Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts 

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Transcript: Transcript for 11/10/2023 - 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 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS.

 

1.3 Alun Davies MS attended as a substitute for Rhianon Passmore MS.

 

1.4 Mike Hedges MS declared that he is a Trustee of the Senedd Members’ Pension Board.

(09.30)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes of the meeting held on 20 September.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN 1 - Letter from Audit Wales: Further information following the Audit Wales session on 20 September - 2 October 2023

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN 2 - Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services: The Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill – Stage 3 Government Amendments - 2 October 2023

Supporting documents:

(09.30-10.30)

3.

Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission

Ken Skates MS, Commissioner for Budget and Governance

Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd

Kate Innes, Chief Finance Officer

Alun Davidson, Clerk, Constitutional Change / Parliamentary Business Strategy Team

 

Supporting documents:

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

Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 1.9KB)

Introductory Brief by the Committee's Expert Adviser

Research Service Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill from Ken Skates MS, Commissioner for Budget and Governance; Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd; and Kate Innes, Chief Finance Officer.

 

3.2 The Senedd Commission agreed to provide a note on:

 

·         The estimated costs for Members’ travel and accommodation expenses, in particular, why the Commission did not model the current costs in these areas to derive a range of estimates.

(10.30)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 5 and 7

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(10.30-10.45)

5.

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

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(10.45-11.15)

6.

Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd

Dr Elizabeth Haywood, Chair, Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd

Daniel Hurford, Clerk, Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd

 

Supporting documents:

Research Service Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee took evidence on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill from Dr Elizabeth Haywood, Chair of the Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd; and Daniel Hurford, Clerk, Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd.

(11.15-12.00)

7.

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

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.