Concise Minutes - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 1, Senedd and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Thursday, 10 July 2025

Meeting time: 09.17 - 11.45
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15540


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Mark Isherwood MS (Chair)

Tom Giffard MS

Mike Hedges MS

Hefin David MS

Adam Price MS

Witnesses:

Dr Tracey Cooper, Public Health Wales

Dr Sharon Hillier, Public Health Wales

Dr Ilona Johnson, Public Health Wales

Dr Louisa Nolan, Public Health Wales

Committee Staff:

Fay Bowen (Clerk)

Owain Davies (Second Clerk)

Michael Lewis (Deputy Clerk)

Adrian Crompton (Auditor General for Wales)

Matthew Mortlock

 

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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 declared that he is a member of the Cross Party Group on Cancer.

1.3              Mike Hedges MS declared that he is a member of cross-party groups relating to cancer.

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2       Paper(s) to note

2 The Committee noted the papers.

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2.1   Letter from Chair, Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee to the Chair regarding Welsh Government staffing capacity and delivery of the Programme for Government

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2.2   Welsh Government response to Audit Wales' report: The Wales Infrastructure Investment Strategy

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3       Cancer services in Wales: evidence session with Public Health Wales

3.1 The Committee received evidence from Public Health Wales.

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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 motion was agreed.

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5       Cancer Services in Wales: consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6       Private paper to note

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6.1   Letter from the Llywydd, Chair, Business Committee to Chair, Scrutiny of the First Minister Committee regarding gaps Identified by the Wales COVID-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee

6.1 The Committee considered the letter and agreed to write to the Business Committee.

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7       Audit Wales' report: The Wales Infrastructure Investment Strategy

7.1 The Committee considered the report.

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