Agenda and minutes

Venue: Scott Room, Royal Society of Edinburgh

Contact: Bethan Davies 

Media

Senedd.TV: View the webcast

Transcript: Transcript for 13/06/2019 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1.      The Chair welcomed Members to the formal meeting at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

 

1.2.    Apologies were received from Nick Ramsay AM and Rhianon Passmore AM.

(09.30)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN1 - Letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services: Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill – 31 May 2019

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN2 - Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Retention payments in construction contracts - 6 June 2019

Supporting documents:

(09.30-10.30)

3.

Legislative budget process: Evidence session 1

David Eiser, Adviser to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee

 

Research Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from David Eiser, Adviser to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee.

(10.40-11.40)

4.

Legislative budget process: Evidence session 2

Prof. Michael Danson,  Professor of Enterprise Policy, Heriot-Watt University

Dr Angela O'Hagan, School for Business and Society, Glasgow Caledonian University

 

Research Brief

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Michael Danson, Professor of Enterprise Policy at Heriot-Watt University and Dr Angela O'Hagan, School for Business and Society, Glasgow Caledonian University.

(12.00-12.30)

5.

Legislative budget process: Evidence session 3

Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland

Mark Taylor, Audit Director, Audit Scotland

 

Paper 1 - Written evidence: Auditor General for Scotland

Research Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee took evidence from Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland and Mark Taylor, Audit Director, Audit Scotland.

(12.30-13.00)

6.

Consideration of proposals to amend the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013: Evidence session 1

Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland

Diane McGiffen, Chief Operating Officer, Audit Scotland

 

Paper 2 - Written evidence: Auditor General for Scotland

Research Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee took evidence from Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland and Diane McGiffen, Chief Operating Officer, Audit Scotland.

(13.00)

7.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and the meeting on the 19 June 2019

Minutes:

7.1 The motion was agreed.

(13.00-13.15)

8.

Legislative budget process: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(13.15-13.30)

9.

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

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.