Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 28 September 2020

Meeting time: 14.30 - 16.20
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6554

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Llyr Gruffydd MS (Chair) Alun Davies MS Siân Gwenllian MS Mike Hedges MS Nick Ramsay MS
Witnesses:	Robert Chote, Office for Budget Responsibility Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales, Audit Wales Richard Harries, Audit Wales Mark Jeffs, Audit Wales
Committee Staff:	Bethan Davies (Clerk) Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk) Georgina Owen (Second Clerk) Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk) Christian Tipples (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the virtual meeting of the Finance Committee.

1.2 Apologies were received from Mark Reckless MS and Rhianon Passmore MS.

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1 The minutes were noted.

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3 Inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework - Evidence session 1

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Robert Chote, Chairman of the Office of Budget Responsibility on the inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework.

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4 Inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework - Evidence session 2

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales; Richard Harries, Audit Director, Audit Wales and Mark Jeffs, Audit Manager, Audit Wales on the inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework.

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6 Inquiry into the implementation of the Wales Act 2014 and operation of the Fiscal Framework: Consideration of Evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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7 Inquiry into a legislative budget process

7.1 The Committee considered the Welsh Government’s response to the Committee’s report.

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