Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts 

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Transcript: Transcript for 18/10/2023 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

Registration (09.00-09.15)

Private Pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

(09.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

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

 

1.2 Mike Hedges MS declared that he is the Chair of the Senedd’s Cross-Party Group on the Public & Commercial Service Union (PCS).

(09.30)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes of the meeting held on 5 October.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN 1 - Letter from the Senedd Commission: Further information following the Senedd Commission budget session on 5 October - 10 October 2023

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN 2 - Letter from the PCS Union: Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25 - 11 October 2023

Supporting documents:

2.3

PTN 3 - Letter from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury: UK Government Autumn Statement - 11 October 2023

Supporting documents:

(09.30-10.30)

3.

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) - Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, and Estimate 2024-25: Evidence session

Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Chris Vinestock, Chief Operating Officer & Director of Improvement

Katrin Shaw, Chief Legal Adviser & Director of Investigations

 

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-17-23 P1 - Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23

FIN(6)-17-23 P2 - Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Estimate for the Financial Year 2024-25

Research Service Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales’s Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, and Estimate 2024-25 from Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales; Chris Vinestock, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Improvement; and Katrin Shaw, Chief Legal Adviser and Director of Investigations.

Break (10.30-10.45)

Public

(10.45-11.45)

4.

Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

Mick Antoniw MS, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, Welsh Government

Will Whiteley, Deputy Director, Senedd Reform, Welsh Government

Emma Alexander, Head of Senedd Reform Delivery, Welsh Government

 

Supporting documents:

Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill, as introduced (PDF, 231KB)

Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 1.9KB)

Research Service Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill from Mick Antoniw MS, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution; Will Whiteley, Deputy Director, Senedd Reform; and Emma Alexander, Head of Senedd Reform Delivery.

(11.45)

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.

(11.45-11.55)

6.

Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(11.55-12.05)

7.

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) - Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, and Estimate 2024-25: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(12.05-12.15)

8.

Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Consideration of draft report

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-17-23 P3 – Draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft report on the Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25.