Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Bethan Davies 

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The Committee resolved on 5 June 2019 to exclude the public from the meeting

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

 

 1.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore AM.

(09:00 - 09:30)

2.

Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill; consideration of draft report

Paper 1 – Draft report on the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee agreed the draft report with minor changes.

(09:30 - 09:45)

3.

International taxation and tax scrutiny - Background paper

Paper 2 – Background paper: International taxation and tax scrutiny

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee considered a background paper on international taxation and tax scrutiny.

(10:00 - 11:00)

4.

Office of Budget Responsibility: Tax forecasting briefing

Robert Chote, Chairman Budget Responsibility Committee

Andy King, Budget Responsibility Committee

Shaun Butcher, Deputy Chief of Staff

Dr Paul Mathews, Senior Analyst

Marcus Hanson, Analyst

 

Paper 3 – Memorandum of Understanding between the Welsh Government and Office for Budget Responsibility

Paper 4 – Terms of Reference between the Welsh Government and Office for Budget Responsibility

Paper 5 – Financial Framework between the Welsh Government and Office for Budget Responsibility

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee received a briefing from the Office of Budget Responsibility on tax forecasting.

(11:10 - 12:10)

5.

Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s capital funding sources: Private briefing from the National Audit Office and Wales Audit Office

Simon Reason, Director, National Audit Office

Daniel Fairhead, Audit Principal, National Audit Office

Matthew Mortlock, Director, Performance Audit, Wales Audit Office

Mike Usher, Sector Lead – Health & Central Government, Wales Audit Office

 

Paper 6 – National Audit Office submission to the Inquiry into Welsh Government capital funding sources

 

Research brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee received a briefing from the National Audit Office and the Wales Audit Office as part of its inquiry into the Welsh Government’s capital funding sources.

(12:10 - 12:25)

6.

Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s capital funding: consideration of private briefing

Paper 7 - Letter from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 6 June 2019

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the briefing received.