Agenda and draft minutes

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts 

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Transcript: Transcript for 16/05/2024 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.00)

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.

 

1.2 The Committee received apologies from Rhianon Passmore MS and Peter Fox MS.

 

1.3 Alun Davies MS substituted for Rhianon Passmore MS; and Altaf Hussain MS substituted for Peter Fox MS.

(09.30-10.15)

2.

Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Evidence session 5

Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Scottish Government

David Stevenson, Head of Fiscal Coordination Unit, Scottish Government

Ben Kerfoot, Fiscal Coordination Unit, Scottish Government

 

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-12-24 P1 - Background paper from the Scottish Government

Senedd Research Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee took evidence on its inquiry into Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations from Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Scottish Government.

(10.15)

3.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the start of the meeting on 22 May

Minutes:

3.1 The motion was agreed.

(10.15-10.30)

4.

Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(10.30-11.00)

5.

First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Directly Funded Bodies

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-12-24 P2 – Cover paper

FIN(6)-12-24 P3 – Letter from the Senedd Commission – 10 May 2024

FIN(6)-12-24 P4 – Senedd Commission First Supplementary Budget 2024-25

FIN(6)-12-24 P5 - Public Services Ombudsman for Wales First Supplementary Estimate 2024-25

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the cover paper and the supplementary estimates from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales; and the Senedd Commission.

 

5.2 The Committee agreed to invite the Senedd Commission to attend an evidence session on its supplementary estimate.

(11.00-11.30)

6.

Inquiry into Financial Transactions Capital: Scoping Paper

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-12-24 P6 – Scoping paper

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the scoping paper and agreed to undertake a short inquiry on Financial Transactions Capital.

(11.30-11.45)

7.

The Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Consideration of draft letter

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-12-24 P7 – Draft letter

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the draft letter on the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill and agreed it with no changes.