Agenda and minutes

Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 22 October 2025 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 22/10/2025 - Finance Committee

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Expected timing	No.	Item
(09.30)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. 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. 1.3 Apologies were received from Sam Rowlands MS. Janet Finch-Saunders MS substituted for Sam Rowlands MS.
(09.30)	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The paper was noted.
	2.1	PTN1 - Letter from the Business Committee - Review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes: publication of pre-introduction Bills - 10 October 2025 View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-23-25 PTN1 - Letter from the Business Committee – Review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes: publication of pre-introduction Bills – 10 October 2025 , item 2.1 PDF 142 KB Minutes: 2.1.1. The Committee considered the letter from Business Committee and agreed to respond to its review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes.
(09.30-11.00)	3.	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session 2 View the background to item 3. David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies Dr Ed Poole, Senior Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis) Guto Ifan, Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis) Supporting document: Consultation response pack Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 7 View the reasons why document 3./2 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 from David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies; Dr Ed Poole, Senior Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis); and Guto Ifan, Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis).
(11.00)	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed.
(11.00-11.15)	5.	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(11.15-11.30)	6.	British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 9 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered its draft report and agreed it with no changes.
(11.30-11.45)	7.	Update on changes to the Budget Protocol and related procedures View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 11 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 12 View the reasons why document 7./2 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft letters to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, and the Directly Funded Bodies.

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