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Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 12 February 2025 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 12/02/2025 - Finance Committee

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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 View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee. 1.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. Mick Antoniw MS substituted for Rhianon Passmore MS.
(09.30)	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The Committee noted the papers.
	2.1	PTN 1 - Letter from the Expert Advisory Group on Childcare (EAGC) to the Minister for Children and Social Care - 27 January 2025 View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-06-25 PTN 1 - Letter from the Expert Advisory Group on Childcare (EAGC) to the Minister for Children and Social Care - 27 January 2025 , item 2.1 PDF 681 KB
	2.2	PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: HS2 Funding - 4 February 2025 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-06-25 PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: HS2 Funding - 4 February 2025 , item 2.2 PDF 1 MB
	2.3	PTN 3 - Letter from Audit Wales: National Insurance uplift 2025-26 - 4 February 2025 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-06-25 PTN 3 - Letter from Audit Wales: National Insurance uplift 2025-26 - 4 February 2025 , item 2.3 PDF 735 KB
	2.4	PTN 4 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Memorandum of understanding - The use of UK government funding for city and regional growth deals - 5 February 2025 View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-06-25 PTN 4 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Memorandum of understanding - The use of UK government funding for city and regional growth deals - 5 February 2025 , item 2.4 PDF 673 KB
	2.5	PTN 5 - Response from the Welsh Local Government Association to a question that wasn't reached during an evidence session on the Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill - 6 February 2025 View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-06-25 PTN 5 - Response from the Welsh Local Government Association to a question that wasn't reached during an evidence session on the Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill - 6 February 2025 , item 2.5 PDF 252 KB View as HTML (2.5/1) 18 KB
(09.30 - 11.30)	3.	Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 11 View the background to item 3. Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Welsh Government Anna Adams, Deputy Director, Tax Strategy and Intergovernmental Relations Nicholas Lambert, Senior Lawyer, Treasury and Procurement Team, Legal Services Department Emma Anderson, Solicitor, Education (Schools), Culture, Media, Sport & Tourism Team, Legal Services Department David Greenhough, Head of Visitor Levy, Tax Strategy and Intergovernmental Relations Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 14 View the reasons why document 3./1 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill from Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Welsh Government; Anna Adams, Deputy Director, Tax Strategy and Intergovernmental Relations; Nicholas Lambert, Senior Lawyer, Treasury and Procurement Team, Legal Services Department; Emma Anderson, Solicitor, Education (Schools), Culture, Media, Sport & Tourism Team, Legal Services Department; and David Greenhough, Head of Visitor Levy, Tax Strategy and Intergovernmental Relations.
(11.30)	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed.
(11.30 - 12.25)	5.	Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Consideration of key issues View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(12.25 - 12.30)	6.	Membership of the Wales Audit Office Board: Changes to existing commitments View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 16 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 17 View the reasons why document 6./2 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the paper and noted the notifications relating to the additional responsibilities undertaken by the Non-Executive Members of the Wales Audit Office Board.

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