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Transcript: Transcript for 15/03/2018 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd
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(09.30) |
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1
The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting. 1.2
Apologies were received from Steffan Lewis AM and Mike Hedges AM. |
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(09.30) |
Paper(s) to note Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1
The papers were noted. |
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PTN1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance to the Chair - Horizon 2020 in Wales Annual Report 2017 - 7 March 2018 Supporting documents: |
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PTN2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance to the Chair - Capital Investment Bonds - 8 March 2018 Supporting documents: |
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PTN3 - Letter from the Assembly Commission to the Chair - Scrutiny of the Assembly Commission Draft Budget 2018-19 - 9 March 2018 Supporting documents: |
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(09.30-10.30) |
Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013: Evidence session (Wales Audit Office) Alison
Gerrard, Board Member, Wales Audit Office Anthony
Barrett, Assistant Auditor General Martin
Peters, Head of Law and Ethics, Wales Audit Office Nicola
Evans, Head of Finance, Wales Audit Office Paper
1 – Wales Audit Office: The complex public audit fee regime in Wales – a case
for change Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1
The Committee took evidence from Alison Gerrard, Board Member, Wales Audit
Office; Anthony Barrett, Assistant Auditor General; Martin Peters, Head of Law
and Ethics, Wales Audit Office; and Nicola Evans, Head of Finance, Wales Audit
Office on the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 fee regime. |
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(10.30) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 5 and items 8-11 Minutes: 4.1
The motion was agreed. |
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(10.30-10.40) |
Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013: Consideration of evidence Minutes: 5.1
The Committee considered the evidence received. |
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(10.40-11.10) |
Inquiry on the Remuneration Board’s Determination Underspend: Evidence session 1 (Wales Audit Office) Anthony
Barrett – Assistant Auditor General Ann-Marie
Harkin, Financial Audit Lead for the audit of the Assembly Commission’s
accounts, Wales Audit Office Paper 2 – Wales Audit Office: Written evidence Supporting documents:
Minutes: 6.1
The Committee took evidence from Anthony Barrett, Assistant Auditor General;
and Ann-Marie Harkin, Financial Audit Lead for the audit of the Assembly
Commission’s accounts, Wales Audit Office in relation to its inquiry on the
Remuneration Board’s determination underspend. |
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(11.20-12.10) |
Inquiry on the Remuneration Board’s Determination Underspend: Evidence session 2 (Assembly Commission) Suzy
Davies AM, Commissioner for Budget and Governance Manon
Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk to the Assembly Nia
Morgan, Director of Finance, Assembly Commission Paper 3 – Assembly Commission: Written evidence Supporting documents:
Minutes: 7.1
The Committee took evidence from Suzy Davies AM, Commissioner for Budget and
Governance; Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk to the Assembly; and Nia
Morgan, Director of Finance, Assembly Commission in relation to its inquiry on
the Remuneration Board’s determination underspend. |
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(12.10-12.20) |
Inquiry on the Remuneration Board’s Determination Underspend: Consideration of evidence Minutes: 8.1
The Committee considered the evidence received. |
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(12.20-12.40) |
Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: Consideration of Stage 1 Committee reports Paper
4 - Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: Consideration of Stage 1 Committee
reports Supporting documents:
Minutes: 9.1
The Committee considered the Stage 1 reports on the Public Services Ombudsman
(Wales) Bill from the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee and
the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee. |
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(12.40-12.55) |
Assembly Procedure for Section 116C Orders in Council Paper
5 - Letter from the Llywydd to the Chair - Assembly Procedure for Section 116C
Orders in Council - 1 March 2018 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 10.1
The Committee considered a letter from the Business Committee regarding
proposed changes to Standing Orders in relation to an Assembly Procedure for
Section 116C Orders in Council and agreed to respond. |
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(12.55-13.10) |
Devolution of fiscal powers to Wales: Consideration of draft report Paper
6 – Draft report Supporting documents:
Minutes: 11.1
The Committee agreed the draft report with minor changes. |