Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts 

Media

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Transcript: Transcript for 20/02/2025 - 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 issued a statement.

 

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

(09.30)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes of the meetings held on 20 November.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN 1 - Response from the Office for Budget Responsibility to recommendations included in the Finance Committee's report on the Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - 6 February 2025

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Update on the Welsh Government's budget timetable - 10 February 2025

Supporting documents:

2.3

PTN 3 - 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) - 13 February 2025

Supporting documents:

2.4

PTN 4 - Letter from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum: HM Treasury Engagement with the Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum - 12 February 2025

Supporting documents:

(09.30 - 10.30)

3.

Financial implications of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government

Chris Jones, Deputy Director, Mining Legacy and Reservoir Safety, Welsh Government

Kelly Murphy, Head of Implementation, Supervisory Authority Implementation Team, Welsh Government

 

Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill, as introduced

Explanatory Memorandum

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the financial implications of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill from Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government; Chris Jones, Deputy Director, Mining Legacy and Reservoir Safety, Welsh Government; and Kelly Murphy, Head of Implementation, Supervisory Authority Implementation Team, Welsh Government.

(10.30)

4.

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.

(10.30 - 10.45)

5.

Financial implications of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(10.45 - 11.00)

6.

Business Committee Review of Public Bill and Member Bill processes

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the paper on the Business Committee Review of Public Bill and Member Bill processes, and the letter from the Llywydd and agreed to consider the matter again at a future meeting.