Concise Minutes - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5

Meeting date: Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Meeting time: 09. - 12.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12978

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Mark Isherwood MS (Chair)

Rhys ab Owen MS

Natasha Asghar MS

Mike Hedges MS

Rhianon Passmore MS

Witnesses:

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government

Emma Cordingley, Welsh Government

Tracey Mayes, Welsh Government

John Coyne, Welsh Government

Audit Wales:

Adrian Crompton (Auditor General for Wales)

Matthew Mortlock

Committee Staff:

Fay Bowen (Clerk)

Owain Davies (Second Clerk)

Ben Stokes (Researcher)

Craig Griffiths (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

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2       Papers to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1   Letter from the Welsh Government in relation to Wizz Air at Cardiff Airport

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2.2   Letter from Cardiff Airport - Response to a letter from the Chair of PAPAC

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2.3   Letter from Welsh Government - Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSSC) Governance

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2.4   Letter from the Auditor General for Wales to Director General Health and Social Services/ NHS Wales Chief Executive: Audit Wales Report - Tackling the Planned Care Backlog in Wales - 20 July 2022

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2.5   Letter from Director General Health and Social Services/ NHS Wales Chief Executive to the Auditor General: Audit Wales Report - Tackling the Planned Care Backlog in Wales - 29 July 2022

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2.6   Letter from Auditor General to Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government: Examination of the setting of well-being objectives - 1 September 2022

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3       Evidence Session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government - UK Procurement Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum

3.1 The Committee held an evidence session on the LCM on the Procurement Bill with the Minister for Finance and Local Government, John Coyne, Tracey Mayes and Emma Cordingley from the Welsh Government.

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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       Evidence Session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government - UK Procurement Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum - Consideration of the evidence received

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6       Inquiry into Regeneration of Town Centres

6.1 The Members discussed the Committee’s inquiry into Town Centre Regeneration.

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7       Consideration of Audit Wales Reports

7.1 The Committee considered the Audit Wales Reports.

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8       Forward Work Programme - Update

8.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.

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