Agenda - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: 11 July 2019

Meeting time: 09.10
For further information contact:

Bethan Davies

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6372

SeneddFinance@assembly.wales

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09:10)

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2 Paper(s) to note

(09:10) (Pages 1 - 5)

Minutes of the meeting held on 19 June 2019

Minutes of the meeting held on 27 June 2019

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2.1 PTN1 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd - Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2019-20 - 5 July 2019

(Page 6)

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3 Consideration of proposals to amend the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013: Evidence session 2

(09:10-09:40) (Pages 7 - 32)

Alan Bermingham, Policy Manager, Governments, Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy

Paper 1 - Background briefing

Research brief

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4 Consideration of proposals to amend the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013: Evidence session 3

(09:40-10:20) (Pages 33 - 49)

Huw Thomas, Director of Finance, Hywel Dda University Health Board

Lynne Hamilton, Director of Finance, Swansea Bay University Health Board

John Rae, Director of Resources, Welsh Local Government Association

Research brief

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from part of the meeting (Items 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12)

(10:20)

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6 Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill: Consideration of financial scrutiny

(10:20-10:25)

Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill

Explanatory Memorandum

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7 The Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 (Reliefs) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019

(10:25-10:30) (Pages 50 - 51)

Paper 2 - The Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 (Reliefs) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 – Summary legal briefing

The Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 (Reliefs) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019

Explanatory Memorandum

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8 Code of Relationship Practice between the Auditor General for Wales and the Wales Audit Office

(10:30-10:45) (Pages 52 - 70)

Paper 3 - Code of Relationship Practice between the Auditor General for Wales and the Wales Audit Office

Paper 4 - Letter from the Auditor General and the Wales Audit Office - 18 June 2019

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9 Consideration of the Welsh Government's response to the joint committee report: ‘Assessing the impact of budget decisions’

(10:45-11:00) (Pages 71 - 84)

Paper 5 - Welsh Government response to the joint committee report: ‘Assessing the impact of budget decisions’

Paper 6 - Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ view on the Welsh Government’s response

Paper 7 - Equality and Human Rights Commission’s view on the Welsh Government’s response

Paper 8 - Future Generations Commissioner for Wales’ view on the Welsh Government’s response

Assessing the impact of budget decisions

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Break: 11:00-11:10

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10 Consideration of proposals to amend the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013: Evidence session 5

(11:10-11:55) (Pages 85 - 100)

Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd

Gawain Evans, Finance Director

Paper 9 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd - 27 June 2019

Research brief

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11 Consideration of proposals to amend the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013: Consideration of evidence

(11:55-12:15)

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12 Welsh Government Budget 2020-21: Budget timetable

(12.15-12.20) (Pages 101 - 102)

Paper 10 – Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd - Budget timetable - 5 July 2019

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