Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Contact: Gareth Price 

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(09:30)

1.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

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

(9:30-10:00)

2.

National Health Service Finance (Wales) Bill

FIN(4)-18-13 Paper 1

FIN(4)-18-13 Paper 2

FIN(4)-18-13 Paper 3

 

Mark Drakeford AM- Minister for Health and Social Services

Sally Hughes – Welsh Government Lawyer

Mark Osland - Deputy Director, Finance, Department of Health and Social Services

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received a briefing from Mark Drakeford AM, Minister for Health and Social Services on the National Health Service Finance (Wales) Bill.

(10:00-11:00)

3.

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2014-15: Evidence from the Welsh Government

Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance, Welsh Government

Jo Salway, Deputy Director, Strategic Budgeting

Jeff Andrews, Specialist Policy Adviser

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee scrutinised the Minister for Finance on the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2014-15.

 

Action Points

 

The Minister of Finance to write to the Committee in due course, with clarification on financial transaction arrangements, when the information is available from HM Treasury.

 

The Minister of Finance agreed to send a note on the overall level of debt in relation to innovative financing projects.

 

The Minister of Finance agreed to send a note on the non-dividend investment vehicle being used for the dualling of the A465.

 

In their post-meeting discussions the Committee also asked if they could receive the evidence on which decisions were made regarding the level of support for the Council tax reduction scheme, as at time of publication we were only half-way through 2013-14.

(11:00 - 11:10)

4.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2014-2015

FIN(4)-18-13 Paper 4

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee noted the paper.

(11:10)

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

Items 6 & 7

Minutes:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

(11:10-11:40)

6.

Scrutiny of Welsh Government Draft Budget 2014-15: Review of Evidence Received

Minutes:

6.1 Members discussed the evidence received on the Welsh Government’s draft budget.

(11:40)

7.

National Health Service Finance (Wales) Bill: Stage 2 Order of Consideration

Minutes:

7.1 Members agreed that the Committee considers the amendments as per the default order of consideration.