Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Bethan Davies 

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Transcript: Transcript for 07/11/2018 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.00)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

(09.00)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance - Capital Investment Bonds - 24 October 2018

Supporting documents:

(09.00-10.00)

3.

Wales Audit Office and the Auditor General for Wales's Estimate 2019-20

Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales 

Isobel Garner, Chair, Wales Audit Office Board

Kevin Thomas, Director of Corporate Services 

Steve O’Donoghue, Director of Finance and Human Resources

 

Paper 1 – Estimate of the Income and Expenses for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

Paper 2 - Interim Report: An assessment of progress made against our 2018-19 Annual Plan during the period 1 April to 30 September 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales; Isobel Garner, Chair, Wales Audit Office Board; Kevin Thomas, Director of Corporate Services; and Steve O’Donoghue, Director of Finance and Human Resources.

(10.00)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 5 and 8-10

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(10.00-10.15)

5.

Wales Audit Office and the Auditor General for Wales's Estimate 2019-20: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(10.15-11.15)

6.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2019-20: Evidence session 7 (Office for Budget Responsibility)

Robert Chote, Chairman, Office for Budget Responsibility

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee took evidence from Robert Chote, Chairman, Office for Budget Responsibility on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2019-20.

(11.15-12.00)

7.

Autism (Wales) Bill: Evidence session - Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services

Vaughan Gething AM, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services

Matthew Jenkins, Deputy Director, Partnerships and Cooperation

Gareth Haven, Finance Division

 

Paper 3 – Letter from Paul Davies AM – 31 October 2018

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee took evidence from Vaughan Gething AM, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services; Matthew Jenkins, Deputy Director, Partnerships and Cooperation; and Gareth Haven, Finance Division on the Autism (Wales) Bill.

 

7.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide the Committee with a note setting out:

·         his views on the challenges around the way the Regulatory Impact Assessment is written and what he feels is missing; and

·         the development and implementation costs of delivering the Code of Practice.

(12.00-12.10)

8.

Autism (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(12.10-12.20)

9.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2019-20: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(12.20-12.30)

10.

Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill

Paper 4 – Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

10.1 The Committee authorised Llyr Gruffydd AM as the new Member in Charge of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill and agreed to write to the Business Committee with a revised timetable.