Finance Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 23 April 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.00 - 12.02

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3034

 

 

Concise Minutes:

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Assembly Members:

 

Jocelyn Davies AM (Chair)

Peter Black AM

Christine Chapman AM

Mike Hedges AM

Ann Jones AM

Julie Morgan AM

Nick Ramsay AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Lesley Griffiths AM, The Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty, Welsh Government

Simon White, Welsh Government

Ceri Breeze, Head of Housing Directorate, Welsh Government

Jon Rae, WLGA

Nick Jones, Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council

Gary Watkins, Cardiff Council

Iestyn Davies, Federation of Small Businesses Wales

Mark Lang, Federation of Small Businesses

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Bethan Davies (Clerk)

Tanwen Summers (Deputy Clerk)

Richard Bettley (Researcher)

Gareth David Thomas (Researcher)

Joanest Varney-Jackson (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1   Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

 

1.2     Apologies were received from Alun Ffred Jones.

 

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2   Papers to note

2.1     The papers were noted.

 

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3   Renting Homes (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1

3.1     The Committee took evidence from the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty on the financial implication of the Renting Homes (Wales) Bill.

 

3.2     The Chair agreed to write to the write to the Chair of the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee.

 

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4   Collection and Management of Devolved Taxes in Wales: Evidence Session 1

4.1     The Committee took evidence from the Welsh Local Government Association, Cardiff Council and Rhondda Cynon Taf Council for its inquiry into Collection and Management of Devolved Taxes in Wales.

 

4.2     The Welsh Local Government Association agreed to provide information on benchmarking the costs of collection of council tax and non-domestic rates.

 

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5   Collection and Management of Devolved Taxes in Wales: Evidence Session 2

5.1     The Committee took evidence from the Federation of Small Businesses Wales on its inquiry into Collection and Management of Devolved Taxes in Wales and agreed to provide information on governance.

 

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6   Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

6.1     The motion was agreed.

 

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7   Local Government (Wales) Bill: Consideration of Draft Report

7.1     Members agreed to draft report with a few amendments.

 

7.2     Members noted the additional information provided by the Minister for Public Services.

 

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