Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 20 January 2020

Meeting time: 12.50 - 15.15
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5634

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Darren Millar AM (In place of Nick Ramsay AM) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Gareth Bennett AM Vikki Howells AM Rhianon Passmore AM Jenny Rathbone AM
Witnesses:	Clare Pillman, Natural Resources Wales Sir David Henshaw, Natural Resources Wales
Wales Audit Office:	Adrian Crompton – Auditor General for Wales David Rees Julie Rees
Committee Staff:	Fay Bowen (Clerk) Lowri Barrance (Deputy Clerk)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 Apologies had been received from Nick Ramsay AM, Committee Chair. Darren Millar AM substituted.

1.2 The Clerk asked for nominations for a temporary Chair under SO 17.22. Jenny Rathbone AM nominated Darren Millar AM, which was endorsed by the Committee.

1.3 The Chair welcomed the Members to the Committee.

1.4 Apologies were received from Adam Price AM.

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2 Natural Resources Wales

2.1 The Committee scrutinised Natural Resources Wales on the progress made on implementing the recommendations included in the Committee’s Report (November 2018) on the Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18.

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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 evidence received

4.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received and agreed to write to NRW on a number of issues arising.

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5 Auditor General for Wales Report: Well-Being of Young People

5.1 The Committee discussed the correspondence regarding this cross-cutting Report and agreed to write to the Permanent Secretary requesting further information.

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