Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 14/02/2018 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.00)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

 

1.2 Apologies were received from Steffan Lewis AM.

(09.00)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN1 - Letter from the Welsh Revenue Authority - Cross border land titles and WRA taxpayer repayments - 30 January 2018

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN2 - Letter from the Chair to the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill - 8 February 2018

Supporting documents:

2.3

PTN3 - Letter from the Chair to the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee - Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill - 30 January 2018

Supporting documents:

2.4

PTN4 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services - Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill - 9 February 2018

Supporting documents:

(09.00-10.20)

3.

Second Supplementary Budget 2017-18: Evidence session

Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance

Gawain Evans, Director of Finance, Welsh Government

Matthew Denham-Jones, Deputy Director, Financial Controls, Welsh Government

 

Paper 1 – Second Supplementary Budget 2017-18 Budget Motion

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance; Gawain Evans, Director of Finance, Welsh Government; and Matthew Denham-Jones, Deputy Director, Financial Controls, Welsh Government on the Second Supplementary Budget 2017-18.

(10.20)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(10.20-10.30)

5.

Second Supplementary Budget 2017-18: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(10.30-10.40)

6.

Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report

Paper 2 – Draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered and agreed its draft report with minor changes.

(10.40-10.45)

7.

Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016: Tax Statutory Instrument

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the Tax Collection and Management (Reimbursement Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2018 and agreed to report.

(10.45-12.30)

8.

Legislative budget process

Daniel Greenberg - Barrister specialising in legislation

 

Paper 4 - Legislative Budget Process: Discussion Paper

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee held an informal session with Daniel Greenberg, a barrister specialising in legislation.