Agenda and minutes
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Transcript: Transcript for 21/05/2020 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd
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(14:00) |
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the first virtual meeting of the Finance Committee. |
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(14:00) |
Paper(s) to note Minutes of the meeting held on 12 March 2020 Supporting documents: Minutes: 2.1 The minutes were noted. |
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(14:00-15:00) |
COVID-19: Evidence session with the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd Margaret Davies, Deputy Director of Strategic Budgeting Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury Supporting papers: Paper 1 - Response from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd - Financial response to COVID-19 pandemic - 24 April 2020 Paper 2 - Response from the Secretary of State for Wales, COVID-19: Support for Wales - 9 April 2020 Research Brief Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd; Margaret Davies, Deputy Director of Strategic Budgeting; and Andrew Jeffreys, Director Treasury on the financial response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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(15:00) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed. |
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(15:00-15:20) |
COVID-19: Consideration of evidence Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received. |
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(15:20-15:30) |
Senedd Commission's First Supplementary Budget 2020-21 Supporting paper: Paper 3 - Senedd Commission's First Supplementary Budget 2020-21 Supporting documents: Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered and noted the First Supplementary Budget 2020-21 request from the Senedd Commission. 6.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Senedd Commission to request information on the financial implications of COVID-19 on its budget. |
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(15:30-15:40) |
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales's First Supplementary Budget 2020-21 Supporting paper: Paper 4 - Public Services Ombudsman for Wales's First Supplementary Budget 2020-21 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered and noted the First Supplementary Budget 2020-21 request from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales. 7.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Public Services Ombudsman to request information on the financial implications of COVID-19 on his budget. |
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(15:40-15:50) |
Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2021-22: Approach to scrutiny Supporting paper: Paper 5 – Approach to scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2021-22 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered its approach to scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2021-22. In light of the current social restrictions due to Covid-19, Members agreed to undertake online engagement initiatives to include stakeholders and the general public in their scrutiny of the draft budget, in place of a Stakeholder Event. In addition, the Committee agreed to write to the Business Committee and the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd to request a Committee-proposed debate prior to the summer recess on the Welsh Government’s spending priorities. It is intended that the outcome of the online engagement will inform the debate. |