Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts 

Media

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Transcript: Transcript for 06/03/2025 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.00 - 09.15)

Registration

(09.15 - 09.30)

Private pre-meeting

(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 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. There was no substitute for Rhianon Passmore MS.

(09.30)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes of the meetings held on 27 November, 5 December, 12 December, 8 January, 15 January, 23 January and 30 January.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Inter-Ministerial Group for Business and Industry - 17 February 2025

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN 2 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee (IMSC) - 26 February 2025

Supporting documents:

2.3

PTN 3 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill – 27 February 2025

Supporting documents:

(09.30 - 10.30)

3.

Scrutiny of the Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session

Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Welsh Government

Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government

Sharon Bounds, Deputy Director, Financial Controls, Welsh Government

 

Supporting documents:

Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25 from Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Welsh Government; Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government; and Sharon Bounds, Deputy Director, Financial Controls, Welsh Government.

(10.30)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting, and the meetings on 12 March and 27 March

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(10.30 - 10.45)

5.

Scrutiny of the Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1  The Committee considered the evidence received.

(10.45 - 11.00)

6.

The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and decided not to issue a report.

(11.00 - 11.15)

7.

Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the paper on the Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum and noted the actions included within the paper.