Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 13 May 2019

Meeting time: 13.15 - 16.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5452

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Nick Ramsay AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Vikki Howells AM Jenny Rathbone AM
Witnesses:	Cerys Furlong, Chwarae Teg Professor Dylan Jones-Evans, University of South Wales Robert Lloyd Griffiths, Institute of Directors
Wales Audit Office:	Adrian Crompton – Auditor General for Wales Matthew Mortlock Mike Usher
Committee Staff:	Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Joanne McCarthy (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the Committee.

1.2 Apologies were received from Neil Hamilton AM, Rhianon Passmore AM & Adam Price AM. There were no substitutes.

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1 Intra-Wales - Cardiff to Anglesey - Air Service: Letter from the Welsh Government (23 April 2019)

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2.2 Public Procurement: Letter from the Welsh Government (30 April 2019)

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2.3 Scrutiny of Accounts 2016-17: Letter from Sport Wales (8 April 2019)

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3 Scrutiny of Accounts 2017-18: Consideration of responses to the Committee's Report

3.1 Members considered the responses to the Committee’s Scrutiny of Accounts 2017-18 Report.

3.2 It was agreed that issues regarding the Assembly Commission and the Welsh Government would be considered as part of the Scrutiny of Accounts 2018-19 and that the Chair would write to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales seeking clarification on a number of points.

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4 Welsh Government Financial Support for Business

4.1 Members held a background scene-setting session with Cerys Furlong from Chwarae Teg, Robert Lloyd Griffiths from the Institute of Directors, and Dylan Jones-Evans from University of South Wales prior to the inquiry proper into Welsh Government Financial Support for Business.

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6 Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Consideration of evidence received

6.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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7 Governance Review of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: lessons learnt: Consideration of draft report

7.1 Members considered the draft report and noted that a revised version would be circulated by email for agreement.

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8 Waste Management: Auditor General for Wales' Reports

8.1 Members discussed the Auditor General’s reports on Waste Management and noted the Welsh Government’s responses. The Committee agreed to undertake an inquiry in the autumn term.

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