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Finance Committee |
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Committee Room 2 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 17 October 2013 |
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Meeting time: |
08:30 - 12:45 |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Jocelyn Davies (Chair) Peter Black Christine Chapman Paul Davies Mike Hedges Ann Jones Julie Morgan Simon Thomas |
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Witnesses: |
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Alun Davies, Minister for Natural Resources and Food Adam Cairns, Betsi Cadwaldr University Health Board Gareth Coles, Wales Council for Voluntary Action Julia Hill, Welsh Government Anthony Hunt Chris Jones, Care and Repair Geoff Lang, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Fiona Leadbitter, Welsh Government Jon Rae, WLGA David Robinson, Community Links Vanessa Young, Director of Resources, WLGA |
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Committee Staff: |
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Gareth Price (Clerk) Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) |
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Transcript
View the meeting transcript.
1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.
2 Papers to note
2.1 The papers were noted.
3 The Control of Horses (Wales) Bill
3.1 The Committee received a briefing from Alun Davies AM, Minister for Natural Resources and Food on the Control of Horses (Wales) Bill.
3.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister setting out the Committee’s reservations on the process.
4 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2014-15 - Evidence from WCVA, Community Links and Care and Repair
4.1 The Committee took evidence from Gareth Coles, WCVA, Chris Jones, Care and Repair and David Robinson, Community Links on the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2014-15.
4.2 Chris Jones (Care and Repair) agreed to send a note on how the calculation in the Rapid Response Adaptations programme was reached.
4.3 Gareth Coles (WCVA) agreed to send a note on examples of preventative spend projects in the third sector.
4.4 David Robinson (Community Links) agreed to send details of reports that have looked at preventative spend projects in the third sector.
5 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2014-15 - Evidence from WLGA and Bridgend CBC
5.1 The Committee took evidence from Councillor Anthony Hunt, Finance Cabinet Member, Torfaen County Council and WLGA Deputy Spokesperson on Finance, Ness Young, Finance Director, Bridgend County Borough Council and Jon Rae, Director of Resources, Welsh Local Government Association on the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2014-15.
5.2 The WLGA agreed to send a note to Committee on examples of best practice in relation to co-production.
6 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2014-15 - Evidence from Local Health Boards
6.1 The Committee took evidence from Geoff Lang, Executive Director of Primary Care, Community and Mental Health Services, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Adam Cairns, Chief Executive, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board on the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2014-15.
7 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:
7.1 The motion was agreed.
8 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2014-15: Consideration of Evidence Received
8.1 Members considered the evidence received and discussed areas they wished to discuss with the Minister of Finance on the Welsh Government’s draft budget 2014-15 when she returns to Committee on 23 October.