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Welsh Government Financial Support for Business
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Meeting: 08/06/2020 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
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Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Consideration of Evidence received
Minutes:
5.1 Members considered the evidence received and it was agreed that the Chair would write to the Welsh Government with the Committee’s views.
Meeting: 08/06/2020 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
Research Briefing
PAC(5)-13-20 Paper 1 – Welsh Government
Andrew Slade – Director General, Economy, Skills & Natural Resources Group, Welsh Government
Sioned Evans - Director - Business and Regions, Welsh Government
Duncan Hamer - Deputy Director – Business, Welsh Government
Emma Watkins - Deputy Director - Economic Policy, Welsh Government
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 5 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- PAC(5)-13-20 P1 - WG Financial Support for Business, item 3 PDF 759 KB
Minutes:
3.1 Members questioned Andrew Slade, Sioned Evans, Duncan
Hamer and Emma Watkins as part of their inquiry into Welsh Government Financial
Support for Business and particularly focussed on the economic impact of Covid-19.
3.2 There were a number of actions points which Andrew Slade
agreed to send additional information to the Committee.
3.3 The Chair advised the witnesses that he would write with the questions that were not reached.
Meeting: 06/01/2020 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
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6 Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Consideration of draft letter
PAC(5)-01-20 Paper 3 – Draft letter
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 10 , View reasons restricted (6/1)
Minutes:
6.1 The draft letter was agreed.
Meeting: 11/11/2019 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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2 Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Letter from the Welsh Government (31 October 2019)
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 16/09/2019 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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4 Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Committee Correspondence
PAC(5)-21-19
PTN 13 – Letter from the Development Bank of Wales (31 July 2019)
PAC(5)-21-19
PTN 14 – Letter from the Welsh Government (31 July 2019)
PAC(5)-21-19
PTN 14a – The amount, type and purpose of Welsh Government financial support
(whether direct or via Finance Wales or the Development Bank), that any of the
companies named during the session (at RoP 289-291) had received prior to going
into administration and confirmation of any outstanding debts (G M Jones, Cuddy
group, Jistcourt, GRH Food Company)
PAC(5)-21-19
PTN 14b – Wales Life Sciences Fund, and the role of the Development Bank of
Wales
Supporting documents:
- PAC(5)-21-19 PTN13 - WGFSB - Letter from DBW_e, item 4 PDF 1 MB
- PAC(5)-21-19 PTN14 - AS - NR Financial support to business - Sept 2019_e, item 4 PDF 926 KB
- PAC(5)-21-19 PTN14a - AS - NR Financial Support to Business - Annex 1, item 4 PDF 769 KB
- PAC(5)-21-19 PTN14b - AS - NR Financial Support to Business - Annex 2 - Life Sciences Fund (private) , View reasons restricted (4/4)
Minutes:
4.1
The Committee noted the correspondence and it was agreed the Chair will write
to the Welsh Government seeking further clarification on a number of issues. On
receipt, the Committee will prepare its draft report.
Meeting: 24/06/2019 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Consideration of evidence received
Minutes:
4.1
Members considered the evidence received.
Meeting: 24/06/2019 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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2 Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government
Research
Briefing
PAC(5)-17-19
Paper 1 – Welsh Government
Andrew
Slade - Director General, Economy,
Skills & Natural Resources Group, Welsh Government
Sioned
Evans, Director, Business and Regions, Welsh Government
Duncan
Hamer, Deputy Director, Business, Welsh Government
Jonathon
Hopkins, Deputy Director, Commercial and Procurement, Welsh Government
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 27 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- PAC(5)-17-19 P1 - Welsh Government paper, item 2 PDF 523 KB
Minutes:
2.1
Members received evidence from Andrew Slade, Director General, Economy, Skills
& Natural Resources Group; Sioned Evans, Director, Business and Regions and
Duncan Hamer, Deputy Director, Business from Welsh Government as part of the
inquiry into Welsh Government’s Financial Support for Business.
2.1
Andrew Slade agreed to send further information on a number of points raised
during the evidence session.
Meeting: 17/06/2019 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
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Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Consideration of evidence received
Minutes:
5.1
Members considered the evidence received.
Meeting: 17/06/2019 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Evidence Session with the Federation of Small Businesses
PAC(5)-16-19
Paper 1 – Federation of Small Businesses
Ben
Cottam – Head of External Affairs, Federation of Small Businesses
John
Hurst – FSB Member, B2B IT Services
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
3.1
Members received evidence from Ben Cottam, Head of External Affairs from the
Federation of Small Business, and John Hurst from B2B IT Services and Member of
Federation of Small Businesses, as part of the inquiry into Welsh Government’s
Financial Support for Business.
Meeting: 17/06/2019 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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2 Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Evidence Session with Development Bank of Wales
Research
Briefing
Giles
Thorley – Chief Executive, Development Bank of Wales
Mike
Owen – Group Investment Director, Development Bank of Wales
Rhian
Elston – Investment Director, Development Bank of Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 38 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1
Members received evidence from Giles Thorley, Chief Executive; Mike Owen, Group
Investment Director, and Rhian Elston, Investment Director from the Development
Bank of Wales as part of the inquiry into Welsh Government’s Financial Support
for Business.
2.2
Giles Thorley agreed to send details of the number of housing units built to
date as a result of DBW support.
Meeting: 13/05/2019 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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4 Welsh Government Financial Support for Business
Research
Briefing
PAC(5)-12-19
Paper 5 - Chwarae Teg
Cerys
Furlong - Chwarae Teg
Robert Lloyd Griffiths – Institute of Directors
Dylan Jones-Evans – University of South Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 42 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
- PAC(5)-12-19 P5 - Chwarae Teg, item 4 PDF 675 KB
Minutes:
4.1
Members held a background scene-setting session with Cerys Furlong from Chwarae
Teg, Robert Lloyd Griffiths from the Institute of Directors, and Dylan
Jones-Evans from University of South Wales prior to the inquiry proper into
Welsh Government Financial Support for Business.
Meeting: 13/05/2019 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
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Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Consideration of evidence received
Minutes:
6.1
Members considered the evidence received.
Meeting: 14/01/2019 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
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8 Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Auditor General for Wales' Report
Research
Briefing
PAC(5)-01-19
Paper 5 - Auditor General for Wales'
Report
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 49 , View reasons restricted (8/1)
- PAC(5)-01-19 P5 - AGW Report - Welsh Government financial support for business, item 8 PDF 6 MB
Minutes:
8.1
Members discussed the Auditor General’s report agreed to undertake an inquiry
into this issue.