Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Tuesday, 15 March 2016

Meeting time: 09.00 - 10.33
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3384

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Darren Millar AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Jocelyn Davies AM Mike Hedges AM Sandy Mewies AM Julie Morgan AM Jenny Rathbone AM
Witnesses:
Committee Staff:	Fay Buckle (Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Joanest Varney-Jackson (Legal Adviser) Mark Jones (Wales Audit Office) Alistair McQuaid (Wales Audit Office) Matthew Mortlock (Wales Audit Office) Huw Vaughan Thomas (Auditor General for Wales)

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Transcript

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Jenny Rathbone and Aled Roberts. There were no substitutes.

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2 Papers to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1 Wales Life Science Investment Fund: Letter from the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport (7 March 2016)

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2.2 Senior Management Pay: Letter from Sir Derek Jones (8 March 2016)

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2.3 NHS Wales Health Board’s Governance: Letter from Dr Andrew Goodall (9 March 2016)

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3 Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales: Consideration of the Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report

3.1 Jocelyn Davies excused herself from the meeting whist this issue was considered.

3.2 Members noted and discussed the response from the Welsh Government and agreed that the Chair should reply to the Welsh Government seeking more specific details on timescales and intended completion dates for implementing actions on Recommendations 2, 6, 17 and 18.

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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.

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5 Fourth Assembly Committee Legacy: Consideration of the draft report

5.1 Members considered and subject to a small number of minor amendments, agreed the Committee’s Legacy Report.

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6 Cardiff Airport: Consideration of the draft report

6.1 Members considered and subject to number of amendments agreed the draft report.

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7 Wales Life Science Investment Fund: Consideration of the evidence received

7.1 Members discussed the evidence received at Committee on 8 March and agreed that the Chair would write to the Welsh Government seeking clarification on the evidence received at that meeting and this action will be noted in the Committee’s Legacy Report

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