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The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales project

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Meeting: 01/10/2018 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project: Letter from the Welsh Government (15 August 2018)

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Meeting: 11/07/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Debate on the Public Accounts Committee report on The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales project

NDM6766 Nick Ramsay (Monmouth)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the report of the Public Accounts Committee, 'The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project', which was laid in the Table Office on 22 May 2018.

Note: The Welsh Government's response to the report was laid in the Table Office on 4 July 2018.

 

Minutes:

The item started at 15.41

NDM6766 Nick Ramsay (Monmouth)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the report of the Public Accounts Committee, 'The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project', which was laid in the Table Office on 22 May 2018.

Note: The Welsh Government's response to the report was laid in the Table Office on 4 July 2018.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

 

Meeting: 09/07/2018 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project: Consideration of the Welsh Government's response to the Committee's Report

PAC(5)-19-18 Paper 1 – Welsh Government’s response to the Committee’s Report

 

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Minutes:

3.1 Members considered the response and agreed that the Chair would write to the Welsh Government seeking clarification on a number of issues.

Meeting: 14/05/2018 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 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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Meeting: 30/04/2018 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales project: Consideration of the draft report

PAC(5)-12-18 Paper 2 – Draft Report

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Minutes:

8.1 Members considered and agreed the revised draft report.

Meeting: 16/04/2018 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 10)

10 The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project: Consideration of the draft Report

PAC(5)-10-18 Paper 11 – Correspondence with the Heads of the Valleys Development Company

PAC(5)-10-18 Paper 12 – Correspondence with the Welsh Government

PAC(5)-10-18 Paper 13 – Draft Report

 

 

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Minutes:

10.1 Members noted the correspondence between the Chair and the Heads of the Valleys Development Company and that a response was expected later this week from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport.

10.2 Members considered the draft report and agreed to reconsider a further draft in Committee.

Meeting: 12/03/2018 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project: Committee correspondence

PAC(5)-08-18 Paper 1 – Letter from the Welsh Government (5 March 2018)

PAC(5)-08-18 Paper 2 – Key issues

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Minutes:

3.1 Members considered the letter from the Permanent Secretary which clarified a number of issues raised in the evidence session held on 5 February.

3.2 Members discussed the key issues from the inquiry and noted that the Clerks were preparing a draft report for their consideration.

Meeting: 05/02/2018 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government

Research Briefing

 

Shan Morgan – Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government

Andrew Slade - Director General, Economy, Skills and Natural Resources, Welsh Government

Andrew Jeffreys - Director, Treasury, Welsh Government

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee questioned Shan Morgan, Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government; Andrew Slade, Director General, Economy, Skills and Natural Resources, Welsh Government and Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Treasury, Welsh Government on the Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project.

3.2 The Permanent Secretary agreed to write to the Chair clarifying a number of points raised during the evidence session.

Meeting: 05/02/2018 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 10)

The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

10.1 The evidence was considered and Members agreed that the Clerks should prepare a draft report which they will consider along with the additional information from the Welsh Government.

 

Meeting: 22/01/2018 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project: Consideration of Welsh Government Response

PAC(5)-02-18 Paper 2 – Letter from the Chair to the Permanent Secretary (14 December 2017)

PAC(5)-02-18 Paper 3 – Letter from the Permanent Secretary to the Chair (16 January 2018)

 

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Minutes:

6.1 Members considered the correspondence received on the Circuit of Wales project and the majority view of the Committee was to hold an oral session with the Permanent Secretary on 5 February.

Meeting: 04/12/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 1)

1 The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales project: Correspondence with the Welsh Government

PAC(5)-31-17 Paper 1 – Letter from the Chair to the Welsh Government (20 October 2017)

PAC(5)-31-17 Paper 2 – Letter from the Welsh Government (17 November 2017)

PAC(5)-31-17 Paper 3 – Previous correspondence considered at the meeting on 2 October 2017

 

 

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Minutes:

1.1       Members considered and discussed the correspondence from the Welsh Government and the Auditor General for Wales.  

