Agenda and draft minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts 

Media

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Transcript: Transcript for 22/05/2024 - 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.

 

1.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. There was no substitute for Rhianon Passmore MS.

 

1.3 Mike Hedges MS declared that he is Chair of the Public & Commercial Service Union cross-party group in the Senedd; and is a Trustee of the Senedd Members’ Pension Board.

(09.30)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes of the meeting held on 1 May

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN 1 - Letter from the PSOW: Additional information on councillor complaints - 16 May 2024

Supporting documents:

(09.30-10.00)

3.

First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission

Hefin David MS, Commissioner for Budget and Governance

Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd

Kate Innes, Chief Finance Officer, Senedd Commission

Ed Williams, Director of Senedd Resources, Senedd Commission

 

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-13-24 P1 – Letter from the Senedd Commission – 10 May 2024

FIN(6)-13-24 P2 – Senedd Commission First Supplementary Budget 2024-25

Senedd Research Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the First Supplementary Budget 2024-25 from Hefin David MS, Commissioner for Budget and Governance; Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd; Kate Innes, Chief Finance Officer, Senedd Commission; and Ed Williams, Director of Senedd Resources, Senedd Commission.

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the items 5,6,7 and 9

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(10.00-10.15)

5.

First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

 

5.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Senedd Commission to request further information on its supplementary budget.

(10.15-10.30)

6.

Wales Audit Office appointments: Consideration of draft report

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-13-24 P3 – Draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered and agreed the report.

(10.30-10.45)

7.

Consideration of Forward Work Programme

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-13-24 P4 – Forward Work Programme

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered and agreed the Forward Work Programme.

(10.45-11.45)

Public

(10.45-11.45)

8.

Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Evidence session 6

Sir Paul Silk, former Clerk at both the House of Commons and Senedd Cymru

Paul Evans, former Clerk of Committees in the House of Commons

 

Supporting documents:

Senedd Research Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1. The Committee took evidence on its inquiry into Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations from Sir Paul Silk, former Clerk at both the House of Commons and Senedd Cymru; and Paul Evans, former Clerk of Committees in the House of Commons.

(11.45-12.00)

9.

Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.