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Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 11 February 2026 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 11/02/2026 - Finance Committee

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Expected timing	No.	Item
(09.00 - 09.15)		Registration
(09.15 - 09:30)		Private pre-meeting
(09.30)	1.	Introduction, 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.
(09.30)	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2. Supporting documents: Minutes of the meeting held on 21 January 2026 , item 2. PDF 68 KB View as HTML (2./1) 35 KB Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted.
	2.1	PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill - Revised Explanatory Memorandum and Regulatory Impact Assessment - 27 January 2026 View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-03-26 PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill – Revised Explanatory Memorandum and Regulatory Impact Assessment - 27 January 2026 , item 2.1 PDF 222 KB
	2.2	PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs (ETRA) Committee: Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill - 27 January 2026 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-03-26 PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs (ETRA) Committee: Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill - 27 January 2026 , item 2.2 PDF 248 KB
	2.3	PTN 3 - Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Further information from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Finance Committee's report recommendations - 28 January 2026 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-03-26 PTN 3 – Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Further information from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Finance Committee’s report recommendations – 28 January 2026 , item 2.3 PDF 254 KB
	2.4	PTN 4 - Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Further information from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Local Government and Housing Committee's report recommendations - 28 January 2026 View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-03-26 PTN 4 – Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Further information from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Local Government and Housing Committee’s report recommendations – 28 January 2026 , item 2.4 PDF 205 KB
	2.5	PTN 5 - Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Further information from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's report recommendations - 28 January 2026 View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-03-26 PTN 5 - Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Further information from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee’s report recommendations – 28 January 2026 , item 2.5 PDF 266 KB
	2.6	PTN 6 - Joint letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - 28 January 2026 View the background to item 2.6 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-03-26 PTN 6 – Joint letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 – 28 January 2026 , item 2.6 PDF 244 KB
	2.7	PTN 7 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery to the Member Accountability Bill Committee: Financial resolution for the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill - 2 February 2026 View the background to item 2.7 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-03-26 PTN 7 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery to the Member Accountability Bill Committee: Financial resolution for the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill - 2 February 2026 , item 2.7 PDF 205 KB
	2.8	PTN 8 - Letter from Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Revised Explanatory Memorandum - 3 February 2026 View the background to item 2.8 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-03-26 PTN 8 - Letter from Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill – Revised Explanatory Memorandum - 3 February 2026 , item 2.8 PDF 258 KB
	2.9	PTN 9 - Annual scrutiny of the Wales Audit Office and the Auditor General for Wales: Response from Audit Wales to the Committee's report - 3 February 2026 View the background to item 2.9 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-03-26 PTN 9 - Annual scrutiny of the Wales Audit Office and the Auditor General for Wales: Response from Audit Wales to the Committee's report - 3 February 2026 , item 2.9 PDF 267 KB
(10.30)	3.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View the background to item 3. Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed.
(09.30 - 10.30)	4.	Finance Committee Legacy work - Sixth Senedd: Evidence session View the background to item 4. Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 24 View the reasons why document 4./1 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Finance Committee’s Legacy work from Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Welsh Government; and Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government.
(10.30 - 10:45)	5.	Finance Committee Legacy work - Sixth Senedd: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(10.45 - 11.00)	6.	Nomination of the Auditor General for Wales: Consideration of draft report View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 26 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered its draft report and agreed it with no changes.
(11.00 - 11:15)	7.	Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum: Consideration of the Forum’s draft legacy report View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 28 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered the draft report of the Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum and agreed it with no changes.
(11.15 - 11.30)	8.	Nomination of the Auditor General for Wales: Consideration of the Memorandum for the Accounting Officer of the Wales Audit Office View the background to item 8. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 30 View the reasons why document 8./1 is restricted Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered the Memorandum for the Accounting Officer of the Wales Audit Office and agreed it with no changes.
(11.30 - 11.45)	9.	Draft Public Audit (Amendment) (Wales) Bill: Update View the background to item 9. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 32 View the reasons why document 9./1 is restricted Minutes: 9.1 The Committee considered the paper on the Draft Public Audit (Amendment) (Wales) Bill and agreed to signpost the draft Bill and developments during this Senedd to the successor Committee in the legacy report.

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