Meetings

PAC(4)-09-16 Paper 1 – Welsh Government Response

PAC(4)-09-16 Paper 2 – Letter from the Auditor General for Wales

PAC(4)-09-16 Paper 3 – Letter from the Chair to the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology

PAC(4)-09-16 Paper 4 - Further information from the Welsh Government

3.1 Members noted the responses and agreed to include a recommendation in the Committee’s Legacy Report that the successor Committee seeks a further update on progress made in autumn 2016.

3.2 The Chair agreed to write to the Welsh Government seeking further clarification on the complexity of installing Broadband (R1), an indication of the possible cost over and above the value of the vouchers on offer (R2), what ‘dynamic’ means with regards to the consumer (R8) and a description of how the website has been improved.

PAC(4)-29-15 Paper 1

5.1 Members considered the draft report. It was agreed that a revised version would be circulated to Members by email for agreement.

5.2 The report will be published later in November 2015.

PAC(4)-20-15 Paper 1

Wales Audit Office Briefing

James Price – Deputy Permanent Secretary, Economy, Skills and Natural Resources Group, Welsh Government

Simon Jones – Director, Finance and Performance, Economy, Skills and Natural Resources Group, Welsh Government

2.1 The Committee took evidence from James Price, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Economy, Skills and Natural Resources Group, Welsh Government and Simon Jones, Director, Finance and Performance, Economy, Skills and Natural Resources Group, Welsh Government as part of its inquiry into Welsh Government Investment in Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure.

2.2 James Price agreed to send a note on:

·       A list of locations where issues of access have been difficult for Openreach

·       What the Welsh Government expects to be delivered as part of the £1.7m marketing budget and how it is used on a geographical basis

·       On permitted development rights

·       The roll out of Fibre-on-Demand

·       Location of where additional contracts will be required following the anticipated announcement on ‘Infill Stage 2’

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Wales Audit Office Briefing

Ann Beynon OBE – Director Wales (BT)

Ed Hunt - Programme Director, Superfast Cymru (BT)

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Ann Beynon OBE, Director Wales (BT) and Ed Hunt, Programme Director, Superfast Cymru (BT) as part of its inquiry into Welsh Government Investment in Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure.

3.2 Ann Beynon agreed to send a note on:

·       an update on the roll out of Superfast Cymru in the Llansamet and Skewen area

·       what action has been taken in response to the Auditor General’s report

·       details of the system in the rural Maelor area

PAC(4)-16-15 Paper 7

7.1 The Auditor General gave the Committee an oral briefing on his recent report.

7.2 Members agreed to undertake a short inquiry into this topic.