Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 1 October 2018

Meeting time: 13.01 - 16.08
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5033


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Nick Ramsay AM (Chair)

Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM

Neil Hamilton AM

Mike Hedges AM

Jenny Rathbone AM

Witness:

David Sulman, UK Forest Products Association

Wales Audit Office:

Adrian Crompton – Auditor General for Wales

Matthew Mortlock

Derwyn Owen

Dave Rees

Dave Thomas

Committee Staff:

Fay Bowen (Clerk)

Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk)

 

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1       Care experienced children and young people: Consideration of draft report

1.1 Members considered and agreed the key issues and recommendations. 

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2       Implementation of the NHS Finance (Wales) Act 2014: Consideration of draft letter

2.1 Members considered and agreed the draft letter.

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3       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

3.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

3.2 The Chair welcomed Jenny Rathbone AM and, in his absence, Jack Sargeant AM who were elected to the committee last week, and thanked Vikki Howells and Lee Waters for all their work and contributions to the committee.

3.3 Apologies were received from Jack Sargeant AM. Mike Hedges AM substituted.

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4       Paper(s) to note

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4.1   Implementation of the NHS Finance (Wales) Act 2014: Correspondence from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board

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4.2   NHS Wales Informatics Services: Correspondence from Cardiff & Vale University Health Board and Cwm Taf University Health Board

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4.3   NHS Wales Informatics Services: Additional information from the Welsh Government (29 August 2018)

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4.4   NHS Wales Informatics Services: Additional information from Andrew Griffiths, NWIS (29 August 2018)

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4.5   The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project: Letter from the Welsh Government (15 August 2018)

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4.6   Medicines Management: Letter from the Welsh Government (15 August 2018)

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4.7   Intra-Wales - Cardiff to Anglesey - Air Service: Letter from the Welsh Government (20 August 2018)

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4.8   The 21st Century Schools and Education Programme: Letter from the Welsh Government (21 August 2018)

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4.9   The Welsh Government’s Supporting People Programme: Letter from the Welsh Government (24 August 2018)

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4.10Audit of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s Contractual Relationships with RKC Associates Ltd and its Owner: Letter from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (3 September 2018)

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

5.1 Members received evidence from David Sulman from the UK Forest Products Association as part of the Committee’s scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales’ annual report and accounts 2017-18.

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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       Natural Resources Wales: Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18: Consideration of evidence received

7.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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8       Primary care out-of-hours service: Auditor General for Wales Report

8.1 The Auditor General briefed members on the Primary care out-of-hours service report.

8.2 The committee agreed to undertake a short inquiry into this issue.

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9       Managing the impact of Brexit on EU Structural funds: Auditor General for Wales Report

9.1 The Auditor General briefed members on the Managing the Impact of Brexit on EU Structural funds report.

9.2 The Committee agreed to write to External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee to draw its attention to the report.

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