Agenda and minutes

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies had been received from Ann Jones.

FIN(4) 13-12 – Paper 1

2.1 The Committee considered the recommendations of its Welsh Government draft budget 2012-13 report and the response from the Minister for Finance.

2.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Welsh Government requesting:

·         A note explaining why the Minister has chosen to update the Committee with quarterly reports;

·         Clarification on the role of the delivery unit;

3.1 The Committee noted the minutes of the previous meeting.

3.2 The Committee noted the Welsh Government’s response to the Committee report ‘Borrowing Powers and Innovative Approaches to Capital Funding’ and agreed to hold a debate on the report.

Items 5 to 7.

Items 5 to 7.

5.1 The Committee discussed its draft report ‘The Effectiveness of European Structural Funding in Wales’ and suggested amendments.

5.2 The Committee agreed to consider the draft report further at a future meeting.

6.1 The Committee considered the Welsh Government’s outturn report 2011-2012 and agreed to request further information from the Minister for Finance.

7.1 The Committee discussed its work programme for the autumn term 2012.