ed Poole, Senior Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis)

Cian Siôn, Research Assistant, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis)

 

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Research Service Brief

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Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Dr Ed Poole, Wales Fiscal Analysis; Cian Sion, Wales Fiscal Analysis; and David Phillips, Institute of Fiscal Studies on the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2022-23.

Meeting: 14/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 3)

3 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2

Richard Hughes, Chairman, Office for Budget Responsibility

Andy King, Budget Responsibility Committee member, Office for Budget Responsibility

 

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FIN(6)-01-22 P1 - Welsh taxes outlook (December 2021)

Research Service Brief

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3.1 The Committee took evidence from Richard Hughes, Chairman, Office for Budget Responsibility; and Andy King, Budget Responsibility Committee member, Office for Budget Responsibility on the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2022-23.

Meeting: 13/01/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 5)

5 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022 - 2023 - evidence session 1

Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services

Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services

Lynne Neagle MS, Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Judith Paget, Director General Health & Social Services/Chief Executive NHS Wales – Welsh Government

Steve Elliot, Director, Finance – Welsh Government

Albert Heaney, Chief Social Care Officer for Wales – Welsh Government

Claire Bennett, Director, Communities & Tackling Poverty – Welsh Government

Tracey Breheny, Deputy Director of Mental Health, Substance Misuse & Vulnerable Groups – Welsh Government

Irfon Rees, Director of Population Health – Welsh Government

 

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5.1 The Committee scrutinised the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing on the Welsh Government draft budget.

5.2 The Minister for Health and Social Services agreed to provide a note with data identifying specific spend on children and young people across her portfolio (e.g. on paediatric services and adolescent mental health services) insofar as that information is collected by/available to the NHS/Government.

5.3The Deputy Minister for Social Services agreed to provide the Committee with further information about the Children’s Rights Impact Assessments that feed into policy decisions reflected in the Draft Budget.

Meeting: 13/01/2022 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 7)

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022 - 2023 - consideration of the evidence

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7.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous session.

Meeting: 13/01/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 5)

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and identified areas and recommendations for inclusion in the draft report.

Meeting: 13/01/2022 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 2)

2 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services

Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services

Lynne Neagle MS, Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

 

Judith Paget, Director General for Health and Social Services and Chief Executive of NHS Wales – Welsh Government

Steve Elliot, Director, Finance – Welsh Government

Albert Heaney, Chief Social Care Officer for Wales – Welsh Government

Claire Bennett, Director, Communities and Tackling Poverty – Welsh Government

Tracey Breheny, Deputy Director of Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Vulnerable Groups – Welsh Government
Irfon Rees - Director of Population Health – Welsh Government

 

 

Research brief
Paper 1 – Welsh Government

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.
2.2 The Chair congratulated Albert Heaney on being awarded the tile of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to social care in the New Year Honours List for 2022.

Meeting: 12/01/2022 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 4)

4 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - consideration of the evidence received under item 2

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Minutes:

4.1. The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 12/01/2022 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 5)

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2 - Minister for Finance and Local Government

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government

Reg Kilpatrick, Director General, Covid Crisis Coordination, Welsh Government

Judith Cole, Deputy Director, Local Government Finance Policy and Sustainability, Welsh Government

Minutes:

5.1. The Committee received evidence from:

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government

Reg Kilpatrick, Director General, Covid Crisis Coordination, Welsh Government

Judith Cole, Deputy Director, Local Government Finance Policy and Sustainability, Welsh Government

 

5.2. The Minister for Finance and Local Government agreed to provide further information on:

·         The streams of grant funding and how the outcomes from the funding investments are evaluated;

·         how objectives for local government are set and how delivery outcomes are evaluated against the objectives (an example was given during this line of questioning for social services and the Minister said she would ask the relevant Minister, however the Member was referring to local government generally);

·         the policy that sits alongside the £60million funding allocated for reform in the care sector;

·         the funding stream that will provide the £103million allocated to be spent on hygiene and ventilation in education settings due to the Covid pandemic, including clarity on whether this  amount is new funding or if it’s been redirected due to being underspent;

·         the ambitions and objectives for the Chief Digital Officer role, for the forthcoming financial year.

 

Meeting: 12/01/2022 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 7)

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - consideration of the evidence received under item 5

Minutes:

7.1. The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 12/01/2022 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 2)

2 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1 - Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Councillor Anthony Hunt, Council Leader, Torfaen County Borough Council

Councillor Emlyn Dole, Council Leader, Carmarthenshire County Council

Councillor Richard John, Council Leader, Monmouthshire County Council

Chris Llewelyn, Chief Executive, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1. The Committee received evidence from:

Councillor Anthony Hunt, Council Leader, Torfaen County Borough Council

Councillor Richard John, Council Leader, Monmouthshire County Council

Chris Llewelyn, Chief Executive, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Meeting: 11/01/2022 - Plenary (Item 3)

Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2022-23

Minutes:

The item started at 15.00.

 

Meeting: 10/01/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

Draft Budget 2022-23: preparing for budget scruitny

Hannah Johnson, Knowledge Exchange and Engagement Manager, Senedd Research

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 Members received a presentation on effective budget scrutiny.

Meeting: 10/01/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Correspondence from the Chair of the Finance Committee regarding scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - 7 December 2021

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1a Members noted the correspondence.

Meeting: 10/01/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)

Draft Budget 2022-23: consideration of evidence and engagement work

Catherine McKeag, Citizen Engagement Manager, Senedd Cymru

Owain Davies, Senedd Research

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 Members considered their methods of engagement for work relating to the draft budget.

