Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 23 January 2017

Meeting time: 14.00 - 16.52
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3908

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Nick Ramsay AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Mike Hedges AM Neil McEvoy AM Rhianon Passmore AM Lee Waters AM
Witnesses:	Dr Frank Atherton, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Medial Officer Simon Dean, Welsh Government Dr Andrew Goodall, Welsh Government Andrew Carruthers, Welsh Government
Wales Audit Office	Huw Vaughan Thomas – Auditor General for Wales Dave Thomas - Wales Audit Office Mike Usher - Wales Audit Office
Committee Staff:	Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Matthew Richards (Legal Adviser)

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1 The Welsh Government’s Funding of Kancoat Ltd: Consideration of the draft report

1.1 The Members considered the draft report and suggested a number of slight amendments.

1.2 A revised draft will be circulated to Members.

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Transcript

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2 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

2.1 The Chair welcomed Members of the Committee.

2.2 Apologies were received from Neil Hamilton. There was no substitute.

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3 Paper(s) to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

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3.1 The Welsh Government’s Funding of Kancoat Ltd: Letters from the Welsh Government (6 January 2017) and (16 January 2017)

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3.2 Cardiff Airport: Letter from the Welsh Government (16 January 2017)

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4 NHS Waiting Times for Elective Care in Wales

4.1 The Committee scrutinised Dr Andrew Goodall, Director General/NHS Chief Executive, Simon Dean, Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales, Dr Frank Atherton, Chief Medical Officer and Andrew Carruthers, Delivery Programme Director at the Welsh Government on NHS Waiting Times for Elective Care in Wales.

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5 Orthopaedic Services: Update from the Welsh Government

5.1 The Committee scrutinised Dr Andrew Goodall, Director General/NHS Chief Executive, Simon Dean, Deputy Chief Executive NHS Wales, Dr Frank Atherton, Chief Medical Officer and Andrew Carruthers, Delivery Programme Director at the Welsh Government on orthopaedic services.

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6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

6.1 The motion was agreed.

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7 Consideration of evidence received

7.1 Members discussed the evidence received and agreed to monitor both issues on a six-monthly basis. The Chair agreed to write to the Welsh Government with Member’s observations from the evidence sessions and to also request written updates to be available for 1 September 2017.

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