Public Accounts Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:15 - 10:45

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_17_01_2012&t=0&l=en

 

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Darren Millar (Chair)

Mohammad Asghar

Mike Hedges

Julie Morgan

Gwyn Price

Jenny Rathbone

Aled Roberts

Leanne Wood

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office

Matthew Mortlock, Performance Specialist. WAO

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Tom Jackson (Clerk)

Daniel Collier (Deputy Clerk)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1. 1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.

 

1.2 The Chair conveyed his gratitude to Andrew RT Davies who had substituted as a temporary Chair during his period of absence.

 

1.3 The Chair welcomed Tom Jackson as the newly appointed Clerk to the Committee and thanked the previous Clerk, Alun Davidson.

 

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2.  Briefing from the Auditor General for Wales on the Wales Audit Office report on Progress in Delivering the Welsh Housing Quality Standard

2.1 The Chair welcomed Huw Vaughan Thomas, the Auditor General for Wales and Matthew Mortlock, Performance Specialist.

 

2.2 The Committee received a brief from the Auditor General for Wales on the Wales Audit Office’s report Progress in Delivering the Welsh Housing Quality Standards.

 

2.3 The Committee agreed to undertake an inquiry into the findings of the Wales Audit Office’s report.

 

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

Items 4 to 7.

 

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4.  Consideration of options for handling the Wales Audit Office report Progress in Delivering the Welsh Housing Quality Standard

4.1 The Committee discussed its handling of the Wales Audit Office’s report Progress in Delivering the Welsh Housing Quality Standard.

 

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5.  Draft Committee report on Hospital Catering and Patient Nutrition

5.1 The Committee commented on its draft report on Hospital Catering and Patient Nutrition.

 

5.2 The Committee agreed to consider an amended report via email.

 

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6.  Consideration of evidence taken for A Picture of Public Services

6.1 The Committee discussed the handling of the Wales Audit Office’s report A Picture of Public Services.

 

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7.  Future Committee business

7.1 The Committee discussed its forward work programme for the spring term 2012.

 

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8.  Papers to note

8.1 The Committee ratified the minutes of its previous meeting.

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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