Concise Minutes - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Thursday, 19 September 2024

Meeting time: 09.31 - 12.46
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14109


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Mark Isherwood MS (Chair)

Natasha Asghar MS

Mike Hedges MS

Rhianon Passmore MS

Adam Price MS

Witnesses:

Tim Buckle, Audit Wales

Spencer Birns, Cardiff Airport

Wayne Harvey, Cardiff Airport

Stephen Rowan, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Fay Bowen (Clerk)

Owain Davies (Second Clerk)

Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk)

Joanne McCarthy (Researcher)

 

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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

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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 for Economy, Energy and Transport Group with an update on Cardiff Airport.

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2.2   Letter from the Director General for Economy, Energy and Transport Group on Cardiff Airport CMA investigation

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2.3   Letter from the Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee to the First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Transport and North Wales on Cardiff Airport

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2.4   Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office on the Committee's report on Welsh Commissioners

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2.5   Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office on the Welsh Government's procurement of electric vehicles

2.2 The Committee agreed to follow up with Welsh Government regarding their general procurement process.

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2.6   Letter from Future Generations Commissioner for Wales in response to the Committee's report on the 2022-23 Annual Report

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2.7   Letter from the WLGA to the Committee's Chair in relation to supporting Ukrainians in Wales

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2.8   Letter from the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer to the Auditor General for Wales on the Community Pharmacy Data Matching Pilot

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2.9   Letter from the Director General of the Local Government, Housing & Climate Change and Rural Affairs group on Audit Wales' report on affordable housing in Wales

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3       Evidence Session - Cardiff Airport

3.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the evidence session on Cardiff Airport.

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Consideration of Evidence - Cardiff Airport

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and agreed to write to the Government to seek further information on points raised during the evidence session.

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6       Audit Wales Report: Affordable Housing

6.1 The Committee noted the report.

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7       Audit Wales - Local Government review reports

6.1 The Committee noted the reports.

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