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Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 13 November 2025 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 13/11/2025 - 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.	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. Hannah Blythyn MS substituted for Rhianon Passmore MS.
(09.30)	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted.
	2.1	PTN 1 - Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill - Welsh Government response to the Local Government and Housing Committee's report - 4 November 2025 View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-25-25 PTN 1 - Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill - Welsh Government response to the Local Government and Housing Committee's report - 4 November 2025 , item 2.1 PDF 331 KB
	2.2	PTN 2 - Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Local Government and Housing Committee - 5 November 2025 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-25-25 PTN 2 - Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Local Government and Housing Committee - 5 November 2025 , item 2.2 PDF 280 KB
	2.3	PTN 3 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Second Supplementary Budget 2025-26 - 6 November 2025 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-25-25 PTN 3 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Second Supplementary Budget 2025-26 - 6 November 2025 , item 2.3 PDF 221 KB
	2.4	PTN 4 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27- Written evidence: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) - November 2025 View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-25-25 PTN 4 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27- Written evidence: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) - November 2025 , item 2.4 PDF 224 KB
	2.5	PTN 5 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27- Written evidence: Institute of Directors - October 2025 View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-25-25 PTN 5 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27- Written evidence: Institute of Directors - October 2025 , item 2.5 PDF 499 KB
	2.6	PTN 6 - Letter from Public Health Wales: Public Health policy priorities - 6 November 2025 View the background to item 2.6 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-25-25 PTN 6 - Letter from Public Health Wales: Public Health policy priorities - 6 November 2025 , item 2.6 PDF 1 MB
(09.30-10.30)	3.	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session 4 View the background to item 3. Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Marie Brousseau-Navarro, Deputy Commissioner and Director for Health, Office of the Future Generations Commissioner Supporting documents: FIN(6)-25-25 P1 - Written evidence: Future Generations Commissioner for Wales , item 3. PDF 240 KB Restricted enclosure 17 View the reasons why document 3./2 is restricted Minutes: The Committee took evidence on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 from Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales; and Marie Brousseau-Navarro, Deputy Commissioner and Director for Health, Office of the Future Generations Commissioner.
(10.30-10.45)		Break
(10.45-11.45)	4.	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session 5 View the background to item 4. Steffan Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Bevan Foundation Simon Hatch, Director, Citizens Advice Cymru Dr Jessica Laimann, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales / Wales Women’s Budget Group (WWBG) Supporting documents: FIN(6)-25-25 P2 - Written evidence: Bevan Foundation , item 4. PDF 537 KB FIN(6)-25-25 P3 - Written evidence: Citizens Advice Cymru , item 4. PDF 519 KB FIN(6)-25-25 P4 - Written evidence: Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales / Wales Women’s Budget Group (WWBG) , item 4. PDF 507 KB Restricted enclosure 22 View the reasons why document 4./4 is restricted Minutes: 4.1 The Committee took evidence on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 from Steffan Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Bevan Foundation; Simon Hatch, Director, Citizens Advice Cymru; and Dr Jessica Laimann, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales / Wales Women’s Budget Group (WWBG).
(11.45)	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 6, 7, 8 and 10 View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The motion was agreed.
(11.45-12.00)	6.	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(12.00-12.15)	7.	The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 - Explanatory Memorandum Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 24 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered the Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 and agreed not to report.
(12.15-12:30)	8.	The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2025 View the background to item 8. Supporting documents: The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2025 The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2025 – Explanatory Memorandum Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered the Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2025 and agreed not to report.
(12.30-13.00)		Break
(13.00-14.00)	9.	Financial implications of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session View the background to item 9. Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language Helen John, Deputy Director, Licensing of Visitor Accommodation, Welsh Government Rebecca Hawkins, Legislative Policy Adviser, Licensing of Visitor Accommodation, Welsh Government Andrew Hobden, Economist, Welsh Government Supporting documents: Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill, as introduced Explanatory Memorandum Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 26 View the reasons why document 9./1 is restricted Minutes: 9.1 The Committee took evidence on the financial implications of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill from Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language; Helen John, Deputy Director, Licensing of Visitor Accommodation, Welsh Government; Rebecca Hawkins, Legislative Policy Adviser, Licensing of Visitor Accommodation, Welsh Government; and Andrew Hobden, Economist, Welsh Government.
(14.00-14.15)	10.	Financial implications of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 10. Minutes: 10.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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