Concise Minutes - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 5 Tŷ Hywel and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Meeting time: 09.16 - 12.05
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14811


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Mark Isherwood MS (Chair)

Tom Giffard MS

Mike Hedges MS

Adam Price MS

Witnesses:

John Forsey, Highways, Transport & Recycling, Powys County Council - Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Dylan Llewellyn Jones, WLGA

Matt Price, WLGA

Kaarina Ruta, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Committee Staff:

Owain Davies (Second Clerk)

Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed members to the meeting.

1.2 The Chair welcomed  Tom Giffard MS as a new member of the Committee and thanked Natasha Asghar MS for her time on the Committee.

1.3 Apologies were given by Rhianon Passmore MS.

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2       Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1   Letter from Chair, Future Senedd Committee to the Chair regarding Standing Order 18.5: Membership of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

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2.2   Response from the First Minister of Wales to the Chair regarding The Ministerial Code

2.2 The Committee agreed to follow up with the First Minister with a future invitation.

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2.3   Update from the Permanent Secretary to the Chair regarding Welsh Government's Annual Report and Accounts for 2021-22

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2.4   Letter from Tim Moss, Director General and Chief Operating Officer to the Chair regarding public appointments

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3       Active Travel: evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) and local authority representatives.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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5       Active Travel: consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received in the session.

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6       Paper to note

6.1 The paper was noted.

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6.1   Response from Carl James, Executive Director of Strategic Transformation, Planning and Digital/Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Interim) - Velindre University NHS Trust to the Chair following the evidence session on 21 November 2024

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7       Public Appointments: consideration of draft report

7.1 The Committee considered the draft report and agreed to consider a further draft at a future meeting. 

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