Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Meeting time: 09.04 - 11.03
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3282

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Darren Millar AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Andrew RT Davies AM Jocelyn Davies AM Alun Ffred Jones AM Mike Hedges AM Julie Morgan AM Jenny Rathbone AM Aled Roberts AM Joyce Watson AM (In place of Sandy Mewies AM)
Witnesses:
Committee Staff:	Fay Buckle (Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Joanest Varney-Jackson (Legal Adviser) Alistair McQuaid (Wales Audit Office) Jeremy Morgan (Wales Audit Office) Huw Vaughan Thomas (Auditor General for Wales) Nick Tyldesley (District Valuer) Mike Usher (Wales Audit Office)

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1 Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales: Consideration of evidence received

1.1 The papers were noted.

1.2 Members considered the additional information that has been submitted from witnesses and also discussed the evidence received from the earlier evidence sessions.

1.3 Members agreed that the Chair should write to Mr Langley Davies with some specific questions that have arisen from the evidence received. 

1.4 Members agreed that the Chair should write to Lambert Smith Hampton with a specific question from the additional evidence received. 

1.5 The Committee agreed to reschedule the evidence session with the Welsh Government to 1 December. In advance of that session, it was agreed that the Chair would write to the Welsh Government with some specific questions that have arisen from the evidence received. 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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2 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

2.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

2.2 Jocelyn Davies excluded herself for Item 1 under Standing Order 18.8 and Alun Ffred Jones substituted.

2.3 Andrew R T Davies substituted for Mohammad Asghar for Item 1.

2.4 Apologies were received from Sandy Mewies. Joyce Watson substituted. 

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3 Papers to note

3.1 The papers were noted. Members agreed that further updates early in 2016 would be helpful on Glastir and the Intra-Wales, Cardiff to Anglesey air service.

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3.1 Glastir: Letter from Director for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Welsh Government (19 October 2015)

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3.2 Inquiry into value for money of Motorway and Trunk Road Investment: Letter from Deputy Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government (19 October 2015)

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3.3 Unscheduled Care: Letter from Director General/NHS Chief Executive (19 October 2015)

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3.4 The Procurement and Management of Consultancy Services: Letter from the Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government (20 October 2015)

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3.5 Scrutiny of Accounts: Additional information from the National Museum of Wales (September 2015)

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3.6 Scrutiny of Accounts: Additional information from Sport Wales (19 October 2015)

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3.7 Scrutiny of Accounts: Additional information from the Assembly Commission (7 October 2015)

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3.8 Scrutiny of Accounts: Additional information from the Welsh Government (22 October 2015)

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3.9 Intra-Wales - Cardiff to Anglesey - Air Service: Letter from Acting Director, Transport and ICT Infrastructure, Welsh Government (28 October 2015)

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5 Welsh Government Investment in Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure: Consideration of the draft report

5.1 Members considered the draft report. It was agreed that a revised version would be circulated to Members by email for agreement.

5.2 The report will be published later in November 2015.

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6 Draft Wales Bill

6.1 Members considered the legal briefing and the Auditor General for Wales’ comments on the draft Wales Bill.

6.2 The Committee agreed that the Chair should write to the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee with the Committee’s views.

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