Agenda and draft minutes

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Contact: Owain Roberts 

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Transcript: Transcript for 07/02/2024 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(10.15)

1.

Introductions, apologies and subtituions

Minutes:

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2        There were no apologies, substitutions or declarations of interest.

(10.15)

2.

Papers to note

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN 1 -Public Services Ombudsman for Wales response to the Committee's report on the Annual scrutiny Public Services Ombudsman for Wales - 26 January 2024

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN 2 - Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Financial Implications of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill - 26 January 2024

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.2.1 The Committee agreed to write back to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution asking for further information in response to the Committee’s recommendations on costs relating to the Senedd Commission arising from the Bill.

2.3

PTN 3 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: The Non-Domestic Rating (Miscellaneous And Consequential Amendments To Secondary Legislation) (Wales) Regulations 2024 - 17 January 2024

Supporting documents:

2.4

PTN 4- Letter from Audit Wales: Response to the Finance Committee Annual Scrutiny of the Wales Audit Office – 1 February 2024

Supporting documents:

2.5

PTN 5- Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response - 1 February 2024

Supporting documents:

(10.15-11:00)

3.

Financial Implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and Welsh Language

Emyr Harries, Deputy Director, Education Business & Governance, Welsh Government

Lloyd Hopkin, Deputy Director, Curriculum, Welsh Government.

 

Attached Documents:

Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill, as introduced

Explanatory Memorandum

Research Service Brief

FIN(6)-04-24 - Paper 1 - Welsh Government Evidence Paper

FIN(6)-04-24 Paper 2 - Letter from Sam Rowlands MS to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee, 23 January 2024

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill from Jeremy Miles MS, Minster for Education and Welsh Language; Emyr Harries, Deputy Director for Education Business and Governance; and Lloyd Hopkin, Deputy Director for Curriculum.

 

3.2 The Minister for Education and Welsh Language agreed to provide a note on inspection arrangements for residential outdoor activity centres and related costs.

(11.15-12.15)

4.

Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government

Simon Tew – Bill Manager, Welsh Government

Ben Crudge - Head of Local Tax Policy, Welsh Government

 

Attached Documents:

Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill

Explanatory Memorandum

Research Service Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence on the Local Finance Government Finance (Wales) Bill from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government; Ben Crudge, Head of Local Tax Policy; and Simon Tew, Bill Manager.

(12.15)

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

Minutes:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

(12.15-12.30)

6.

Financial implications of Senedd Bills: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.