Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - The Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 14 May 2018

Meeting time: 14.00 - 16.15
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4745

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Nick Ramsay AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Vikki Howells AM Rhianon Passmore AM Adam Price AM Lee Waters AM
Witnesses:	Dr Andrew Goodall, Welsh Government Alan Brace, Welsh Government Frances Duffy, Welsh Government Rhidian Hurle, Welsh Government
Wales Audit Office:	Huw Vaughan Thomas – Auditor General for Wales Mark Jeffs
Committee Staff:	Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Neil Hamilton AM. There was no substitute.

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1 The Chair agreed to write to all Health Boards asking if they were content with the figures provided by the Director of NHS Wales Informatics Service regarding the double-running costs (PAC(5)-13-18 PTN6).

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2.1 NHS Wales Informatics Services: Committee Correspondence

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2.2 The 21st Century Schools and Education Programme: Letter from the Auditor General for Wales (24 April 2018)

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2.3 The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales project: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport (9 May 2018)

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3 NHS Wales Informatics Services: Evidence Session 3

3.1 Members received evidence from Dr Andrew Goodall - Director General/NHS Chief Executive, Alan Brace, Frances Duffy from the Welsh Government together with Rhidian Hurle, Chief Clinical Information Officer for Wales, as part of their inquiry into NHS Wales Informatics Services.

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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 NHS Wales Informatics Services: Consideration of evidence received and key issues

5.1 The evidence was considered.

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6 The 21st Century Schools and Education Programme: Briefing from the Wales Audit Office

6.1 Mark Jeffs, Wales Audit Office, gave Members an oral briefing on the forthcoming inquiry into 21^st Century Schools and Education Programme.

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7 Wales Audit Office: Programme of value for money studies

7.1 The Auditor General discussed the contents of his letter with Members.

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