Concise Minutes - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 27 June 2024

Meeting time: 09.15 - 11.07
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13954


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Mark Isherwood MS (Chair)

Natasha Asghar MS

Mike Hedges MS

Adam Price MS

Audit Wales:

Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales

Matthew Mortlock

Stephen Lisle

Tim Buckle

Committee Staff:

Fay Bowen (Clerk)

Owain Davies (Second Clerk)

Lucien Wise (Deputy Clerk)

 

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee.

 

1.2  Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS.

 

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2       Papers to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1   Letter from the Director General of Local Government, Housing & Climate Change and Rural Affairs - Response to Audit Wales report: Sustainable development? - making best use of brownfield land and empty buildings

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2.2   Letter from the Permanent Secretary - Update on recommendation 18 of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee's Report: Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2021-22

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2.3   Letter from the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee - Transport for Wales and Rail Services

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2.4   Letter from the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee to Audit Wales - Transport for Wales and Rail Services

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3       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

3.1 The motion was agreed.

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4       Draft Report - Building Safety in Wales

4.1 The Committee considered the draft report and agreed to make a number of additions.

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5       Discussion of the Welsh Government response to the Audit Wales Report - Supporting Ukrainians in Wales

5.1 The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government to the report.

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6       Audit Wales Report - A465 Section 2: Update report

6.1 The Committee noted the report.

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7       Forward Work Programme

7.1 The Committee agreed the Forward Work Programme for the autumn 2024 term.

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8       Discussion and next steps - Cabinet Manual

8.1 The Committee agreed that it would seek a further evidence session on this issue with Welsh Government Officials.

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