Draft Finance Committee Forward Work Programme: Autumn 2011

 

Wednesday 28 September 2011 (9.30-11.40)

 

  1. Scrutiny of proposal to amend Welsh Government budget motion (9.35-10.15)

·         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).

 

  1. Information gathering: Stakeholder concerns around potential implications of Welsh Government draft budget 2012-2013 (10.15-11.00)

·         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

 

  1. PRIVATE- Members’ consideration of evidence taken during meeting (11.00-11.10)

 

  1. PRIVATE- Potential inquiry into Devolution Funding

·         Members’ consideration of oral briefing (11.10-11:25)

 

  1. PRIVATE- Potential inquiry into effectiveness of European Structural Funding in Wales

·         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)

 

  1. Scrutiny of Welsh Government draft budget (15:00-16:00)

·         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)

 

  1. PRIVATE: Scrutiny of Welsh Government draft budget (9.30-11.30)

·         Members’ consideration of draft report

 

Possible- Monday 7 November (15:00-16:00)

 

  1. PRIVATE: Scrutiny of Welsh Government draft budget (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)

 

  1. Oral evidence taking in new committee inquiry (9:30-11:25)

·         Witnesses tbc

 

2.   PRIVATE- Members consideration of evidence taken during meeting (11.25-11.30)

 

Wednesday 30 November (9:30-11:30)

 

  1. Oral evidence taking in new committee inquiry (9:30-11:25)

·         Witnesses tbc

 

2.    PRIVATE- Members consideration of evidence taken during meeting (11.25-11.30)

 

 

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