Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 2 March 2020

Meeting time: 13.05 - 15.32
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5885

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Nick Ramsay AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Gareth Bennett AM Vikki Howells AM Delyth Jewell AM Jenny Rathbone AM Russell George AM
Witnesses:	Roger Lewis, Cardiff Airport Deb Bowen Rees, Cardiff Airport Huw Lewis, Cardiff Airport Terry Morgan, Cardiff Airport
Wales Audit Office:	Adrian Crompton – Auditor General for Wales Matthew Mortlock
Committee Staff:	Fay Bowen (Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Joanne McCarthy (Researcher)

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1 Scrutiny of Accounts 2018-19: Consideration of draft report

1.1 The Committee considered the draft report and suggested some amendments. A revised version will be prepared for Committee on 16 March 2020.

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2 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

2.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting and in particular, Russell George AM, who attend in his role as Chair of the Enterprise, Infrastructure and Skills Committee.

2.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore AM.

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3 Paper(s) to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

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3.1 Natural Resources Wales: Letter from Clare Pillman, Chief Executive and Accounting Officer, Natural Resources Wales (20 February 2020)

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3.2 Cardiff Airport: Letter from the Welsh Government (24 February 2020)

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4 Cardiff Airport: Evidence Session with Cardiff Airport

4.1 Members questioned Roger Lewis, Deb Bowen Rees, Terry Morgan and Huw Lewis as part of their inquiry into Cardiff Airport.

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

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6 Cardiff Airport: Consideration of evidence received

6.1 The Members considered the evidence received.

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