Agenda and minutes

Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 30 April 2025 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 30/04/2025 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
(09.30)	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.
(09.30)	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2. Minutes of the meetings held on 20 February and 12 March. Supporting documents: Minutes of the meeting held on 20 February 2025 , item 2. PDF 53 KB View as HTML (2./1) 22 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 12 March 2025 , item 2. PDF 44 KB View as HTML (2./2) 19 KB Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted.
	2.1	PTN 1 - Letter from the Senedd Commission: Update to recommendations made in the Committee's report on the Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2025-26 - 24 March 2025 View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-11-25 PTN 1 - Letter from the Senedd Commission: Update to recommendations made in the Committee's report on the Scrutiny of the Draft Budget 2025-26 - 24 March 2025 , item 2.1 PDF 675 KB View as HTML (2.1/1) 46 KB
	2.2	PTN 2 - Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Committee's Stage 1 report recommendations - 28 March 2025 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-11-25 PTN 2 - Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Committee's Stage 1 report recommendations - 28 March 2025 , item 2.2 PDF 347 KB
	2.3	PTN 3 - Letter from the Electoral Commission: Timing of estimate - 28 March 2025 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-11-25 PTN 3 - Letter from the Electoral Commission: Timing of estimate - 28 March 2025 , item 2.3 PDF 83 KB
	2.4	PTN 4 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister on the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill: Logic models and the theory of change - 31 March 2025 View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-11-25 PTN 4 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister on the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill: Logic models and the theory of change - 31 March 2025 , item 2.4 PDF 209 KB
	2.5	PTN 5 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Handling of complaints about NHS Wales - 4 April 2025 View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-11-25 PTN 5 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Handling of complaints about NHS Wales - 4 April 2025 , item 2.5 PDF 747 KB
	2.6	PTN 6 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Tourism Inter-Ministerial Group - 9 April 2025 View the background to item 2.6 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-11-25 PTN 6 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Tourism Inter-Ministerial Group - 9 April 2025 , item 2.6 PDF 711 KB
	2.7	PTN 7 - Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's Stage 1 report recommendations - 10 April 2025 View the background to item 2.7 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-11-25 PTN 7 - Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's Stage 1 report recommendations - 10 April 2025 , item 2.7 PDF 918 KB
	2.8	PTN 8 - Letter from the UK Statistics Authority: Quarterly growth data for Wales - 17 April 2025 View the background to item 2.8 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-11-25 PTN 8 - Letter from the UK Statistics Authority: Quarterly growth data for Wales - 17 April 2025 , item 2.8 PDF 172 KB
	2.9	PTN 9 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affair: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee – 22 April 2025 View the background to item 2.9 Supporting documents: PTN 9 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affair: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee – 22 April 2025 , item 2.9 PDF 183 KB
	2.10	PTN 10 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Publication of the Welsh Government's First Supplementary Budget 2025-26 - 23 April 2025 View the background to item 2.10 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-11-25 PTN 10 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Publication of the Welsh Government's First Supplementary Budget 2025-26 - 23 April 2025 , item 2.10 PDF 196 KB
(09.30 - 10.30)	3.	Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Evidence session 1 View the background to item 3. Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Katrin Shaw, Chief Legal Adviser and Director of Investigations Supporting documents: FIN(6)-11-25 P1 – Public Services Ombudsman for Wales , item 3. PDF 951 KB Restricted enclosure 28 View the reasons why document 3./2 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 from Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales; and Katrin Shaw, Chief Legal Adviser and Director of Investigations. 3.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales with questions that weren’t reached during the evidence session.
(10.30)	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.
(10.30 - 10.45)	5.	Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(10.45 - 11.00)	6.	Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 30 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee noted the procedures for Stage 2 proceedings. 6.2 The Committee considered the options for the order of consideration of amendments to the Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill and agreed its preferred approach.
(11.00 - 11.15)	7.	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Update on engagement activities View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 32 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered the paper on its engagement activities in relation to the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27, and agreed its approach.
(11.15 - 11.30)	8.	Consideration of Forward Work Programme View the background to item 8. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 34 View the reasons why document 8./1 is restricted Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered its Forward Work Programme.
(11.30 - 11.45)	9.	Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum: Update View the background to item 9. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 36 View the reasons why document 9./1 is restricted Minutes: 9.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft letter from the Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

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