1.2       Members agreed that the Chair will write to the Permanent Secretary with their concerns and also advise that they may wish to take oral evidence from her.

Meeting: 02/10/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 11)

11 The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales project: Consideration of Committee correspondence

PAC(5)-24-17 Paper 6 – Letter from the Chair to the Welsh Government (12 July 2017)

PAC(5)-24-17 Paper 7 – Letter from the Welsh Government to the Chair (11 September 2017)

PAC(5)-24-17 Paper 8 – Letter from the Auditor General for Wales to the Chair (14 September 2017)

 

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Minutes:

11.1 Members considered the evidence received and agreed that the Chair should reply to James Price’s letter of 11 September seeking further clarification on a number of points including those referred to in his valedictory session.

Meeting: 25/09/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)

The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project: Oral Update

Minutes:

9.1 The Chair advised Committee that a detailed response to his letter of 26 June had been received from the Welsh Government which the Auditor General had subsequently commented on.

9.2 Due to time pressures, he advised that there was not sufficient time to consider and discuss the responses in detail.

9.3 Members agreed to consider this correspondence during the meeting on 2 October 2017.

Meeting: 26/06/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales project: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

5.1 Members considered the evidence received and agreed that a report be prepared for their consideration.

Meeting: 26/06/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project: Evidence Session

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-18-17 Paper 1 – Auditor General for Wales Report

PAC(5)-18-17 Paper 2 – Welsh Government response to the Auditor General for Wales Report

PAC(5)-18-17 Paper 3 – Letter from the Welsh Government (16 June 2017)

PAC(5)-18-17 Paper 4 – Letter from the Welsh Government (21 June 2017)

PAC(5)-18-17 Paper 4A - Letter from the Committee Chair to the Welsh Government (21 June 2017)

PAC(5)-18-17 Paper 4B - Letter from the Welsh Government to the Committee Chair (23 June 2017)

PAC(5)-18-17 Paper 4C - Letter from the Committee Chair to the Welsh Government (23 June 2017)

 

 

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

Tracey Mayes - Head of Governance and Compliance, Economy, Skills and Natural Resources Group, Welsh Government

 

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Minutes:

3.1The Chair made an opening statement regarding the recent correspondence between the Welsh Government and himself.

3.2 The Committee scrutinised James Price, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Economy, Skills and Natural Resources Group, and Tracey Mayes, Head of Governance and Compliance, Economy, Skills and Natural Resources Group, Welsh Government on the Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales Project.

3.3 James Price agreed to:

·       Write to the Committee with clarification on the total expenditure incurred and the funding the Welsh Government has put in to date;  

·       Send the internal guidance officials adhere to when assessing grant applications;

·       Provide further details, following the Cabinets’ decision on funding the Circuit of Wales project, on the due diligence process carried out; and

·       Investigate who from the Welsh Government made the comment on a press statement about ‘grandstanding’ and advise the Chair.

Meeting: 08/05/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

7 The Circuit of Wales: Auditor General for Wales' Report

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-13-17 Paper 3 – Auditor General for Wales’ Report

PAC(5)-13-17 Paper 4 – Welsh Government Statement on Auditor General for Wales’ Report

 

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Minutes:

7.1 Members received a briefing from the Auditor General for Wales on his recently published report on The Welsh Government's initial funding of the Circuit of Wales project.

7.2 Members have previously indicated that they wish to scrutinise the Welsh Government on this issue who have been invited to attend Committee on 12 June.

 

Meeting: 19/09/2016 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 The Circuit of Wales

PAC(5)-03-16 PTN1: Letter from David T C Davies MP to Nick Ramsay AM

PAC(5)-03-16 PTN2: Letter from the Auditor General for Wales

PAC(5)-03-16 PTN3: Letter from Nick Ramsay AM to David T C Davies MP

 

 

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Minutes:

4.1 Members discussed and noted the correspondence and agreed to revisit the issue on receipt of the Auditor General for Wales’s findings.

 

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