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Transcript: Transcript for 18/07/2024 - Finance Committee
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At its meeting on 3 July 2024, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public from the start of today's meeting. |
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(09.15-09.30) |
Registration / Private Pre-meeting |
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(09.30-10.15) |
Financial Transactions Capital: Technical briefing with Welsh Government officials Matt Wellington, Head of Budget Policy & Delivery, Welsh
Government Sharon Bounds, Deputy Director Financial Controls, Welsh Government Supporting documents: Senedd Research Brief Supporting documents:
Minutes: 1.1 Matt Wellington, Head of Budget Policy & Delivery, Welsh Government; and Sharon Bounds, Deputy Director Financial Controls, Welsh Government delivered a technical briefing on Financial Transactions Capital. |
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(10.15-10.20) |
Break |
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Public |
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(10.20) |
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 2.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee. |
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(10.20) |
Paper(s) to note Minutes of the meeting held on 26 June and 3 July. Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1 The Committee noted the papers. |
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PTN 1 - Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee: P-06-1455 Protect the junior departments of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama from closure - 26 June 2024 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution & Cabinet Office: Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Updated explanatory memorandum - 2 July 2024 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 3 - Letter from the Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair of the Reform Bill Committee: Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill - 10 July 2024 Supporting documents: |
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PTN 4 - Letter from the Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill - 10 July 2024 Supporting documents: |
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(10.20-11.05) |
Financial Transactions Capital: Evidence session 1 David Staziker, Chief Financial Officer, Development Bank of Wales Robert Hunter, Strategy, People and Development Director, Development Bank of Wales Supporting documents: FIN(6)-16-24 P1 – Development Bank of Wales: Written evidence Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee took evidence on its inquiry into Financial Transactions Capital from David Staziker, Chief Financial Officer, Development Bank of Wales; and Robert Hunter, Strategy, People and Development Director, Development Bank of Wales. |
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(11.05-11.15) |
Break |
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(11.15-12.05) |
Financial Transactions Capital: Evidence session 2 David Ward, Chief Executive Officer, Tirion Group Ltd Richard Mann, Group Chief Executive, United Welsh Kate Pender, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Fair4allFinance Supporting documents: FIN(6)-16-24 P2 – Transport for Wales: Written evidence FIN(6)-16-24 P3 – United Welsh – Tai Ffres: Written evidence United Welsh – Tai Ffres: https://youtu.be/gYOpU82QNaE United Welsh – Tai Ffres: https://youtu.be/2y-lQn8pvhY Supporting documents:
Minutes: 5.1 The Committee took evidence on its inquiry into Financial Transactions Capital from David Ward, Chief Executive Officer, Tirion Group Ltd; Richard Mann, Group Chief Executive, United Welsh; and Kate Pender, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Fair4allFinance. |
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(12.05) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee agreed the motion. |
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(12.05-12.20) |
Financial Transactions Capital: Consideration of evidence Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received. |
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(12.20-12.50) |
Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Consideration of key issues Supporting documents: FIN(6)-16-24 P4 – Council of the Federation, Canada: Written evidence FIN(6)-16-24 P5 – Key issues paper Supporting documents:
Minutes: 8.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Council of the Federation and considered the key issues paper. |
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(12.50-13.00) |
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Approach to budget scrutiny Supporting documents: FIN(6)-16-24 P6 – Cover paper FIN(6)-16-24 P7 – Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office: Budget timetable – 4 July 2024 FIN(6)-16-24 P8 – Letter from the Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair of Business Committee: Budget timetable – 4 July 2024 FIN(6)-16-24 P9 – Letter from the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee: Budget timetable – 9 July 2024 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 9.1 The Committee noted the proposed timescales for the scrutiny of the Draft Budget 2025-26 and related correspondence and agreed the actions included in the cover paper. |
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(13.00-13.05) |
Consideration of Forward Work Programme Supporting documents: FIN(6)-16-24 P10 - Forward Work Programme Supporting documents:
Minutes: 10.1 The Committee considered and agreed the Forward Work Programme. |
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(13.05-13.15) |
Membership of the Wales Audit Office Board: Changes to existing commitments Supporting documents: FIN(6)-16-24 P11 – Cover paper Supporting documents:
Minutes: 11.1 The Committee considered the paper on the Membership of the Wales Audit Office Board and agreed the actions included in the paper. |
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(13.15-13.25) |
Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Update letter from the PSOW Supporting documents: FIN(6)-16-24 P12 – Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales – 2 July 2024 Supporting documents: Minutes: 12.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales which updated the Committee on the independent review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales. |