Agenda

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts 

Media

Senedd.TV: View the webcast

Transcript: Transcript for 16/10/2025 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.00 - 09.15)

Registration

(09.15 - 09.30)

Private Pre-meeting

(09.30)

1.

Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.30)

2.

Paper(s) to note

2.1

PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee (F:ISC) - 8 July 2025

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN 2 - Letter from the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union: Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2026-27 - 30 September 2025

Supporting documents:

2.3

PTN 3 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill - Statement of Policy Intent - 29 September 2025

Supporting documents:

2.4

PTN 4 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: Financial implications of the Planning consolidation Bills - 10 October 2025

Supporting documents:

(09.30 - 11.00)

3.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session 1

Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Welsh Government

Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury, Welsh Government

Jodye Kershaw, Head of Budget Policy & Delivery, Welsh Government

Supporting documents:

(11.00)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 5, 6, 8 and 9.

(11.00 - 11.15)

5.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Consideration of evidence with Welsh Youth Parliament Members

(11.15 - 11.30)

6.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Consideration of evidence

(11.30 - 13.00)

7.

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales - Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, and Estimate 2026-27: Evidence session

Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Katrin Shaw, Executive Director, Casework & Legal

Heather Beynon, Executive Director, Corporate Resources

Supporting documents:

(13.00 - 13.10)

8.

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales - Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, and Estimate 2026-27: Consideration of evidence

(13.10 - 13.30)

9.

Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2026-27: Consideration of draft report

Supporting documents: