Concise Minutes - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee


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Meeting date: Thursday, 6 November 2025

Meeting time: 09.14 - 10.06
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15626


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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:

 

Committee Staff:

Fay Bowen (Clerk)

Lowri Jones (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        Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS.

1.3        Adam Price MS declared that he is a Commissioner.

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2       Paper(s) to note

2. The papers were noted.

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2.1   Letter from Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales to the Chair regarding Audit Wales' forward work programme

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2.2   Letter from Andrew Slade, Director General Economy, Energy and Transport Group - Welsh Government to the Chair regarding Cardiff Airport

2.2 The Committee agreed to write to Andrew Slade.

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2.3   Letter from Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd to the Chair with follow-up information following the scrutiny session on 2 October 2025

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2.4   Letter from Natasha Asghar MS to the Chair regarding the installation of a solar panel canopy above part of the car park at the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran

2.4 The Committee agreed to share a copy of the letter with the Auditor General for Wales.

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2.5   Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2023-24: consideration of Welsh Government response

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

3.1 The motion was agreed.

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4       Private paper(s) to note

4. The private papers were noted.

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4.1   Letter from Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales to the Chair regarding Audit Wales' forward work programme

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4.2   Letter from Andrew Slade, Director General Economy, Energy and Transport Group - Welsh Government to the Chair regarding Cardiff Airport

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4.3   Letter from Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd to the Chair with follow-up information following the scrutiny session on 2 October 2025

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4.4   Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2023-24: consideration of Welsh Government response

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5       Active Travel in Wales: consideration of draft report

5.1 The Committee agreed the report.

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6       Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2024-25: consideration of draft report

6.1 The Committee agreed the report subject to minor amendments.

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