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Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 27 March 2025 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 27/03/2025 - Finance Committee

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Expected timing	No.	Item
		At its meeting on 6 March, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public from the start of today's meeting.
(09.00 - 09.15)		Registration
(09.15 - 09.30)		Private pre-meeting
(09.30 - 09.45)	1.	Financial implications of the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report View the background to item 1. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 1./1 is restricted Minutes: 1.1 The Committee considered and agreed its draft report.
(09.45 - 10.00)	2.	Business Committee Review of Public Bill and Member Bill processes View the background to item 2. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Minutes: 2.1 The Committee considered and agreed its draft response to the Business Committee’s review of Public Bills and Members Bills.
(10.00)	3.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee. 3.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. There was no substitute for Rhianon Passmore MS.
	4.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 4. Minutes of the meetings held on 5 February, 12 February and 6 March. Supporting documents: Minutes of the meeting held on 5 February 2025 , item 4. PDF 54 KB View as HTML (4./1) 25 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 12 February 2025 , item 4. PDF 54 KB View as HTML (4./2) 23 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 6 March 2025 , item 4. PDF 51 KB View as HTML (4./3) 22 KB Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted.
	4.1	PTN 1 - Letter from Audit Wales: Notification of audit deadline position - 17 February 2025 View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-10-25 PTN 1 - Letter from Audit Wales: Notification of audit deadline position - 17 February 2025 , item 4.1 PDF 668 KB
	4.2	PTN 2 - Letter from Audit Wales: Sector Development Wales Partnership - 4 March 2025 View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-10-25 PTN 2 - Letter from Audit Wales: Sector Development Wales Partnership - 4 March 2025 , item 4.2 PDF 1 MB
	4.3	PTN 3 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Welsh Government's response to the Finance Committee's report - 3 March 2025 View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-10-25 PTN 3 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Welsh Government's response to the Finance Committee's report - 3 March 2025 , item 4.3 PDF 1 MB
	4.4	PTN 4 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Education to Finance Committee's report recommendation 38 - 3 March 2025 View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-10-25 PTN 4 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Education to Finance Committee's report recommendation 38 - 3 March 2025 , item 4.4 PDF 939 KB
	4.5	PTN 5 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee (F:ISC) - 5 March 2025 View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-10-25 PTN 5 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee (F:ISC) - 5 March 2025 , item 4.5 PDF 736 KB
	4.6	PTN 6 - Letter from the Senedd Commission: Senedd Reform ring-fenced budget - 14 March 2025 View the background to item 4.6 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-10-25 PTN 6 - Letter from the Senedd Commission: Senedd Reform ring-fenced budget - 14 March 2025 , item 4.6 PDF 721 KB
	4.7	PTN 7 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Wels Government: Leadership changes at the Welsh Revenue Authority - 21 March 2025 View the background to item 4.7 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-10-25 PTN 7 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Wels Government: Leadership changes at the Welsh Revenue Authority - 21 March 2025 , item 4.7 PDF 196 KB
(10.00 - 10.30)	5.	Cardiff Bay 2032: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission View the background to item 5. Hefin David MS, Commissioner for Budget and Governance, Senedd Commission Ed Williams, Director of Senedd Resources, Senedd Commission Andrew Gibson, Director, Avison Young Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 26 View the reasons why document 5./1 is restricted Minutes: 5.1 The Committee took evidence on Cardiff Bay 2032 from Hefin David MS, Commissioner for Budget and Governance, Senedd Commission; Ed Williams, Director of Senedd Resources, Senedd Commission; and Andrew Gibson, Director, Avison Young.
(10.30)	6.	Motion under Standing Orders 17.42 (iii) and 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The motion was agreed.
(10.30 - 11.00)	7.	Cardiff Bay 2032: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission View the background to item 7. Hefin David MS, Commissioner for Budget and Governance, Senedd Commission Ed Williams, Director of Senedd Resources, Senedd Commission Jan Koziel, Head of Procurement, Senedd Commission Andrew Gibson, Director, Avison Young Minutes: 7.1 The Committee took evidence on Cardiff Bay 2032 from Hefin David MS, Commissioner for Budget and Governance, Senedd Commission; Ed Williams, Director of Senedd Resources, Senedd Commission; Jan Koziel, Head of Procurement, Senedd Commission; and Andrew Gibson, Director, Avison Young.
(11.00 - 11.15)	8.	Cardiff Bay 2032: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(11.15 - 11.30)	9.	Proposed Section 150 Order in relation to the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 and the Public Services Ombudsman (for Wales) Act 2019 View the background to item 9. Supporting documents: FIN(6)-10-25 P3 - Letter from the Llywydd – 18 March 2025 , item 9. PDF 726 KB FIN(6)-10-25 P4 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs - 6 November 2024 , item 9. PDF 362 KB Minutes: 9.1 The Committee considered the correspondence regarding the Proposed Section 150 Order and agreed not to provide any comments in relation to the Llywydd’s intended response to the Welsh Government.
(11.30 - 11.35)	10.	Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum View the background to item 10. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 31 View the reasons why document 10./1 is restricted Minutes: 10.1 The Committee noted the draft joint communique from the Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum.

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