Agenda and minutes

Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 29 January 2026 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 29/01/2026 - 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 View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee. 1.2 The Chair welcomed Mark Isherwood MS and Adam Price MS, who attended agenda items 3 and 5 as Members of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee, in accordance with Standing Order 17.49.
	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2. Supporting documents: Minutes of the meeting held on 5 November 2025 , item 2. PDF 57 KB View as HTML (2./1) 27 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 13 November 2025 , item 2. PDF 57 KB View as HTML (2./2) 27 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 2025 , item 2. PDF 56 KB View as HTML (2./3) 26 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 1 December 2025 , item 2. PDF 57 KB View as HTML (2./4) 26 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 11 December 2025 , item 2. PDF 48 KB View as HTML (2./5) 20 KB Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted.
	2.1	PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Gender Budgeting - 19 January 2026 View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-02-26 PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Gender Budgeting - 19 January 2026 , item 2.1 PDF 236 KB
	2.2	PTN 2 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Welsh Government response to the Finance Committee's report - 23 January 2026 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-02-26 PTN 2 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Welsh Government response to the Finance Committee's report - 23 January 2026 , item 2.2 PDF 269 KB
(09.30 - 10.30)	3.	Pre-nomination Hearing - Auditor General for Wales View the background to item 3. Catherine Mealing-Jones - Preferred Candidate for Auditor General for Wales Paper 1 – Curriculum Vitae for Catherine Mealing-Jones Supporting documents: FIN(6)-02-26 P1 Curriculum Vitae for Catherine Mealing-Jones , item 3. PDF 214 KB Restricted enclosure 15 View the reasons why document 3./2 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee conducted a Pre-nomination Hearing of the preferred candidate for the position of Auditor General for Wales, Catherine Mealing-Jones.
(10.30)	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.
(10.30 - 10.45)	5.	Pre-nomination Hearing - Auditor General for Wales: Consideration of hearing View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the appropriateness of the preferred candidate for nomination to His Majesty for appointment as Auditor General for Wales, and agreed to consult with bodies which represent the interests of local government in Wales, in accordance with section 2(3) of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013.
(10.45 - 11.00)	6.	The Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (Amendments to Schedule 5) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: The Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (Amendments to Schedule 5) Regulations 2026 Explanatory memorandum Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 17 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (Amendments to Schedule 5) Regulations 2026 and agreed not to report.
(11.00 - 11.15)	7.	The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Relief for Acquisitions Involving Multiple Dwellings) (Wales) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 7. Supporting documents The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Relief for Acquisitions Involving Multiple Dwellings) (Wales) Regulations 2026 Explanatory Memorandum Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 19 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered the Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Relief for Acquisitions Involving Multiple Dwellings) (Wales) Regulations 2026 and agreed not to report.

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