Agenda and minutes

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1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to Committee. There were no apologies.

FIN(4)-13-14(paper 1)
FIN(4)-13-14(paper 2)

FIN(4)-13-14(paper 3)

Research Brief

Jane Hutt AM – Minister for Finance

Jo Salway – Deputy Director, Strategic Budgeting, Welsh Government

Matt Denham-Jones - Head of Budgetary Control and Reporting, Welsh Government

Jeff Andrews – Specialist Policy Adviser

2.1 The Committee took evidence from Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance, Jo Salway, Deputy Director, Strategic Budgeting, Welsh Government, Matt Denham-Jones, Head of Budgetary Control and Reporting, Welsh Government and Jeff Andrews, Specialist Policy Adviser on the Supplementary Budget Motion 2014-2015.

2.2 The Minister for Finance agreed to send additional information on:

·       How the increased funding of £1.6million for the Welsh language will be allocated

·       Examples of capital projects which have delivered cost savings and details of the outcomes

·       How the £6million financial transactions funding to date has been allocated

·       Further detail on the adjustment to the Education and Skills Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) relating to student loans

2.3 The Minister for Finance agreed to consider how best to disseminate details of smaller projects (under £15 million) and how these relate to Welsh Infrastructure Investment Plan.

Research Brief

Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance

Jo Salway – Deputy Director, Strategic Budgeting, Welsh Government

Matt Denham-Jones - Head of Budgetary Control and Reporting, Welsh Government

Jeff Andrews – Specialist Policy Adviser

3.1 Members discussed the forthcoming Welsh Government Draft Budget 2015-16 with Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance, Jo Salway, Deputy Director, Strategic Budgeting, Welsh Government, Matt Denham-Jones, Head of Budgetary Control and Reporting, Welsh Government and Jeff Andrews, Specialist Policy Adviser. 

3.2 The Minister for Finance agreed to send a note on where detail on PFI schemes across the public sector is recorded.

Items 5 & 6

4.1 The motion was agreed.

5.1 Members considered the evidence received.

FIN(4)-13-14 (paper 4)

6.1 Members considered and noted the work programme for the autumn term.