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Transcript: Transcript for 09/11/2022 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

Private pre-meeting - Informal (09.15-09.30)

(09.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

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

 

1.2        In accordance with Standing Order 17.24A, Peter Fox MS declared an interest under item 3, namely that he is a farmer and a tenant farmer.

(09.30)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes of the meeting held on 5 October 2022

Minutes of the meeting held on 12 October 2022

Minutes of the meeting held on 20 October 2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

 

2.2 The Committee agreed to write to the First Minister on the financial implications of Bills.

 

2.1

PTN 1 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee (F:ISC) - 19 October 2022

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN 2 - Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Additional information following the evidence session on 12 October 2022 - 21 October 2022

Supporting documents:

2.3

PTN 3 - The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response - 25 October 2022

Supporting documents:

2.4

PTN 4 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 Timetable - 24 October 2022

Supporting documents:

2.5

PTN 5 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Timetable for the Second Supplementary Budget for 2022-23 - 3 November 2022

Supporting documents:

(09.30-10.30)

3.

Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

James Owen, Deputy Director, Land Management Reform Division

Simon Bilsborough, Land Management Reform Unit

 

Supporting documents:

Agriculture (Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF, 345KB)

Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 3.4MB)

Research Service Brief

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd; and Welsh Government officials on the Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill.

 

3.2 The Minister agreed to provide:

 

·         A note on the financial modelling relating to unknown or unquantified costs of the Bill, based on past experiences.

 

·         A note on the financial reporting requirements for assessing the economic impact on the agricultural sector in relation to future support schemes.

(10.30)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 5 and 7 and the meetings on 16 November 2022 and 1 December 2022

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(10.30-10.45)

5.

Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Public

(10.45-12.00)

6.

Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2023-24 and Interim Report: Evidence session

Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales

Lindsay Foyster, Chair of the Wales Audit Office

Kevin Thomas, Executive Director of Corporate Services

Ann-Marie Harkin, Executive Director of Audit Services

 

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-22-22 P1- Estimate of Income and Expenses for Audit Wales for the year ended 31 March 2024

FIN(6)-22-22 P2 – Supporting information for the Estimate of Income and Expenses for Audit Wales for the year ended 31 March 2024

FIN(6)-22-22 P3 – Interim Report – An assessment of progress made against our 2022-23 Annual Plan during the period 1 April to 30 September 2022

FIN(6)-22-22 P4 - Letter from Ben Robertson on behalf of PCS Union and Prospect Union branches at Audit Wales: Staff Pay - 3 November 2022

Research Service brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee took evidence from the Auditor General for Wales; Chair of the Wales Audit Office; and Audit Wales officials.

Private

(12.00-12.15)

7.

Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2023-24 and Interim Report: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.