Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference by Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 3 August 2020

Meeting time: 13.00 - 16.26
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6433


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Nick Ramsay MS (Chair)

Gareth Bennett MS

Vikki Howells MS

Delyth Jewell MS

Rhianon Passmore MS

Jenny Rathbone MS

Witnesses:

Tracey Burke, Welsh Government

Ruth Conway, Welsh Government

Nicola Edwards, Welsh Government

Christopher Jones, Welsh Government

Kevin Palmer, Welsh Government

Audit Wales:

Adrian Crompton – Auditor General for Wales

Matthew Mortlock

Gareth Lucey

Committee Staff:

Fay Bowen (Clerk)

Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

Joanne McCarthy (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

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2       Paper(s) to note

2.1 The paper was noted.

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2a     Inquiry into COVID-19 and its impact on matters relating to the Public Accounts Committee’s remit: Letter from the Welsh Government (14 July 2020)

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3       Inquiry into COVID-19 and its impact on matters relating to the Public Accounts Committee’s remit: Evidence session with the Welsh Government

3.1 The Committee questioned Tracey Burke, Ruth Conway, Nicola Edwards, Chris Jones and Kevin Palmer as part of their Inquiry into COVID-19 on the impacts for education services.

3.2 Tracey Burke agreed to send additional information on a number of points.

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Inquiry into COVID-19 and its impact on matters relating to the Public Accounts Committee’s remit: Evidence session with the Senedd Commission

5.1 The Committee questioned Manon Antoniazzi, Nia Morgan and Lowri Williams as part of their Inquiry into COVID-19 on the impacts for the Senedd Commission.

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6       Inquiry into COVID-19 and its impact on matters relating to the Public Accounts Committee’s remit: Consideration of evidence received

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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7       Forward work programme - Autumn 2020

7.1 The Members considered and agreed the Autumn 2020 work programme but asked that it remained flexible to enable the Committee to react to issues as they emerge.

7.2 The Members considered and discussed the paper on the forthcoming inquiry on the Statutory Report of the Well-being and Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and asked for a further paper early in September.

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