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Transcript: Transcript for 21/06/2023 - Finance Committee
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Registration (09.15-09.30) |
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Private pre-meeting - Informal (09.30-10.15) |
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance
Committee. 1.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. |
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(10.15) |
Paper(s) to note Minutes of the meetings held on 8 March, 26 April and 24 May. Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted. |
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PTN 1 - Letter from the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee - Financial scrutiny of Health Boards - 24 April 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 2 - Welsh Government Second Supplementary Budget 2022-23: Welsh Government response - April 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 3 - Letter from Peter Fox MS to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Food (Wales) Bill - 4 May 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 4 - Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill report: Welsh Government response - 5 May 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 5 - Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services: Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill – 5 May 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 6 - Letter from Jonathan Athow, HMRC: Administration of WRIT - 9 May 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 7 – Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Agriculture (Wales) Bill – 9 May Supporting documents: |
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PTN 8 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Inflation in the cost estimates accompanying future Bills - 12 May 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 9 - Letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: UK/Ireland/EC: Financing Agreement on the PEACE PLUS Programme 2021-2027 - 12 May 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 10 - Letter from the Counsel General to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee - 17 May 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 11 - Food (Wales) Bill: Response from Peter Fox MS, Member-in-charge of the Bill - 19 May 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 12 - Letter from the Chair of Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee: Food (Wales) Bill - 31 May 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 13 - Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services: The Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill – Stage 2 Government Amendment - 24 May 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 14 - Letter from the Senedd Commission: Update in relation to Committee report recommendation - 24 May 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 15 - Letter from the Minister for Climate Change: The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill - 31 May 2023 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 16 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee - 13 June 2023 Supporting documents: |
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(10.15-11.15) |
Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2023-24: Evidence session Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government Emma Watkins, Deputy Director, Budget and Government Business Sharon Bounds, Deputy Director, Financial Controls Supporting documents: Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2023-24 Research Service brief Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2023-24 from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government; Emma Watkins, Deputy Director, Budget and Government Business; and Sharon Bounds, Deputy Director, Financial Controls. 3.2 The Minister for Finance and Local Government agreed to ask the Minister for Education to provide a note on: · school budget overspends and whether any deficit can be carried forward into the next financial year. |
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(11.15) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed. |
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(11.15-11.30) |
Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2023-24: Consideration of evidence Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received. |
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(11.30-11.45) |
Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM): Non-Domestic Rating Bill Supporting documents: FIN(6)-10-23 P1 – Cover paper FIN(6)-10-23 P2 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Chair of the Finance Committee - 2 June 2023 FIN(6)-10-23 P3 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 1 June 2023 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the correspondence and agreed to take no further action in relation to the LCM on the Non-Domestic Rating Bill. |
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(11.45-12.00) |
Audit Wales - Notification of audit deadlines Supporting documents: FIN(6)-10-23 P4 - Audit Wales - Notification of audit deadlines Supporting documents:
Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered the paper on the notification of audit deadlines and agreed to write to Audit Wales. |
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(12.00-12.15) |
Consultation with Senedd Committees on documentation accompanying the Draft Budget Supporting documents: FIN(6)-10-23 P5 – Cover paper FIN(6)-10-23 P6 - Letter from the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee – 12 April 2023 FIN(6)-10-23 P7 - Letter from the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee – 18 May 2023 FIN(6)-10-23 P8 – Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee – 25 May 2023 FIN(6)-10-23 P9 - Letter from the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee – 20 April 2023 FIN(6)-10-23 P10 - Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee – 26 May 2023 FIN(6)-10-23 P11 - Letter from the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee – 28 April 2023 FIN(6)-10-23 P12 - Letter from the Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee – 26 April 2023 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered the letters submitted by Committee Chairs and agreed to write to the Minister for Finance and Local Government. |
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(12.15-12.30) |
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report Supporting documents: FIN(6)-10-23 P13 – Draft report Supporting documents:
Minutes: 9.1 The Committee considered and agreed the report. |