Meeting: 22/12/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 3)

3 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government

Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Treasury

Emma Watkins, Deputy Director, Budget & Government Business

 

Supporting documents:

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022 - 2023

Research Service Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government; Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Treasury; and Emma Watkins, Deputy Director, Budget & Government Business on Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23.

 

3.2 The Minister agreed to ask the Minister for Health and Social Services to provide the Committee with a note on:

 

·         Funding allocation for health care professionals in the voluntary sector, in particular hospices.

Meeting: 22/12/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 5)

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

 

 

Meeting: 16/12/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 7)

7 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - Citizens Engagement

Supporting documents:

Consultation responses

FIN(6)-12-21 P4 – Summary of consultation responses

FIN(6)-12-21 P5 - Citizens Engagement Summary Report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the consultation responses and a summary of its engagement work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meeting: 13/12/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 5)

5 Correspondence from the Chair of the Finance Committee: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee.

Meeting: 13/12/2021 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 5)

5 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 10/12/2021 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Finance Committee in relation to the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1.a The Committee noted the letter from the Finance Committee in relation to the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23.

Meeting: 25/11/2021 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from Chair Children, Young People and Education Committee

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.2.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

Meeting: 24/11/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 2 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Finance Ministers’ Quadrilateral Meeting – 9 November 2021

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 18/11/2021 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 8)

8 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 18/11/2021 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 8)

8 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022 - 2023

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 18/11/2021 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 8)

8 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022 - 2023

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 18/11/2021 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Response from the Chair to the letter from Chair, Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.7 The Committee noted the response.

Meeting: 18/11/2021 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Letter from Chair, Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.6 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 11/11/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Welsh Government draft budget 2022-23

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 04/11/2021 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 4)

Consideration of the approach to the Welsh Government draft budget 2022 - 2023

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee considered the approach to scrutinising the draft budget.

4.2 Members agreed the following:

- to write to the relevant Ministers requesting information ahead of the oral evidence sessions; and

- instead of a formal joint working arrangement with the Health and Social Care Committee, it would share any relevant written evidence with the Committee.

Meeting: 04/11/2021 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 11)

11 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: approach to scrutiny

Paper 13 – approach to budget scrutiny

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

11.1 The Committee considered its approach to scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23.

Meeting: 08/10/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 2 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: UK Government’s announcement on increasing National Insurance – 27 September 2021

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 08/10/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 1 - Letter from Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary, HMRC: New HMRC Additional Accounting Officer for the Welsh Rates of Income Tax – 24 September 2021

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 29/09/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 2 – Letter from the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee: Plenary debate on the Welsh Government’s spending priorities 2022-23 – 16 July 2021

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 29/09/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 6 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Finance Ministers' Quadrilateral Meeting on 20 July - 14 September 2021

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 23/09/2021 - Children, Young People and Education Committee (Item 2)

2 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022 - 2023

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 23/09/2021 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 4)

4 Letter from Chair, Finance Committee to Senedd Committees regarding Financial Scrutiny for the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee noted the letter.

 

Meeting: 22/09/2021 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 6)

6 Letter from the Finance Committee in relation to the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1.a The Committee noted the letter from the Finance Committee in relation to the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23.

Meeting: 20/09/2021 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the Chair of the Finance Committee to all Committee Chairs regarding the Welsh Government draft budget - 16 July 2021

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.4a Members noted the correspondence.

 

Meeting: 16/09/2021 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 9)

9 Financial scrutiny

Supporting documents:

Meeting: 15/09/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 6)

6 Welsh Government Draft Budget scrutiny 2022-23: Consideration of approach

Supporting papers:

FIN(6)-04-21 P5 Approach to budget scrutiny

FIN(6)-04-21 P6 Consultation letter

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered its approach to scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s forthcoming draft budget 2022-23.

Meeting: 14/09/2021 - Business Committee (Item 5)

Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee

Supporting documents:

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Minutes:

Business Committee noted the letter from Finance Committee and agreed to amend the proposed reporting deadline to 4 February 2022. The Committee also agreed the budget timetable as proposed by the government.

 

Meeting: 14/09/2021 - Business Committee (Item 5)

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23

Meeting: 14/07/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 3)

3 Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2022-23: Budget timetable

Supporting papers:

FIN(6)-03-21 P2 – Letter from the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee to the Chair of the Finance Committee: Budget timetable – 7 July 2021

FIN(6)-03-21 P3 - Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee: Budget timetable – July 2021

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee considered the letters on the Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2022-23 Budget timetable.

Meeting: 13/07/2021 - Plenary (Item 10)

Debate: Priorities for 2022-23 Budget Preparations

NDM7749 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd:

Considers the spending priorities for the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2022-23.

Minutes:

The item started at 18.01

NDM7749 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)

To propose that the Senedd:

Considers the spending priorities for the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2022-23.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Meeting: 08/07/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 3)

3 Welsh Government Draft Budget scrutiny 2022-23: Consideration of approach

Supporting papers:

FIN(6)-02-21 P2 – Approach to budget scrutiny

FIN(6)-02-21 P3 – Letter form the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Budget timetable – 5 July 2021

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee considered the papers on the potential approach to Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2022-23 scrutiny.

 

3.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Business Committee regarding the budget timetable.

Meeting: 06/07/2021 - Business Committee (Item 7)

Welsh Government Budget 2022-23

 

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