Agenda and minutes

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

Items 3, 4, 5 and 7.

Items 3,4, 5 and 7.

3.1 The Committee agreed its terms of reference and approach to scrutiny of the Public Audit (Wales) Bill and agreed to launch a public consultation shortly.

4.1 The Committee commented on and agreed amendments to its draft report ‘Grants Management in Wales’, which would be published shortly.

5.1 The Committee commented on and agreed a report of its inquiry into ‘Progress in delivering the Welsh Housing Quality Standard’, which would be considered further via email.

PAC(4) 16-12 – Paper 1 – Wales Audit Office report ‘Health Finances’

6.1 The Chair invited the Auditor General for Wales (supported by Gillian Body, Assistant Auditor General; and Matthew Coe, Financial Audit Manager) to brief the Committee on the Wales Audit Office’s report ‘Health Finances.’

6.2 The Auditor General briefed the Committee on key issues arising from his report and responded to Members’ questions.

Action point:

The Auditor General for Wales agreed to provide:

·         A note on when Local Health Boards were offered brokerage by the Welsh Government.

7.1 The Committee agreed to undertake an inquiry into Health Finances.

PAC(4) 16-12 – Paper 2 – Correspondence from HM Treasury regarding Progress in delivering the Welsh Housing Quality Standard

PAC(4) 16-12 – Paper 3 – Correspondence from the Welsh Government regarding Progress in delivering the Welsh Housing Quality Standard

PAC(4) 16-12 – Paper 4 – National Audit Office report – Healthcare across the UK: A comparison of the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Minutes of the previous meeting

8.1 The Committee noted the correspondence on the Welsh Housing Quality Standard.

8.2 The Committee ratified the minutes of the meeting on 10 July 2012.

View the meeting transcript.