Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts 

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Transcript: Transcript for 13/03/2024 - 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

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee.

(09.30)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN 1 - Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Welsh Government's response to the Finance Committee's report - 1 March 2024

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN 2 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill - 4 March 2024

Supporting documents:

2.3

PTN 3 - Letter from Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement - Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee - 5 March 2024

Supporting documents:

2.4

PTN 4 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Act 2022 - 6 March 2024

Supporting documents:

(09.30-10.10)

3.

Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Evidence session 1

Philip Rycroft, Member of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales

 

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-08-24 P1 – Consultation response: Dr Paul Anderson

Senedd Research Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence on its inquiry into Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations from Philip Rycroft, Member of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales.

(10.10)

4.

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.

(10.10-10.20)

5.

Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

 

5.2 The Committee agreed to write to Philip Rycroft with some additional questions regarding fiscal intergovernmental relations.

(10.20-10.35)

6.

Financial implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-08-24 P2 – Draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered its draft report on the Financial implications of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill and agreed it with minor changes.

(10.35-10.50)

7.

Financial implications of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) (Wales) Bill

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-08-24 P3 – Scoping paper (To be included in a supplementary pack)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the paper on the Financial implications of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) (Wales) Bill.

(10.50-11.05)

8.

Consideration of Forward Work Programme

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-08-24 P4 - Forward Work Programme

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

(11.05-11.20)

9.

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Approach to engagement

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-08-24 P5 - Approach to engagement

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee considered the paper on the approach to engagement in relation to scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26.