Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 1 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Bethan Davies 

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(14.00)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the virtual meeting of the Finance Committee.

(14.00-14.20)

2.

Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2020-21: Consideration of draft report

Paper 1 – Draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee agreed the report with minor changes.

(14.20-14.40)

3.

Impact of variations in national and sub-national income tax: Consideration of draft report

Paper 2 – Draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee agreed the report with minor changes.

(14.40-15.00)

4.

Implementation and operation of Part 2 (Finance) of the Wales Act 2014 and the Fiscal Framework: Scoping paper

Paper 3 – Inquiry scoping paper

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee considered the scoping paper and agreed the terms of reference for the inquiry.

(15.00-15.15)

5.

Legislative Consent: Finance Bill 2020

Paper 4 – Legal paper: Finance Bill

Paper 5 – Written statement by the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Government Response - The future of UK carbon pricing

Paper 6 – Draft report

Finance Bill – Legislative Consent Memorandum

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum and agreed the report.

(15.15-15.30)

6.

Inquiry into a legislative budget process: Response from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd

Paper 7 – Response from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the Minister’s response and agreed to prepare an interim report on the Committee’s inquiry.

(15.30-15:40)

7.

Oversight of the Wales Audit Office: Update for the Finance Committee

Paper 8 – Letter from the Auditor General for Wales and Chair of the Board – 5 May 2020

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee noted the correspondence.

(15.40-15.50)

8.

Oversight of the Wales Audit Office: The Chair's expenses

Paper 9 – Letter from the Auditor General for Wales – 5 May 2020

Paper 10 – Legal advice

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee noted the issue regarding the Chair’s expenses.

(15.50-16.00)

9.

Oversight of the Wales Audit Office: Remuneration arrangements for the Auditor General for Wales

Paper 11 – Cover paper

Paper 12 – Letter from the Head of Law and Ethics – 7 February 2020

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee noted the Auditor General’s remuneration arrangements and issue regarding expenses and agreed to return to the matter following its next scrutiny session with the Auditor General.