Agenda and minutes
Venue: Committee Room 2 - Senedd
Contact: Gareth Price
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(09:00) |
Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Simon Thomas AM to his first meeting of the Committee. |
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(09:00) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Items 3, 4, 5, and 8. Minutes: 2.1 The Motion was agreed. |
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(09:00-09:20) |
Consideration of draft report on the Assembly Commission draft budget 2014-15 FIN(4)-16-13 Paper 1 Minutes: 3.1 Peter Black AM absented himself for this item due to his role as a Member of the Assembly Commission. 3.2 The Committee considered and agreed the draft report. |
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(09:20-09:40) |
Consideration of draft report on the Public Service Ombudsman for Wales draft estimates 2014-15 FIN(4)-16-13 Paper 2 Minutes: 4.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft report. |
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(09:40 - 10:00) |
Inquiry into Higher Education Funding: consideration of oral witnesses FIN(4)-16-13 Paper 3 Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the paper and agreed the proposed schedule of witnesses with the addition of the Chief Scientific Adviser. |
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(10:00-11:00) |
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's draft budget proposals for 2014-15 - Evidence from the Welsh Government Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance, National Assembly for Wales Jo Salway, Deputy Director, Strategic Budgeting Jeff Andrews, Specialist Policy Adviser Minutes: 6.1 The Committee scrutinised the Minister for Finance on the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2014-15. Action points: The Minister for Finance agreed to write to Committee with clarification
on how the proposed HS2 project could affect Barnett consequentials
if it proceeds. The Minister for Finance agreed to clarify the level of income
anticipated from Non-Domestic rates. The Minister for Finance agreed to share more information on the where
Government caps the fees that can be charged by local authorities. The Minister for Finance agreed to forward monitoring returns on capital
expenditure for schools. The Minister for Finance agreed to send a note on the budget allocated
to develop the National Adoption Agency during this financial year. The Minister for Finance agreed to send a note and a number for what
efficiencies the Welsh Government is making within its central administration. The Minister for Finance agreed to provide a note on special treatment
given to preventative spending. The Minister for Finance agreed to send clarification on why there has
been a cut in the Welsh language budget without the promised assessment of the
impact of Welsh Government spending as promised by the First Minister in
February 2013. |
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(11:00) |
Papers to note Supporting documents: Minutes: 7.1 The papers were noted. |
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(11:00-11:15) |
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2014-2015: Review of evidence received Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received from the Minister for Finance today and agreed to write to her seeking clarification on a number of issues raised during the session. |