Agenda - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee


Meeting Venue:

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

Meeting date: 4 March 2026

Meeting time: 09.15
For further information contact:

Owain Roberts

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddPAPA@senedd.wales


Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting (09.00 - 09.15)

 

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Public meeting (09.15 - 10.35)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.15)                                                                                                             

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2       Paper(s) to note

(09.15 - 09.30)                                                                                                

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2.1   Letter from Andrew Slade, Director General - Economy, Energy and Transport Welsh Government to the Chair regarding Industry Wales

                                                                                                   (Pages 1 - 21)

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2.2   Letter from Andrew Slade, Director General Economy, Energy and Transport - Welsh Government to the Chair regarding Welsh Government correspondence with Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC) about the Subsidy Control compliance arrangements for developing the support package awarded to Wrexham AFC

                                                                                                 (Pages 22 - 23)

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2.3   Correspondence from Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the eleventh meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee (IMSC)

                                                                                                 (Pages 24 - 25)

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2.4   Letter from the Auditor General for Wales to the Chairs of the Finance and Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee regarding the challenges and opportunities for Welsh public services

                                                                                                 (Pages 26 - 42)

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Break (09.30 - 09.35)

 

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3       Industry Wales: evidence session with the Chief Executive and Chair

(09.35 - 10.35)                                                                         (Pages 43 - 74)

Dr Jenifer Baxter, CEO - Industry Wales

Professor Keith Ridgway, Chair - Industry Wales

Research brief

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

(10.35)                                                                                                             

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Private meeting (10.35 - 11.30)

 

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5       Industry Wales: consideration of evidence

(10.35 - 11.00)                                                                                                

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6       Scrutiny of Accounts – Welsh Government 2024-25: consideration of draft report

(11.00 - 11.30)                                                                       (Pages 75 - 132)

Draft report

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