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Transcript: Transcript for 13/06/2018 - 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 Secretary of State to Chair - Inquiry into the preparations for replacing EU funding for Wales - 21 May 2018

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN2 - Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to the Chair - Celebrating 10 years of Fiscal Devolution - 24 May 2018

Supporting documents:

2.3

PTN3 - Letter from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance - Celebrating 10 years of Fiscal Devolution - 25 May 2018

Supporting documents:

2.4

PTN4 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance - Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill: Fiscal Framework - 4 June 2018

Supporting documents:

2.5

PTN5 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance - Implications for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Budgets - 7 June 2018

Supporting documents:

(09.00-09.50)

3.

Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

Huw Irranca-Davies AM, Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care

Owain Lloyd, Deputy Director, Childcare, Play and Early Years Division, Welsh Government

Faye Gracey, Head of Policy Analysis, Welsh Government

 

Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill

Explanatory Memorandum

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Huw Irranca-Davies AM, Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care; Owain Lloyd, Deputy Director, Childcare, Play and Early Years Division, Welsh Government; and Faye Gracey, Head of Policy Analysis, Welsh Government on the Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill.

(09.50)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 5, 9 and 10

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(09.50-10.00)

5.

Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(10.00-10.40)

6.

Inquiry into preparations for replacing EU funding for Wales: Evidence session 1 (Wales Programme Monitoring Committee)

Julie Morgan AM, Chair of the Wales Programme Monitoring Committee

Dr Grahame Guilford, EU Funding Ambassador

Sioned Evans, Chief Executive, Welsh European Funding Office

 

Paper 1 – Written evidence: Wales Programme Monitoring Committee

Paper 2 – Written evidence: Dr Grahame Guilford

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee took evidence from Julie Morgan AM, Chair of the Wales Programme Monitoring Committee; Dr Grahame Guilford, EU Funding Ambassador; and Sioned Evans, Chief Executive, Welsh European Funding Office on its inquiry into preparations for replacing EU funding for Wales.

(10.40-11.20)

7.

Inquiry into preparations for replacing EU funding for Wales: Evidence session 2 (Welsh Local Government Association)

Councillor Rob Stewart, Leader, Swansea Council and Welsh Local Government Association Deputy Leader and spokesperson on Economic Development, Europe and Energy

Tim Peppin, Director of Regeneration and Sustainable Development, Welsh Local Government Association

 

Paper 3 – Written evidence: Welsh Local Government Association

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee took evidence from Councillor Rob Stewart, Leader, Swansea Council and Welsh Local Government Association Deputy Leader and spokesperson on Economic Development, Europe and Energy; and Tim Peppin, Director of Regeneration and Sustainable Development, Welsh Local Government Association on its inquiry into preparations for replacing EU funding for Wales.

 

(11.20-12.00)

8.

Inquiry into preparations for replacing EU funding for Wales: Evidence session 3 (Hywel Ceri Jones)

Dr Hywel Ceri Jones, Former European Funding Ambassador

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee’s evidence session with Dr Hywel Ceri Jones, Former EU Funding Ambassador was cancelled due to illness.  Dr Hywel Ceri Jones instead submitted written evidence to inform the Committee’s inquiry.

(12.00-12.20)

9.

Inquiry into preparations for replacing EU funding for Wales: Consideration of evidence

Paper 4 – Summary of consultation responses

Consultation pack

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(12.20-12.30)

10.

Inquiry on the Remuneration Board’s Determination Underspend: Consideration of the Assembly Commission's response

Paper 5 – Assembly Commission’s response – 8 June 2018

Paper 6 – Letter from the Remuneration Board – Review of staffing support for Members: Flexibility of the allowances – 6 June 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

10.1 The Committee noted the Assembly Commission’s response and the outcome of the Remuneration Board’s review of staffing support for Members.