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Forward work programme – Finance Committee

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Meeting: 12/03/2026 - Finance Committee (Item 5.)

5. Feedback on Committee support

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Meeting: 12/03/2026 - Finance Committee (Item 2.)

2. Finance Committee Legacy work - Sixth Senedd: Consideration of draft report

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Meeting: 11/02/2026 - Finance Committee (Item 4)

4 Finance Committee Legacy work - Sixth Senedd: Evidence session

Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language

 

Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government

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3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Finance Committee’s Legacy work from Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Welsh Government; and Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government.

Meeting: 11/02/2026 - Finance Committee (Item 5)

Finance Committee Legacy work - Sixth Senedd: Consideration of evidence

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5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 21/01/2026 - Finance Committee (Item 7)

7 Finance Committee Legacy work - Sixth Senedd: Consideration of scoping paper

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7.1 The Committee considered the scoping paper on its legacy work and agreed the actions within it.

Meeting: 11/12/2025 - Finance Committee (Item 5)

5 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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5.1 The Committee considered and agreed its Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 18/09/2025 - Finance Committee (Item 9)

9 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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9.1 The Committee considered its Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 09/07/2025 - Finance Committee (Item 3)

3 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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3.1 The Committee considered its Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 30/04/2025 - Finance Committee (Item 8)

8 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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8.1 The Committee considered its Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 12/03/2025 - Finance Committee (Item 5)

5 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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5.1 The Committee considered its Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 27/11/2024 - Finance Committee (Item 7)

7 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-25-24 P6 – Forward Work Programme

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7.1 The Committee considered its Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 07/11/2024 - Finance Committee (Item 8)

8 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-23-24 P6 – Forward Work Programme (To be included in a supplementary pack)

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8.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 18/07/2024 - Finance Committee (Item 10)

10 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-16-24 P10 - Forward Work Programme

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10.1 The Committee considered and agreed the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 03/07/2024 - Finance Committee (Item 10)

10 Committee Ways of Working and Development

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FIN(6)-15-24 P4 – Cover paper

FIN(6)-15-24 P5 – Member Learning and Engagement Team: Training and development brochure

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10.1 The Committee considered the paper on the Committee’s ways of working and development; and noted the training and development brochure provided by the Member Learning and Engagement Team.

Meeting: 22/05/2024 - Finance Committee (Item 7)

7 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-13-24 P4 – Forward Work Programme

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7.1 The Committee considered and agreed the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 13/03/2024 - Finance Committee (Item 8)

8 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-08-24 P4 - Forward Work Programme

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8.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 13/12/2023 - Finance Committee (Item 5)

5 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-20-23 P5 - Forward Work Programme

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5.1 The Committee considered its Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 13/09/2023 - Finance Committee (Item 10)

10 Future work: Strategic planning

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FIN(6)-13-23 P9 – Strategic planning

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10.1 The Committee considered the paper on strategic planning.

Meeting: 06/07/2023 - Finance Committee (Item 3)

3 Consideration of the Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-12-23 P4 – Forward Work Programme

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3.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 23/03/2023 - Finance Committee (Item 3)

3 Consideration of the Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-07-23 P4 - Forward Work Programme

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3.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 01/03/2023 - Finance Committee (Item 6)

6 Consideration of the Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-05-23 P1 – Forward Work Programme

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6.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 01/12/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 4)

4 Consideration of the Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-24-22 P5 – Forward Work Programme

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4.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 29/09/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 1)

1 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-18-22 P1 - Forward Work Programme

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1.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 07/07/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 6)

6 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-16-22 P9 - Forward Work Programme

                                                                     

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6.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 18/05/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 4)

4 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-12-22 P2 – Forward Work Programme

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4.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 25/03/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 4)

4 Consideration of the Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-10-22 P5 – Forward Work Programme

FIN(6)-10-22 P6 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Draft Public Audit (Amendment) Wales Bill – 3 March 2022

FIN(6)-10-22 P7 – Letter to the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Draft Public Audit (Amendment) Wales Bill – 16 March 2022

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4.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 21/01/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 8)

8 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-03-22 P7 – Forward Work Programme

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8.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 24/11/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 8)

8 Consideration of Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-11-21 P3 – Forward Work Programme

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8.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

Meeting: 19/11/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 3)

3 Consideration of expert advice

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FIN(6)-10-21 P2 - Consideration of expert advice

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3.1 The Committee considered the paper.

Meeting: 13/10/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 5)

5 Informal briefing: Understanding the financial position in Wales

David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute of Fiscal Studies

Dr Ed Poole, Senior Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre

Guto Ifan, Research Associate, Wales Governance Centre

 

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Research Service: Background paper

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5.1 The Committee received a briefing from David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute of Fiscal Studies; Dr Ed Poole, Senior Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre; and Guto Ifan, Research Associate, Wales Governance Centre.

Meeting: 29/09/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 7)

Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Consideration of evidence

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7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 29/09/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 3)

3 Introductory session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Evidence session

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government

Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government

Matthew Denham-Jones, Deputy Director Financial Controls, Welsh Government

 

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Research Service Brief

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3.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government; Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury; and Matthew Denham-Jones, Deputy Director Financial Controls.

 

3.2 The Minister agreed to provide the following:

 

·         an update on the progress of the Budget Advisory Group for Equality and the wider role it can play in looking at the budget process;

·         a note on how consequential funding from the National Insurance increase will flow into the Welsh Government's budget.

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

2 PTN 11 – Letter from the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee: Joint working between committees in the Sixth Senedd – 10 August 2021

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

2 PTN 10 – Letter from the Chair of the Children Young People and Education Committee: Children and young people’s priorities for the Sixth Senedd – 20 July 2021

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

2 PTN 1 – Letter from the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee: Committee timetable – 14 July 2021

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Meeting: 15/09/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 8)

8 Consideration of the Committee's Forward Work Programme

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FIN(6)-04-21 P7 Forward Work Programme

FIN(6)-04-21 P8 Letter from the Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee: Future committee collaboration – 26 July 2021

FIN(6)-04-21 P9 Letter from the Chair of the Committee for Finance, Northern Ireland Assembly: Collaborative working and the devolved budget process – 3 Sept 2021

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8.1 The Committee considered its Forward Work Programme and related correspondence.

Meeting: 08/07/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 4)

4 Finance Committee procedures and ways of working

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FIN(6)-02-21 P4 - Strategic approach to Finance Committee remit

FIN(6)-02-21 P5 - Early Finance Committee activity

 

Fifth Senedd Legacy Report – Chairs’ Forum (PDF, 564KB)

Fifth Senedd Legacy Report – Finance Committee (PDF, 1MB)

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4.1 The Committee considered the papers on Committee procedures and ways of working.

Meeting: 02/07/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 2 - Finance Committee remit

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Meeting: 02/07/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 6)

6 Finance Committee procedures and ways of working

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FIN(6)-01-21 P4 – Finance Committee procedures and ways of working

FIN(6)-01-21 P5 – Training and development

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6.1 The Committee considered the papers on Committee procedures and ways of working.

 

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