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) 12-12 – Paper 1- Value Wales

Alison Standfast, Deputy Director Value Wales (Procurement), Value Wales

Paul Williams, Strategic Procurement Executive, Value Wales

2.1 The Chair welcomed Alison Standfast, Deputy Director (Procurement) Value Wales; and Paul Griffiths, Strategic Procurement Executive, Value Wales.

2.2 Owing to technical problems, the Committee agreed to suspend the evidence session and write to Value Wales with questions which were not reached by the Committee.

FIN(4) 12-12 – Paper 3 – Financial implications of Public Audit (Wales) Bill

FIN(4) 11-12 - Minutes of previous meeting

3.1 The Committee noted the paper on the financial implications of the Public Audit (Wales) Bill.

3.2 The Committee ratified the minutes of the meeting on 4 July 2012.

FIN(4) 12-12 – Paper 2 – Commission on Devolution in Wales

Paul Silk, Chair, Commission on Devolution in Wales

Professor Noel Lloyd, former Vice-Chancellor, Aberystwyth University

Dyfrig John, Chairman of Principality Building Society

4.1 The Chair welcomed Paul Silk, Chair, Commission on Devolution in Wales; Professor Noel Lloyd, Former Vice-Chancellor, Aberystwyth University; Dyfrig John, Chairman of Principality Building Society; and Ed Sherriff, Economic Advisor to the private meeting.

4.2 The Committee received an update on the work of the Commission on Devolution in Wales.

5.1 The Committee agreed its response to the consultation on new Scottish borrowing powers, which would be sent to HM Treasury shortly.

6.1 The Committee discussed its approach to scrutinising the Welsh Government draft budget 2013-2014.

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