Agenda and minutes

Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd - Wednesday, 24 February 2021 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Bethan Davies

Media

Senedd.TV: View the webcast

Transcript: Transcript for 24/02/2021 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the virtual meeting of the Finance Committee. 1.2 The Chair noted that Nick Ramsay MS has left the Committee and thanked him for his contribution to the Committee’s work. 1.3 The Chair welcomed Mark Isherwood MS as a new member of the Committee.
(09:30)	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2. Minutes of the meeting held on 8 January 2021. Minutes of the meeting held on 13 January 2021. Minutes of the meeting held on 15 January 2021. Minutes of the meeting held on 20 January 2021. Minutes of the meeting held on 27 January 2021. Supporting documents: Minutes of the meeting held on 8 January 2021 , item 2. PDF 80 KB View as HTML (2./1) 33 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 13 January 2021 , item 2. PDF 51 KB View as HTML (2./2) 25 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 15 January 2021 , item 2. PDF 53 KB View as HTML (2./3) 31 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 20 January 2021 , item 2. PDF 48 KB View as HTML (2./4) 24 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 27 January 2021 , item 2. PDF 47 KB View as HTML (2./5) 21 KB Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted.
	2.1	PTN 1 - Annual Scrutiny of the Wales Audit Office: Audit Wales' response to the Committee's recommendations - 22 January 2021 View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: FIN(5)-06-21 PTN 1 - Annual Scrutiny of the Wales Audit Office: Audit Wales' response to the Committee's recommendations - 22 January 2021 , item 2.1 PDF 163 KB
	2.2	PTN 2 - Letter from Audit Wales - Wales Audit Office Supplementary Estimate 2020-21 - 27 January 2021 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: FIN(5)-6-21 PTN 2 Letter from Audit Wales - Wales Audit Office Supplementary Estimate 2020-21 - 27 January 2021 , item 2.2 PDF 120 KB
	2.3	PTN 3 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd: Information on financial transactions capital and Wales Barnett formula consequentials – 21 January 2021 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: FIN(5)-06-21 PTN 3 – Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd: Information on financial transactions capital and Wales Barnett formula consequentials – 21 January 2021 , item 2.3 PDF 290 KB
	2.4	PTN 4 - Welsh Government's Second supplementary budget – Welsh Government response – 19 January 2021 View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: FIN(5)-06-21 PTN 4 – Welsh Government's Second supplementary budget – Welsh Government response – 19 January 2021 , item 2.4 PDF 745 KB
	2.5	PTN 5 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd - Land Transaction Tax (LTT) non-residential rates and thresholds – 2 February 2021 View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: FIN(5)-06-21 PTN 5 – Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd - Land Transaction Tax (LTT) non-residential rates and thresholds – 2 February 2021 , item 2.5 PDF 373 KB
	2.6	PTN 6 - Letter from the Chair of External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee to the Secretary of State for Wales: UK Shared Prosperity Fund - 2 February 2021 View the background to item 2.6 Supporting documents: FIN(5)-06-21 PTN 6 – Letter from the Chair of External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee to the Secretary of State for Wales: UK Shared Prosperity Fund - 2 February 2021 , item 2.6 PDF 202 KB
	2.7	PTN 7 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd: Modelling work for free school meals - 9 February 2021 View the background to item 2.7 Supporting documents: FIN(5)-06-21 PTN 7 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd: Modelling work for free school meals - 9 February 2021 , item 2.7 PDF 291 KB
	2.8	PTN 8 - Letter from Hafal: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2021-22 - 17 February 2021 View the background to item 2.8 Supporting documents: FIN(5)-06-21 PTN 8 - Letter from Hafal: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2021-22 - 17 February 2021 , item 2.8 PDF 260 KB
(09:30 - 11:00)	3.	Welsh Government Third Supplementary Budget 2020-21 View the background to item 3. Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Welsh Treasury Gawain Evans, Director of Finance Matthew Denham-Jones, Deputy Director, Financial Controls Supporting papers: FIN(5)-06-21 P1 – Welsh Government Third Supplementary Budget 2020-21 FIN(5)-06-21 P2 – Main expenditure group allocations FIN(5)-06-21 P3 – Explanatory note FIN(5)-06-21 P4 – Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd: Approach and timing of Welsh Government Third Supplementary Budget 2020-21 – 1 Feb 2021 FIN(5)-06-21 P5 – Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd: UK Contingencies Fund - 10 February 2021 Research brief Supporting documents: FIN(5)-06-21 P1 - Welsh Government Third Supplementary Budget 2020-21 , item 3. PDF 469 KB FIN(5)-06-21 P2 - Main expenditure group allocations , item 3. PDF 386 KB FIN(5)-06-21 P3 - Explanatory Note , item 3. PDF 900 KB FIN(5)-06-21 P4 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd: Approach and timing of Welsh Government Third Supplementary Budget 2020-21 – 1 Feb 2021 , item 3. PDF 288 KB FIN(5)-06-21 P5 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd: UK Contingencies Fund - 10 February 2021 , item 3. PDF 287 KB Restricted enclosure 31 View the reasons why document 3./6 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd; Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Welsh Treasury; Gawain Evans, Director of Finance; and Matthew Denham-Jones, Deputy Director, Financial Controls on the Welsh Government Third Supplementary Budget 2020-21. 3.2 The Minister agreed to provide: - Further detail via the Minister for Health and Social Services on the work being undertaken to improve information sharing between primary and secondary health care services. - Further information via the Minister for Housing and Local Government on the Local Authority Hardship Fund, specifically the formula relating to local authority lost savings as a result of the pandemic. - Further detail on the funding that has been allocated to support business during the pandemic.
(11:00)	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed.
(11:00 - 11:20)	5.	Welsh Government Third Supplementary Budget 2020-21: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(11:20 - 11:30)	6.	Consideration of Audit Wales Fee Scheme 2021-22 View the background to item 6. Supporting papers: FIN(5)-06-21 P6 - Audit Wales Fee Scheme 2021-22 Supporting documents: FIN(5)-06-21 P6 - Audit Wales Fee Scheme 2021-22 , item 6. PDF 545 KB Minutes: 6.1 The Committee approved the Audit Wales Fee Scheme 2021-22, under Standing Orders 18.10(x) in accordance with section 24(7) of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013.
(11:30 - 11:45)	7.	Consideration of Forward Work Programme paper View the background to item 7. Supporting papers: FIN(5)-06-21 P7 Forward Work Programme paper Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 35 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered its forward work programme.

Topics

Helpful Links

Related

No results were found