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Transcript: Transcript for 19/09/2019 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd
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(09:30) |
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1
Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore. |
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(09:30-09:40) |
Paper(s) to note Minutes
of the meeting held on 3 July 2019 Minutes
of the meeting held on 11 July 2019 Minutes
of the meeting held on 17 July 2019 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1
The papers were noted. |
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Letter from Llywydd to Chair of Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Voting rights for prisoners 23 July 2019 Supporting documents: |
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Letter from Minister for Finance and Trefnydd - Statement of Principles for Directly Funded Bodies - 19 July 2019 Supporting documents: |
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Letter from Minister for Finance and Trefnydd to Mike Hedges - Financial transactions capital - 16 August 2019 Supporting documents: |
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Letter from the Welsh Government to the Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP - Written evidence to Treasury Committee inquiry into regional imbalances in UK economy - 9 August 2019 Supporting documents: |
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Letter from Future Generations Commissioner - Involvement in first Future Generations Report - 9 August 2019 Supporting documents: |
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Response from Minister for Finance and Trefnydd to Committee's report on Scrutiny of Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2019-20 - 19 August 2019 Supporting documents: |
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(09.40) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from part of the meeting (Items 4-9 and 11-12) Minutes: 3.1
The motion was approved. |
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(09:40-09:50) |
Consideration of scoping paper on retention payments in the construction sector Paper
1 - Scoping paper on retention payments in the construction sector Supporting documents:
Minutes: 4.1
The Committee considered the scoping paper on retention payments in the
construction sector and agreed the approach for the inquiry. |
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(09:50-10:10) |
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill: Consideration of correspondence Paper
2 – Response from the Llywydd to the Finance Committee’s report and
recommendations on the financial implications of the Senedd and Elections
(Wales) Bill Paper
3 – Letter from the Counsel General on the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill – 3
September 2019 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 5.1
The Committee considered the correspondence on the Senedd and Elections (Wales)
Bill. |
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(10:10-10:30) |
Wales Audit Office - Value for money study: Travel allowances Paper
4 – Wales Audit Office value for money study into travel allowances Supporting documents:
Minutes: 6.1
In accordance with Standing Order 18.11(ii), the Committee endorsed the
proposed examination of the Wales Audit Office’s travel and subsistence
arrangements under paragraph 35(7) of Schedule 1 of the Public Audit (Wales)
Act 2013. |
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(10:30-10:40) |
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020-21: Appointment of expert adviser Paper
5 – Application for the role of expert adviser Supporting documents:
Minutes: 7.1
The Committee agreed to appoint an expert adviser. |
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(10:40-10:50) |
Consideration of forward work programme Paper
6 – Forward work programme for the Finance Committee Supporting documents:
Minutes: 8.1
The Committee considered the forward work programme. |
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(10:50-11:00) |
Consideration of letter from the Llywydd - Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 and amending Standing Orders Paper
7 – Letter from the Llywydd on the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 and
amending Standing Orders Supporting documents:
Minutes: 9.1
The Committee considered the letter from the Llywydd on the Public Services
Ombudsman (Wales) Act and agreed the amendments to Standing Orders. |
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(11:00-12:00) |
Inquiry into a legislative budget process: Evidence session 4 Dr
Joachim Wehner, Associate Professor in Public Policy, London School of
Economics and Political Science Research
brief Supporting documents:
Minutes: 10.1
The Committee received evidence from Dr Joachim Wehner, Associate Professor in
Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, on the
legislative budget process. |
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(12:00-12:15) |
Inquiry into a legislative budget process: Consideration of evidence Minutes: 11.1
The Committee considered the evidence received. |
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(12:15-12:30) |
Letter from Minister for Finance and Trefnydd - timetable for Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020-21 - 13 September 2019 Paper
8 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd - timetable for Welsh
Government Draft Budget 2020-21 - 13 September 2019 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 12.1
The Committee considered the letter and revised timetable for the Welsh Government
Draft Budget 2020-21. |