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Transcript: Transcript for 30/11/2020 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(13.30-14.15)

1.

Inter-Ministerial Group on Paying for Social Care - Technical briefing from Welsh Government officials

Matthew Jenkins - Deputy Director, Partnership & Cooperation, Welsh Government

Anna Adams - Deputy Director, Head of Tax Strategy Policy and Engagement, Welsh Government

 

Supporting papers:

FIN(5)-24-20 P1 – Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services:  Technical briefing – 17 Nov 2020

FIN(5)-24-20 P2 – Presentation slides

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

1.1 The Committee received a technical briefing on the Inter-Ministerial Group on Paying for Social Care from Matthew Jenkins, Deputy Director, Partnership & Cooperation, Welsh Government; and Anna Adams, Deputy Director, Head of Tax Strategy Policy and Engagement, Welsh Government.

2.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

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

(14.30)

3.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes of the meeting held on 16 November 2020

Minutes of the meeting held on 23 November 2020

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The papers were noted.

3.1

PTN 1 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd: The Non-Domestic Rating (Multiplier) (Wales) Order 2020 - 11 November 2020

Supporting documents:

3.2

PTN 2 - Letter from the Auditor General for Wales: Code of Audit Practice - 18 November 2020

Supporting documents:

3.3

PTN 3 - Letter from the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip: Socio-economic Duty - 25 November 2020

Supporting documents:

(14.30-15.30)

4.

Inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework: Evidence session 9

Rebecca Evans MS – Minister for Finance and Trefnydd

Andrew Jeffreys - Director, Welsh Treasury

Julian Revell - Head of Fiscal Analysis, Welsh Treasury

 

Supporting papers:

FIN(5)-24-20 P3 Welsh Government – Evidence paper

Research brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd; Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Welsh Treasury; and Julian Revell, Head of Fiscal Analysis, Welsh Treasury on its inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework.

(15.30)

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the meeting on 7 December

Minutes:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

(15.30-15.45)

6.

Inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(15.45-16.00)

7.

Report on Outturn 2019-20 - Welsh Government

Supporting papers:

FIN(5)-24-20 P4 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd and attached Report on Outturn 2019-20 - 18 November 2020

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1  The Committee considered the Welsh Government’s report on Outturn 2019-20.

(16.00-16.15)

8.

Role and Remits of Independent Fiscal Institutions - The Northern Ireland Assembly

Supporting papers:

FIN(5)-24-20 P5 – Letter from the Chair of the Committee for Finance at the Northern Ireland Assembly and accompanying research paper: Role and Remits of Independent Fiscal Institutions – 18 November 2020

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered the letter and the accompanying research paper from the Northern Ireland Assembly.