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Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 26 June 2025 09.00

Venue: Committee Room 2 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 26/06/2025 - Finance Committee

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Expected timing	No.	Item
(08.30 - 08-45)		Registration
(08.45 - 09.00)		Private pre-meeting
(09.00)	1.	Introduction, 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. Buffy Williams MS substituted for Rhianon Passmore MS.
(09.00)	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2. Minutes of the meetings held on 4 June and 11 June. Supporting documents: Minutes of the meeting held on 4 June 2025 , item 2. PDF 54 KB View as HTML (2./1) 24 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 11 June 2025 , item 2. PDF 66 KB View as HTML (2./2) 22 KB Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted.
	2.1	PTN 1 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Intergovernmental Relations Annual Report - 5 June 2025 View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-16-25 PTN 1 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Intergovernmental Relations Annual Report - 5 June 2025 , item 2.1 PDF 692 KB
	2.2	PTN 2 - Letter from the First Minister: Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Council of the Nations and Regions and other intergovernmental meetings- 9 June 2025 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-16-25 PTN 2 - Letter from the First Minister: Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Council of the Nations and Regions and other intergovernmental meetings- 9 June 2025 , item 2.2 PDF 682 KB
	2.3	PTN 3 - Letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee (F:ISC) - 13 June 2025 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-16-25 PTN 3 - Letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee (F:ISC) - 13 June 2025 , item 2.3 PDF 689 KB
	2.4	PTN 4 - Letter from third sector providers of supported living across Wales to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: National Insurance pressures on third sector supported living providers - 10 June 2025 View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-16-25 PTN 4 - Letter from third sector providers of supported living across Wales to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: National Insurance pressures on third sector supported living providers - 10 June 2025 , item 2.4 PDF 658 KB
	2.5	PTN 5 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Additional information on the Bus Services (Wales) Bill - 12 June 2025 View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-16-25 PTN 5 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Additional information on the Bus Services (Wales) Bill - 12 June 2025 , item 2.5 PDF 1 MB
(09.00 - 10.00)	3.	First Supplementary Budget 2025-26: Evidence session View the background to item 3. Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Welsh Government Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government Sharon Bounds, Deputy Director, Financial Controls, Welsh Government Supporting documents: First Supplementary Budget 2025-26 (PDF, 355KB) Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 17 View the reasons why document 3./1 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee took evidence on the First Supplementary Budget 2025-26 from Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Welsh Government; Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government; and Sharon Bounds, Deputy Director, Financial Controls, Welsh Government.
(10.00)	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.
(10.00 - 10.15)	5.	First Supplementary Budget 2025-26: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(10.15 - 10.30)	6.	Changes to the Budget Process Protocol and related budgetary procedures View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 19 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 20 View the reasons why document 6./2 is restricted FIN(6)-16-25 P3 - Letter from the Electoral Commission: Timing of estimate - 28 March 2025 , item 6. PDF 2 MB FIN(6)-16-25 P4 - Letter from the Business Committee – 18 June 2025 , item 6. PDF 648 KB Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the correspondence and agreed the draft letters to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, and to the Electoral Commission.

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