Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 31/01/2018 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(10.00)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

 

1.2 Apologies were received from Steffan Lewis AM, David Rees AM and Neil Hamilton AM.

(10.00)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance to the Chair - Welsh Revenue Authority recruitment - 18 January 2018

Supporting documents:

(10.00-10.40)

3.

Pre-nomination Hearing - Auditor General for Wales

Adrian Crompton - Preferred Candidate for Auditor General for Wales

 

Paper 1 – Curriculum Vitae for Adrian Crompton

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee conducted a Pre-nomination Hearing of the preferred candidate for the position of Auditor General for Wales, Adrian Crompton.

(10.40)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 5 and 7 and the meeting on 8 February 2018

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(10.40-10.55)

5.

Pre-nomination Hearing - Auditor General for Wales: Consideration of Hearing

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the appropriateness of the preferred candidate and agreed to give it further consideration at a future meeting.

(11.00-11.45)

6.

Devolution of fiscal powers to Wales: Evidence session 4 (HMRC)

Jim Harra, Second Permanent Secretary, HMRC

Sarah Walker, Deputy Director, Devolution, HMRC

 

Paper 2 – Letter from HMRC to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance – 6 December 2017

Paper 3 – Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance to HMRC – 13 December 2017

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee took evidence from Jim Harra, Second Permanent Secretary, HMRC; and Sarah Walker, Deputy Director, Devolution, HMRC on the devolution of fiscal powers to Wales.

(11.45-12.00)

7.

Devolution of fiscal powers to Wales: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.