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Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 5 December 2024 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 05/12/2024 - 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 View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee. 1.2 Members declared the following relevant interests under Standing Order 17.24A: · Peter Fox MS declared that he owns a caravan.
(09.30)	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2. Minutes of the meetings held on 23 October and 7 November. Supporting documents: Minutes , 07/11/2024 Finance Committee , item 2. PDF 54 KB View as HTML (2./1) 23 KB Minutes , 23/10/2024 Finance Committee , item 2. PDF 66 KB View as HTML (2./2) 24 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee noted the papers.
	2.1	PTN 1 - Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2025-26: Senedd Commission response to the Committee's report recommendations - 5 November 2024 View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-26-24 PTN 1 - Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2025-26: Senedd Commission response to the Committee's report recommendations - 5 November 2024 , item 2.1 PDF 1023 KB
	2.2	PTN 2 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Section 150 order of the Government of Wales Act 2006 - 6 November 2024 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-26-24 PTN 2 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Section 150 order of the Government of Wales Act 2006 - 6 November 2024 , item 2.2 PDF 329 KB
	2.3	PTN 3 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Further information on the Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - 12 November 2024 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-26-24 PTN 3 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Further information on the Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill - 12 November 2024 , item 2.3 PDF 843 KB
	2.4	PTN 4 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25 - 15 November 2024 View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-26-24 PTN 4 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25 - 15 November 2024 , item 2.4 PDF 786 KB
	2.5	PTN 5 - Welsh Government response to the Finance Committee's report on Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations - 25 November 2024 View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-26-24 PTN 5 - Welsh Government response to the Finance Committee's report on Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations - 25 November 2024 , item 2.5 PDF 987 KB
	2.6	PTN 6 - Letter from the Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee: Local Government Funding Formula - 20 November 2024 View the background to item 2.6 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-26-24 PTN 6 - Letter from the Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee: Local Government Funding Formula - 20 November 2024 , item 2.6 PDF 89 KB
(09.30-11.30)	3.	Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1 View the background to item 3. Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Welsh Government Anna Adams, Deputy Director, Tax Strategy & Intergovernmental Relations, Welsh Government Nicholas Lambert, Senior Lawyer, Treasury and Procurement Team, Legal Services Department, Welsh Government Emma Anderson, Solicitor, Education (Schools), Culture, Media, Sport and Tourism Team, Welsh Government Supporting document: Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF, 355KB) Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 2.6KB) Statement of policy intent (PDF, 280KB) Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Indicative Stage 2 amendments that the Welsh Government intends to table – 26 November 2024 Senedd Research Brief Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 19 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 (Cabinet Secretary), Welsh Government; Anna Adams, Deputy Director, Tax Strategy and Intergovernmental Relations, Welsh Government; Nicholas Lambert, Senior Lawyer, Treasury and Procurement Team, Legal Services Department, Welsh Government; and Emma Anderson, Solicitor, Education (Schools), Culture, Media, Sport and Tourism Team, Welsh Government. 3.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary with additional questions that weren’t reached during the evidence session.
(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.
(11.30-11.45)	5.	Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(11.45-12.15)	6.	Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: FIN(6)-26-24 P1 – Draft report Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 21 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft report on the financial implications of the Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Bill.

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