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Public Accounts Committee |
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Committee Room 3 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Tuesday, 29 April 2014 |
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Meeting time: |
09.00 - 10.51 |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Darren Millar AM (Chair) William Graham AM Mike Hedges AM Alun Ffred Jones AM Julie Morgan AM Jenny Rathbone AM Aled Roberts AM Sandy Mewies AM |
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Witnesses: |
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Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office |
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Committee Staff: |
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Fay Buckle (Clerk) Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Joanest Jackson (Legal Advisor) |
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Transcript
View the meeting transcript.
1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to Committee.
1.2 Jenny Rathbone declared an interest as Chair of the All Wales Programme Monitoring Committee.
2 Papers to note
2.1 The papers were noted.
2.1 Valedictory session: Director General, Health Social Services and Children, Welsh Government: Letter from David Sissling (27 March 2014)
3 National Framework for Continuing NHS Healthcare: Consideration of further information from the Welsh Government
3.1 Members discussed the response from the Minister for Health and Social Services and agreed to consider his further updates in June and September. The Committee will return to this issue in the autumn following the AGW’s planned memorandum on the progress made on reducing the claims deficit and the launch of the revised framework.
4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:
4.1 The motion was agreed.
5 EU structural funding: Briefing from the Wales Audit Office
5.1 Members received a briefing from the Wales Audit Office on EU structural funding.
5.2 It was agreed that the Chair will write to the Welsh Government seeking a response to the WAO report.
5.3 On receipt of the response, the Committee will consider whether it will undertake an inquiry into this issue.
6 Public funding of the Cywain Cente – Bala: Briefing from the Wales Audit Office
6.1 Members received a briefing from the Wales Audit Office on Public funding of the Cywain Cente – Bala.
6.2 It was agreed that the Chair will write to the Welsh Government seeking a response to the WAO report.
6.3 On receipt of the response, the Committee will consider whether it will undertake an inquiry into this issue.
7 Intra-Wales - Cardiff to Anglesey - Air Service: Consideration of further information and next steps
7.1 Members considered the response from the Director General for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science and agreed to write to him seeking further clarification on a number of issues.
8 Covering Teachers’ Absence: Consideration of draft report
8.1 Due to time constraints, Members considered part of the draft report and will return to this item at a future meeting.