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Transcript: Transcript for 15/11/2017 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd
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(09.00) |
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1
The Chair welcomed Jane Hutt AM who attended as a substitute for Eluned Morgan
AM, following her promotion to the Government as Minister for Welsh Language
and Lifelong Learning. |
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(09.00) |
Paper(s) to note Supporting documents: Minutes: 2.1
The papers were noted. |
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(09.00) |
PTN1 - Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Estimate 2018-19 - 27 October 2017 Supporting documents: |
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(09.00-09.40) |
Welsh Government draft budget 2018-19: Evidence session 6 (Sustainable Development Alliance) Anne
Meikle, Chair of the Sustainable Development Alliance (WWF Cymru) Annie
Smith, Sustainable Development Alliance (RSPB Cymru) Hayley
Richards, Sustainable Development Alliance (Oxfam Cymru) Paper
1 – Written evidence: Sustainable Development Alliance Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1
The Committee took
evidence from Anne Meikle, Chair of the Sustainable Development Alliance (WWF
Cymru); Annie Smith, Sustainable Development Alliance (RSPB Cymru); and Hayley
Richards, Sustainable Development Alliance (Oxfam Cymru) on the Welsh Government
draft budget 2018-19. |
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(09.40) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from item 5 and items 7-10 Minutes: 4.1
The motion was agreed. |
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(09.40-09.55) |
Welsh Government draft budget 2018-19: Consideration of evidence Minutes: 5.1
The Committee considered the evidence received. |
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(10.00-11.00) |
Wales Audit Office and the Auditor General for Wales's annual report 2016-17 and estimate of income and expenses 2018-19: Evidence session Huw
Vaughan Thomas – Auditor General for Wales Isobel
Garner - Chair, Wales Audit Office Kevin
Thomas – Director of Corporate Services, Wales Audit Office Steve
O’Donoghue – Director of Finance, Wales Audit Office Paper
2 - Estimate of the income and expenses for the year ended 31 March 2019 Paper
3 – Business Case: Data Analytics Paper
4 - Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17 Paper
5 - Final Audit Findings Report Year ended 31 March 2017 Paper
6 - Annual Plan 2017-18 Paper
7 - Interim Report – An assessment of progress made against our 2017-18 Annual
Plan during the period 1 April to 30 September 2017 Paper
8 - Explanatory Memorandum to the Finance Committee regarding the variation of
the estimate of the Wales Audit Office for the year ending 31 March 2018 Paper
9 - The complex public audit fee regime in Wales – a case for change Supporting documents:
Minutes: 6.1
The Committee took evidence from Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales;
Isobel Garner, Chair, Wales Audit Office; Kevin Thomas, Director of Corporate
Services; and Steve O’Donoghue, Director of Finance, Wales Audit Office. |
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(11.00-11.15) |
Wales Audit Office and the Auditor General for Wales's annual report 2016-17 and estimate of income and expenses 2018-19: Consideration of evidence Minutes: 7.1
The Committee considered the evidence received. |
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(11.15-11.35) |
Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016: Statutory Instruments Paper
10 - The Tax Collection and Management (Permitted Disclosures) (Wales)
Regulations 2017 Paper
11 - The Tax Collection and Management (Administration) (Wales) Regulations
2017 The Tax Collection and Management (Permitted Disclosures)
(Wales) Regulations 2017 The Tax Collection and Management (Administration) (Wales)
Regulations 2017 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 8.1
The Committee considered the following statutory instruments and agreed to
report: ·
the
Tax Collection and Management (Permitted Disclosures) (Wales) Regulations 2017;
and ·
The
Tax Collection and Management (Administration) (Wales) Regulations 2017. |
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(11.35-11.45) |
Financial implications of the Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill Paper
12 - Financial scrutiny of the Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol)
(Wales) Supporting documents:
Minutes: 9.1
The Committee considered the financial implications of the Public Health
(Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill and agreed to invite the Cabinet
Secretary for Health and Social Services in for further scrutiny. |
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(11.45-12.00) |
Scrutiny of the Assembly Commission Draft Budget 2018-19: Consideration of the Assembly Commission's response Paper
13 – Assembly Commission’s response to the Finance Committee’s report on the
Assembly Commission Draft Budget 2018-19 Supporting documents: Minutes: 10.1
The Committee discussed the Assembly Commission’s response ahead of the Plenary
debate that afternoon. |