Public Accounts Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:00 - 10:15

 

 

 

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Darren Millar (Chair)

Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM

Mike Hedges

Julie Morgan

Jenny Rathbone

Aled Roberts

Jocelyn Davies

Sandy Mewies

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office

Gillian Body, Assistant Auditor General, Wales Audit Office

Matthew Mortlock, Performance Specialist. WAO

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Tom Jackson (Clerk)

Daniel Collier (Deputy Clerk)

 

 

 

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1.  Consideration of correspondence from the Wales Audit Office on the Welsh Government's subsidy of the Anglesey to Cardiff Air link

1.1        The Committee considered correspondence from the Auditor General for Wales on the Welsh Government’s subsidy of the Anglesey to Cardiff air link.

 

1.2        The Committee noted that the Auditor General for Wales was conducting a value for money study on the Welsh Government’s acquisition of Cardiff International Airport.

 

1.3        The Auditor General for Wales agreed to prepare a briefing note on the Welsh Government’s subsidy of the Anglesey to Cardiff air link.

 

1.4        The Auditor General for Wales agreed to provide a note outlining the scope of his investigations into the Welsh Government’s acquisition of Cardiff International Airport and the Welsh Government’s subsidy of the Anglesey to Cardiff air link.

 

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2.  Consideration of support for the Committee

2.1 The Committee discussed the review of support provided to the Public Accounts Committee.

 

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3.  Consideration of the potential to seek updates on the implementation of recommendations made in previous Committee reports

3.1 The Committee agreed to invite the Welsh Government to provide written updates, and appear before the Committee to be scrutinised on the implementation of recommendations made in Committee reports on:

 

·         Hospital Catering and Patient Nutrition

·         A Picture of Public Services

·         Capital Investment in Schools

 

 

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4.  Consideration of the Committee forward work programme for the summer term 2013

4.1 The Committee noted its work programme for the remainder of the spring/summer term 2013.

 

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5.  Grants Management in Wales - Consideration of draft concluding report

5.1 The Committee commented on its draft report on Grants Management in Wales and agreed to consider an amended version to via email.

 

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Transcript

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