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Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 2 July 2025 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 02/07/2025 - Finance Committee

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Expected timing	No.	Item
(09.00 - 09.15)		Registration
(09.15 - 09.30)		Private pre-meeting
(09.30)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee. 1.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. Lesley Griffiths MS substituted for Rhianon Passmore MS. 1.3 Members declared the following relevant interests under Standing Order 17.24A: · Lesley Griffiths MS declared that she was the Minister for Rural Affairs, Energy and Environment from December 2018 to April 2021.
(09.30)	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted.
	2.1	PTN 1 - Letter from the national homeless charity, Crisis: Financial implications of the Homelessness and Social Allocations Bill - 11 June 2025 View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-25 PTN 1 - Letter from the national homeless charity, Crisis: Financial implications of the Homelessness and Social Allocations Bill - 11 June 2025 , item 2.1 PDF 122 KB View as HTML (2.1/1) 20 KB
	2.2	PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: List of all Barnett consequentials resulting from the UK Spring Statement and Main Estimates for 2025-26 - 24 June 2025 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-25 PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: List of all Barnett consequentials resulting from the UK Spring Statement and Main Estimates for 2025-26 - 24 June 2025 , item 2.2 PDF 748 KB
	2.3	PTN 3 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Revised Explanatory Memorandum and Regulatory Impact Assessment - 24 June 2025 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-25 PTN 3 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Revised Explanatory Memorandum and Regulatory Impact Assessment - 24 June 2025 , item 2.3 PDF 783 KB
	2.4	PTN 4 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Changes to the transcript - 24 June 2025 View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-25 PTN 4 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Changes to the transcript - 24 June 2025 , item 2.4 PDF 772 KB
	2.5	PTN 5 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affair: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee (IMSC) – 24 June 2025 View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-25 PTN 5 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affair: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee (IMSC) – 24 June 2025 , item 2.5 PDF 693 KB
	2.11	PTN 6 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Tourism Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) - 25 June 2025 View the background to item 2.11 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-25 PTN 6 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Tourism Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) - 25 June 2025 , item 2.11 PDF 181 KB
(09.30 - 10.30)	3.	Financial implications of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill: Evidence session View the background to item 3. Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government Naomi Matthiessen, Deputy Director, Landscapes, Nature and Forestry Division, Welsh Government Alice Teague, Deputy Director, Marine and Biodiversity Division, Welsh Government Supporting documents: Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF 413KB) Explanatory Memorandum (PDF 2.2MB) Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 16 View the reasons why document 3./1 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee took evidence on the financial implications of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill from Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government; Naomi Matthiessen, Deputy Director, Landscapes, Nature and Forestry Division, Welsh Government; and Alice Teague, Deputy Director, Marine and Biodiversity Division, Welsh Government.
(10.30)	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the start of the meeting on 9 July 2025 View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed.
(10.30 - 10.45)	5.	Financial implications of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(10.45 - 11.00)	6.	Bus Services (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 18 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the draft report and agreed it with minor changes.
(11.00 - 11.15)	7.	First Supplementary Budget 2025-26: Consideration of draft report View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 20 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered the draft report and agreed it with minor changes.

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