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Transcript: Transcript for 23/11/2017 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.00)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

 

1.2 The Chair welcomed Jane Hutt AM as a permanent member of the Committee.

 

(09.00)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

(09.00)

2.1

PTN1 - Letter from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration - Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Bill - 14 November 2017

Supporting documents:

(09.00-10.00)

3.

Welsh Government draft budget 2018-19: Evidence session 7 (Future Generations Commissioner for Wales)

Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Kate Carr, Director for Partnerships, Engagement and Communication, Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

 

Paper 1 – Written evidence: Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales and Kate Carr, Director for Partnerships, Engagement and Communication, Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales on the Welsh Government’s draft budget 2018-19.

 

3.2 The Commissioner agreed to provide the Committee with further details on her feedback in relation to the Welsh Government’s participatory budgeting pilots.

(10.45-12.30)

4.

Welsh Government draft budget 2018-19: Evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance

Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government

Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Welsh Treasury

Margaret Davies, Deputy Director, Strategic Budgeting

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance; Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Welsh Treasury; and Margaret Davies, Deputy Director, Strategic Budgeting on the Welsh Government’s draft budget 2018-19.

 

4.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide the Committee with an update on how much the Welsh Government will receive in terms of Barnett consequentials and the multiplier agreed in the fiscal framework, as a result of the UK Government’s budget announcements.

(13.00-14.00)

5.

Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

Rebecca Evans, Minister for Housing and Regeneration

Ian Williams, Welsh Government

Ian Walters, Welsh Government

 

Paper 2 - Technical Note for External Affairs and Additional Legislation Sub-Committee on Disposals Proceeds Fund

 

Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Bill

Explanatory Memorandum

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for Housing and Regeneration; Ian Williams, Welsh Government; and Ian Walters, Welsh Government on the Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Bill.

(14.00)

6.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and all of the meeting on 29 November 2017

Minutes:

6.1 The motion was agreed.

(14.00-14.15)

7.

Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(14.15-15.00)

8.

Welsh Government draft budget 2018-19: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.