Agenda and minutes

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.

FIN(4) 21-12 – Paper 1 – Living Wales Programme

Gretel Leeb, Senior Responsible Officer, ‘Living Wales’ Programme Executive

Rob Bell, Finance Department, ‘Living Wales’ Programme

2.1 The Chair welcomed Gretel Leeb, Senior Responsible Officer, Living Wales programme; and Rob Bell, Finance Department, Living Wales Programme.

2.2 The Committee questioned the witnesses.

Action points:

Living Wales Programme agreed to provide:

·         Further information on the borrowing powers available to the Living Wales Programme to fund the establishment of the single environment body.

·         Further information on what the environmental improvements and services to people and businesses would be from the total project savings.

FIN(4) 21-12 – Paper 2 – Financial implications of the Welsh Government Democracy and Elections Bill

FIN(4) 21-12 – Paper 4 – Response to Minister for Finance to action points raised at the meeting on 7 November 2012 (Invest-to-Save)

FIN(4) 21-12 – Paper 5 – Response to consultation on Invest-to-Save from UWIC

FIN(4) 21-12 – Paper 6 – Correspondence from the Chair of the Children and Young People Committee

FIN(4) 21-12 – Paper 7 – Correspondence from the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee regarding the Welsh Government’s draft budget 2013-14

Minutes of previous meeting.

3.1The Committee noted the papers, including an additional private paper on the Silk Commission. The minutes of the meeting on 21 November 2012 were also noted.

Items 5 to 7.

Items 5 to 7

5.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received on its inquiry into Invest to Save.

6.1 The Committee agreed its draft report ‘The Effectiveness of European Structural Funding in Wales'. 

7.1 The Committee discussed its draft forward programme for the spring term 2013.

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