Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Owain Roberts 

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Transcript: Transcript for 09/02/2023 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

Registration (09.30-09.45)

Private pre-meeting - Informal (09.45-10.00)

(10.00)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

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

 

1.2 Sam Rowlands MS attended as a substitute for Peter Fox MS.

(10.00)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN 1 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Further information following the Finance Committee meeting on 14 December - 17 January 2023

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN 2 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government - Proposed Changes to the Budget Protocol - 17 January 2023

Supporting documents:

2.3

PTN 3 - Letter from the Chief Executive and Clerk of the Committee: Cost-of-living payment for Commission staff - 19 January 2023

Supporting documents:

2.4

PTN 4 - National Audit Office: Administration of Welsh rates of income tax 2021-22 - 19 January 2023

Supporting documents:

2.5

PTN 5 - Letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Llywydd: Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill - 27 January 2023

Supporting documents:

2.6

PTN 6 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Finance Inter-ministerial Standing Committee (F:ISC) - 30 January 2023

Supporting documents:

2.7

PTN 7 - Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee: Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill - 18 January 2023

Supporting documents:

(10.00-10.30)

3.

Financial implications of the Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

David Lloyd-Thomas, Head of Food Policy & Strategy Unit, Welsh Government

 

Supporting documents:

Food (Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF, 182KB)

Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 1.4MB)

P1 - Welsh Government: Evidence paper

Research Service Brief

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the financial implications of the Food (Wales) Bill from Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd; and David Lloyd-Thomas, Head of Food Policy & Strategy Unit, Welsh Government.

Break (10.30-11.15)

(11.15-12.15)

4.

Financial implications of the Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2

Peter Fox MS, Member in charge of the Bill

Tyler Walsh, Member of the Senedd Support Staff

Martin Jennings, Research Service

Elfyn Henderson, Research Service

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence on the financial implications of the Food (Wales) Bill from Peter Fox MS, Member in charge of the Bill; Tyler Walsh, Member of the Senedd Support Staff; Martin Jennings, Research Service; and Elfyn Henderson, Research Service.

(12.15)

5.

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

Minutes:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

(12.15-12.30)

6.

Food (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(12.30-12.35)

7.

Audit Wales Fee Scheme 2023-24

Supporting documents:

P2 – Revised Fee Scheme 2023-24

P3 – Letter from Audit Wales: Revised Fee Scheme 2023-24 – 2 February 2023

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee approved the corrected Audit Wales Fee Scheme 2023-24, under Standing Orders 18.10(x) in accordance with section 24(7) of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013.