Draft Finance Committee Forward Work Programme: Autumn 2011
Wednesday 28 September 2011 (9.30-11.40)
· Welsh Government
o Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance
o Andrew Jeffreys (Head of Strategic Budgeting / Pennaeth Cyllido Strategol).
o Jo Salway (Head of Budget Policy / Pennaeth Polisi Cyllideb).
o Jeff Andrews (Specialist Policy Adviser, Finance / Cynghorydd Arbennigol Polisi, Cyllid).
· WLGA (10.15 – 11.00)
o Cllr Rodney Berman, WLGA Finance Spokesperson and Leader, Cardiff County Council
o Steve Thomas CBE, Chief Executive, Welsh Local Government Association
o Vanessa Phillips, Director of Resources, Welsh Local Government Association
· Members’ consideration of oral briefing (11.10-11:25)
· Members’ consideration of scoping paper (11.25-11.40)
Thursday 6 October 2011 (9:30-11:50)
1. Scrutiny of Assembly Commission draft budget (9:35-10:30)
· Assembly Commission
o Angela Burns AM, Assembly Commissioner for budget and governance
o Claire Clancy, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Assembly,
o Steve O’ Donoghue, Head of Assembly Resources
2. Scrutiny of Public Service Ombudsman for Wales draft estimates (10:30-11:25)
· Public Service Ombudsman for Wales
o Peter Tyndall, Ombudsman for Wales
o Susan Hudson, Policy & Communications Manager
o Malcolm MacDonald, Financial Adviser.
3. PRIVATE- Members’ consideration of evidence taken during meeting (11.25-11.40)
4. PRIVATE- Members’ consideration of draft report of Committee’s consideration of Welsh Government proposal to amend the Annual Budget Motion (11:40-11:50)
Wednesday 12 October 2011 (9.30-11.40)
1 Scrutiny of Welsh Government draft budget
· Welsh Government (9:30-10:20)
o Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance
o Andrew Jeffreys (Head of Strategic Budgeting -Strategic Planning, Finance & Performance - SPF&P) (Pennaeth Cyllidebu Strategol - Cynllunio Strategol, Cyllid a Pherfformiad - CSC&P)
o Jeff Andrews (Specialist Policy Adviser, SPF&P / Cynghorydd Polisi Arbenigol)
o Michael Hearty (Director General, Strategic Planning, Finance and Performance/ Cyfarwyddwr Cyffredinol - Cyllidebu Strategol - Cynllunio Strategol, Cyllid a Pherfformiad - CSC&P)
· Welsh Council for Voluntary Action (10.20-11.10)
o Phil Fiander, Director of Programmes
o Michelle Matheron, Senior Policy Officer
2 PRIVATE- Members’ consideration of evidence taken during meeting (11.10-11.15)
3 PRIVATE- Members’ consideration of draft report on Assembly Commission draft budget (11.15-11.30)
4 PRIVATE- Members’ consideration of scoping paper on potential future inquiry into devolved funding (11:30-11:40)
Thursday 20 October (9.30-11.30)
· Helen Birthwhistle NHS Confederation & an NHS Health Board (10:10-10:30)
1. PRIVATE- Members’ consideration of evidence taken during meeting (11:00-11:15)
2. PRIVATE- Members’ consideration of draft report on Public Service Ombudsman for Wales draft estimates (11.15-11.30)
Monday 31 October 2011 (15.00-16.30)
· Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance
2. PRIVATE- Members consideration of evidence taken during meeting (16.00-16.30)
Wednesday 2 November 2011 (9.30-11.30)
· Members’ consideration of draft report
Possible- Monday 7 November (15:00-16:00)
· Members’ further consideration of draft report
Meeting of 7 November may be cancelled if Committee agrees a draft report on the budget at its previous meeting of 2 November.
Wednesday 16 November (9:30-11:30)
· Witnesses tbc
2. PRIVATE- Members consideration of evidence taken during meeting (11.25-11.30)
Wednesday 30 November (9:30-11:30)
· Witnesses tbc
2. PRIVATE- Members consideration of evidence taken during meeting (11.25-11.30)
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