Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Owain Roberts 

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Transcript: Transcript for 03/07/2024 - 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 Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee and agreed to write back with information on the Welsh Government Draft Budget scrutiny process for 2025-26.

2.1

PTN 1 - Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee Petition P-06-1437 Increase, don’t cut, funding for the National Library, Amgueddfa Cymru and the Royal Commission - 26 June 2024

Supporting documents:

(09.30-10.30)

3.

Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Evidence session 8

Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office

Sarah Govier, Head of Intergovernmental Relations, Welsh Treasury

Julian Revell, Head of Fiscal Analysis, Welsh Treasury

 

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-15-24 P1 – Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office – Evidence paper

Senedd Research Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence on its inquiry into Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations from Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office; Sarah Govier, Head of Intergovernmental Relations, Welsh Treasury; and Julian Revell, Head of Fiscal Analysis, Welsh Treasury.

(10.30-10.45)

Break

(10.45-11.45)

4.

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

Dawn Bowden MS, Minister for Social Care

Alistair Davey, Deputy Director, Enabling People, Social Services and Integration Directorate

Anthony Jordan, Head of Programme and Legislative Implementation, Social Services and Integration Directorate

 

Supporting documents:

Senedd Research Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence on the financial implications of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill from Dawn Bowden MS, Minister for Social Care; Alistair Davey, Deputy Director, Enabling People, Social Services and Integration Directorate; and Anthony Jordan, Head of Programme and Legislative Implementation, Social Services and Integration Directorate.

(11.45)

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and start of the meeting on 18 July

Minutes:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

(11.45-11.55)

6.

Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

 

6.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office with additional questions that weren’t reached during the evidence session.

(11.55-12.05)

7.

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

 

7.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Social Care with additional questions that weren’t reached during the evidence session.

(12.05-12.15)

8.

The Land Transaction Tax and Anti-Avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (Amendments to Schedule 5) Regulations 2024

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

FIN(6)-15-24 P2 - Legal Services Note

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered the Legal Services note on the Land Transaction Tax and Anti-Avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (Amendments to Schedule 5) Regulations 2024 and agreed to take no further action.

(12.15-12.25)

9.

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Finance Committee Summary Engagement Report

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-15-24 P3 - Finance Committee Summary Engagement Report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee noted its summary engagement report on scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26.

(12.25-12.35)

10.

Committee Ways of Working and Development

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-15-24 P4 – Cover paper

FIN(6)-15-24 P5 – Member Learning and Engagement Team: Training and development brochure

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

10.1 The Committee considered the paper on the Committee’s ways of working and development; and noted the training and development brochure provided by the Member Learning and Engagement Team.