Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 12/10/2020 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(14.30-15.10)

1.

Welsh Revenue Authority: annual accounts 2019 to 2020 - Technical briefing

Dyfed Alsop, Chief Executive, Welsh Revenue Authority

Rebecca Godfrey, Chief Strategy Officer, Welsh Revenue Authority

Sam Cairns, Operating Officer, Welsh Revenue Authority

Adam Al-Nuaimi, Head of Data Analysis, Welsh Revenue Authority

 

Minutes:

1.1 The Committee received a technical briefing on the Welsh Revenue Authority’s Performance Report - 2019 to 2020 from Dyfed Alsop, Chief Executive; Rebecca Godfrey, Chief Strategy Officer; Sam Cairns, Operating Officer; and Adam Al-Nuami, Head of Data Analysis.

2.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

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

 

2.1 Apologies were received from Mike Hedges MS.

(15.20)

3.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes of the meeting held on 5 October 2020

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The papers were noted.

3.1

PTN 1 - Letter from the Minister for Housing and Local Government: Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill - 2 October 2020

Supporting documents:

(15.20-16.00)

4.

Inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework: Evidence session 3

Dr Ed Poole, Senior Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre 

Guto Ifan, Research Associate, Wales Governance Centre 

 

Supporting papers:

Research brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Dr Ed Poole, Senior Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre and Guto Ifan, Research Associate, Wales Governance Centre on its inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework.

 

 

 

5.

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

Minutes:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

(16.00-16.20)

6.

Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2021-22: Consideration of draft report

Supporting papers:

FIN(5)-19-20 P1 – Draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee agreed the draft report with minor changes.

(16.20-16.30)

7.

Consideration of information from HMRC in relation to Welsh Rates of Income Tax

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee noted the Welsh Rates of Income Tax

HMRC Annual Report 2020 and Service Level Agreement.

(16.30-16.40)

8.

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2021-22: Consideration of approach

Supporting papers:

FIN(5)-19-20 P2 - Suggested timetable of witnesses: Budget Scrutiny 2021-22

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered its approach to scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2021-22.

(16.40-16.50)

9.

Consideration of Internal Market Bill

Supporting papers:

FIN(5)19-20 P3 - Research Service: UK Internal Market Bill & EU Funding Implications

FIN(5)19-20 P4 - Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Scrutiny of EU withdrawal arrangements – 7 October 2020

FIN(5)19-20 P5 Letter from the Finance Committee to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee and the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee: Scrutiny of EU withdrawal arrangements – 24 September 2020

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee considered a Research Service paper and correspondence regarding the Internal Market Bill.

 

9.2 The Committee agreed that the Chair, Llyr Gruffydd MS and Alun Davies MS will attend the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee’s session on 2 November, to take evidence from the Counsel General on the EU withdrawal arrangements.