Finance Committee (2007-2011)

The Finance Committee’s remit was to ensure that proper scrutiny was given to the budget and expenditure of the Welsh Assembly Government, the Assembly Commission, the Ombudsman, the Children’s Commissioner, the Older People’s Commissioner and various Assembly Government Sponsored Bodies and NHS Bodies.

The Committee had in broad terms three main functions:

to consider and report on Assembly budget proposals;
to consider and, where it sees fit, report on the financial information presented in support of Assembly Measures;
to consider any other matter relating to, or affecting, expenditure by the Government or out of the Welsh Consolidated Fund.

The National Assembly’s Standing Order 14 provides full details of the operation of the Committee and Standing Order 27 sets out the financial timetable in respect of the budget process.

The Committee issued Guidance on information to support a proposed Assembly Measure in January 2009.

Status

The Committee ceased to exist from midnight on 31 March 2011. The Finance Committee has published its Legacy Report (PDF, 830KB) The Finance Committee has published its report on The Allocation of Capital Funds in Wales (PDF, 828KB) Response from the Permanent Secretary to the report by the Finance Committee on Welsh Assembly Government Staff Numbers and Costs (PDF, 195KB) The Finance Committee has published its report on Welsh Assembly Government Staff Numbers and Costs (PDF, 641KB)