Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 24 September 2018

Meeting time: 14.51 - 17.02
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5032/

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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Nick Ramsay AM (Chair)

Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM

Neil Hamilton AM

Vikki Howells AM

Adam Price AM

Lee Waters AM

Mike Hedges AM

Witnesses:

Clare Pillman, Natural Resources Wales

Peter Garson, Natural Resources Wales

Kevin Ingram, Natural Resources Wales

Wales Audit Office:

Adrian Crompton – Auditor General for Wales

Derwyn Owen

Dave Rees

Committee Staff:

Fay Bowen (Clerk)

Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the Committee.

1.2        The Chair welcomed Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales, to his first formal Committee meeting.

1.3        Mike Hedges AM substituted for Rhianon Passmore AM. 

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2       Natural Resources Wales: Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18

2.1 Members scrutinised Clare Pillman, Chief Executive, Kevin Ingram, Executive Director for Finance and Corporate Services, and Peter Garson, Head of Commercial Operations, Natural Resources Wales on Natural Resources Wales’ Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18.

2.2 Clare Pillman agreed to send details of:

·          How much timber produced in Wales was processed in Wales in 2017-18;

·          Write with details of how the former Chief Executive’s settlement agreement was calculated and who approved it.

 

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

3.1 The motion was agreed.

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4       Natural Resources Wales: - Consideration of the evidence received

4.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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