Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 16/12/2020 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the virtual meeting of the Finance Committee.

(09:30)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes of the meeting held on 30 November 2020.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN1 – Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: NHS complaints data – 26 November 2020

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN2 – Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales to the Minister for Health and Social Services: NHS complaints data – 1 December 2020

Supporting documents:

2.3

PTN3 - Letter from ColegauCymru: Furlough - 4 December 2020

Supporting documents:

2.4

PTN4 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Consultation on a revised Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) Code – 8 December 2020

Supporting documents:

2.5

PTN5 - Letter from the Minister for Education to the Chair of Children, Young People and Education Committee: Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill - General Principles debate - 9 December 2020

Supporting documents:

(09:30 - 10:30)

3.

Impact of the UK Government's Spending Review: Evidence session

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd

Andrew Jeffreys, Director Welsh, Treasury

Julian Revell, Head of Fiscal Analysis, Welsh Treasury

Sarah Govier, Head of Public Spending Policy

 

Supporting papers:

FIN(5)-25-20 P1 - Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Wales: UK Government Spending Review – 27 November 2020

FIN(5)-25-20 P2 – Letter from the Secretary of State for Wales: UK Government Spending Review – 5 December 2020 

FIN(5)-25-20 P3 - Letter from Farmers' Union of Wales - 4 December 2020

Research brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd; Andrew Jeffreys, Director Welsh, Treasury; Julian Revell, Head of Fiscal Analysis, Welsh Treasury; and Sarah Govier, Head of Public Spending Policy on the Impact of the UK Government's Spending Review.

 

3.2 The Minister for Finance and Trefnydd agreed to provide a note, listing what financial transactions capital has been spent on in 2020-21.

(10:30)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(10:30 - 10:45)

5.

Impact of the UK Government's Spending Review: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(10:45 - 11:15)

6.

Inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework: Key issues

Supporting papers:

FIN(5)-25-20 P4 Key Issues paper

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the key issues paper.

(11:15 - 11:45)

7.

Draft Public Audit (Amendment) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of consultation responses

Supporting papers:

FIN(5)-25-20 P5 - Cover paper: Draft Public Audit (Amendment) (Wales) Bill

FIN(5)-25-20 P6 – Consultation booklet

FIN(5)-25-20 P7 – Summary of consultation responses

FIN(5)-25-20 P8 – Welsh Government's concerns

FIN(5)-25-20 P9 – Audit Wales' response to the Welsh Government's concerns  

FIN(5)-25-20 P10 – Draft Public Audit (Amendment) (Wales) Bill

FIN(5)-25-20 P11 – Letter from Head of Law and Ethics, Audit Wales – 7 February 2020  

FIN(5)-25-20 P12 – How Audit Wales estimates have changed over time

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the documents relating to the Draft Public Audit (Amendment) Wales Bill.

The Committee will be having an informal technical briefing with Welsh Government officials on Land Transaction Tax changes on 21 December.