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Transcript: Transcript for 24/09/2025 - Finance Committee
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At its meeting on 18 September 2025, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public from the start of today's meeting. |
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(09.00 - 09.15) |
Registration |
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(09.15 - 09.30) |
Private pre-meeting |
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(09.30 - 10.15) |
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - Pre-budget scrutiny: Chief Economist Thomas Nicholls, Chief Economist, Welsh Treasury Ceri Greenall, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Welsh Treasury Supporting documents:
Minutes: 1.1 The Committee received a pre-budget technical briefing from Thomas Nicholls, Chief Economist, Welsh Government; and Ceri Greenall, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Welsh Government. |
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(10.15 - 10.30) |
Break |
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Public |
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(10.30) |
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 2.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee. 2.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. There was no substitute for Rhianon Passmore MS. |
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(10.30 - 11.25) |
Financial implications of the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2 Mark Isherwood MS, Member in Charge of the Bill Gareth Rogers, Bill Manager, Senedd Commission Martin Jennings, Senedd Research, Senedd Commission Supporting documents: British Sign Language (Wales) Bill, as introduced British Sign Language (Wales) Bill, as introduced (Introduction to the Bill in British Sign Language) Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1 The Committee took evidence on the financial implications of the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill from Mark Isherwood MS, Member in Charge of the Bill; Gareth Rogers, Bill Manager, Senedd Commission; and Martin Jennings, Senedd Research, Senedd Commission. |
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(11.25) |
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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(11.25 - 11.40) |
Financial implications of the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received. |
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(11.40 - 11.50) |
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - Pre-budget scrutiny - Chief Economist: Consideration of evidence Minutes: The Committee considered the evidence received. |
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(11.50 - 12.00) |
Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Consideration of draft report Supporting documents:
Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered its draft report and agreed it with no changes. |