Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 15/01/2020 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(08:50-09:00)

1.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020-21: Private briefing with expert adviser

Dr Edward Jones, Lecturer in Economics, Bangor University

Minutes:

1.1     The Committee received a private briefing from the Expert Advisor, Dr Edward Jones, Lecturer in Economics, Bangor University.

(09:00)

2.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

2.1     The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting. David Melding AM attended as a substitute for Nick Ramsay AM.

(09:00)

3.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes:

3.1     The papers were noted.

3.1

Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services on the National Health Service (Indemnities) (Wales) Bill - 7 January 2020

Supporting documents:

3.2

Letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services on the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill - 7 January 2020

Supporting documents:

3.3

Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee on the Ministerial Direction for NHS pension arrangements 2019/20 - 8 January 2020

Supporting documents:

(09:00-09:40)

4.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020-21: Evidence session 6

David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies

 

Guto Ifan, Research Associate, Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University

Cian Sion, Research Assistant, Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University

Michael Trickey, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Wales Fiscal Analysis programme, Cardiff University

 

Research brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1     The Committee received evidence from David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies; Guto Ifan, Research Associate, Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University; Cian Sion, Research Assistant, Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University; and Michael Trickey, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Wales Fiscal Analysis programme, Cardiff University.

 

(09:40-11:40)

5.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020-21: Evidence session 7

Rebecca Evans, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd

Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Welsh Treasury

Matt Wellington, Head of Budget Delivery, Welsh Government

 

Research brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1     The Committee received evidence from Rebecca Evans, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd; Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Welsh Treasury; and Matthew Wellington, Head of Budget Delivery, Welsh Government.

(11:40)

6.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the whole of the next meeting on 23 January 2020

Minutes:

6.1     The motion was agreed.

(11:40-12:15)

7.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020-21: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

7.1     The Committee considered the evidence received.

(12:15-12:20)

8.

Consideration of letter from the Chair of the Committee on Assembly Electoral Reform - 16 December 2019

Paper 1 – Letter from the Chair of the Committee on Assembly Electoral Reform – 16 December 2019

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1     The Committee considered the letter and agreed to respond.

(12:20-12:30)

9.

Consideration of the Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

 

Paper 2 – The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 - Legal briefing

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

9.1     The Committee noted the statutory instrument.