Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 3 - Senedd
Meeting date: Monday, 18 February 2019
Meeting time: 13.50 - 16.30
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5269
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Category |
Names |
Assembly Members: |
Nick Ramsay AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Neil Hamilton AM Vikki Howells AM Rhianon Passmore AM Adam Price AM |
Witnesses: |
Andrew Slade, Welsh Government Jonathan Hopkins, Welsh Government Marion Stapleton, Welsh Government |
Wales Audit Office: |
Adrian Crompton – Auditor General for Wales Mark Jeffs Matthew Mortlock Mike Usher |
Committee Staff: |
Adrian Crompton Mark Jeffs Matthew Mortlock Mike Usher Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) |
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the Committee.
1.2 Apologies were received from Jenny Rathbone AM.
2.1 The papers were noted.
3.1 Members received evidence from Andrew Slade, Director General, Economy, Skills & Natural Resources Group; Marion Stapleton, Deputy Director, Cross Cutting Services Strategy Team, and Jonathan Hopkins, Deputy Director Commercial & Procurement from the Welsh Government as part of their inquiry into Public Procurement.
3.2 Andrew Slade agreed to advise the Committee of the costs incurred which are not recoverable (sunk costs) for the creation and maintenance of the NPS, including all advice and investments undertaken by the Welsh Government, together with IT and staff costs.
4.1 The motion was agreed.
5.1 Members considered the evidence received.
6.1 Members considered and agreed the draft report, subject to a small number of amendments which would be circulated by email.
7.1 Members noted the report, which is scheduled to be published on 19 February and noted that it would be considered by the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee.