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Transcript: Transcript for 29/09/2022 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

At its meeting on 22 September, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public from the start of today's meeting.

Registration (09.15-09.30)

(09.30-09.45)

1.

Consideration of Forward Work Programme

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-18-22 P1 - Forward Work Programme

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

1.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

(09.45-10.15)

2.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - Technical briefing: Chief Economist

Jonathan Price, Chief Economist, Welsh Government

 

Supporting documents:

Research Service Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received an economic update from Jonathan Price, Chief Economist.

 

 

(10.15-10.45)

3.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - Technical briefing: Budget Improvement Plan

Matt Wellington, Head of Budget Policy & Delivery, Welsh Government

 

Supporting documents:

Budget Improvement Plan (PDF, 279KB)

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received a briefing on the Budget Improvement Plan from Welsh Government officials.

(10.45-11.15)

4.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - Technical briefing: Gender Budgeting

Natasha Davies, Policy and Research Lead, Chwarae Teg

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee received a briefing on gender budgeting from Natasha Davies, Chwarae Teg.

(11.15-11.45)

5.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - Technical briefing: Green Budgeting

Rhiannon Hardiman, Change Maker (Nature, Climate Change and Decarbonisation), Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Alex Chapman, Senior Researcher, New Economics Foundation

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee received a briefing on green budgeting from Rhiannon Hardiman, Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales and Alex Chapman, New Economics Foundation.

Break (11.45-12.00)

Public

(12.00)

6.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

6.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee.

 

6.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. Jayne Bryant MS attended as a substitute.

(12.00)

7.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes of the meeting held on 22 September 2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The paper was noted.

(12.00-13.00)

8.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - Pre-budget scrutiny

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government

Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Treasury

Emma Watkins, Deputy Director, Budget & Government Business

 

Supporting documents:

Research Service Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government; and Welsh Government officials in a pre-budget session on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24.

 

8.2 The Minister for Finance and Local Government agreed:

 

·         To ask the relevant Minister(s) to provide the Committee with further detail on the effect of inflation and the value of the pound on the Welsh Government’s Capital Programme.

(13.00)

9.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 10 and 12

Minutes:

9.1 The motion was agreed.

(13.00-13.10)

10.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - Pre-budget scrutiny: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

10.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Public

(13.30 - 14.15)

11.

Financial implications of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Louise Clarke, Senior Single Use Product Manager

Richard Clark, Head of Local Environment Quality

Gian Marco Currado, Director, Environment & Marine

 

Supporting documents:

The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill (PDF, 227KB)

Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 1.5MB)

Research Service Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

11.1 The Committee took evidence from Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change; and Welsh Government officials on the Financial implications of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill.

Private

(14.15-14.25)

12.

Financial implications of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

12.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.