Agenda and minutes
Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions
Contact: Fay Buckle
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Transcript View the meeting transcript. |
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(09:30) |
Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: 1.1
The Chair
welcomed the Members to Committee. 1.2
Apologies were
received from Sandy Mewies. Gwyn Price substituted. |
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(09:30-09:35) |
Papers to note Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted. |
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Senior Management Pay: Additional information from the Welsh Local Government Association Supporting documents: |
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Senior Management Pay: Letter from the Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government (21 February 2014) Supporting documents: |
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Senior Management Pay: Letter from David Sissling (26 February 2014) Supporting documents: |
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Unscheduled Care: Letter from the Wales Ambulance Services NHS Trust (12 February 2014) Supporting documents: |
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Hospital Catering and Patient Nutrition: Letter from Professor Jean White (19 February 2014) Supporting documents: |
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(09:35-09:50) |
National Framework for Continuing NHS Healthcare: Consideration of response from the Welsh Government PAC(4)-07-14 (paper 1) PAC(4)-07-14 (paper 2) Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.1 The Committee considered and noted the Welsh Government’s
response to the Committee’s report on the National Framework for Continuing NHS
Healthcare. 3.2 The Committee agreed that the Chair should write to the
Minister for Health and Social Services seeking clarity on a number of issues. 3.3 The Committee noted that the the Wales Audit Office has
offered to prepare a memorandum on the progress made on reducing the claims
deficit and the launch of the revised framework in the autumn and will then
consider whether to undertake an update to the inquiry. |
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(09:50-10:10) |
Governance Arrangements at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Consideration of response from the Welsh Government PAC(4)-07-14 (paper 3) PAC(4)-07-14 (paper 4) Supporting documents: Minutes: 4.1 The Committee considered and noted the Welsh Government’s
response to the Committee’s report on the Governance Arrangements at Betsi
Cadwaladr University Health Board. 4.2 The Committee agreed that some of the Government’s
responses required further clarity and agreed to raise these with the Director
General for Health, Social Services and Children. 4.3 The Committee asked for a briefing paper on governance
arrangements within NHS Wales and also on specialist health services. The Wales
Audit Office agreed to provide this. |
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(10:10-11:30) |
Senior Management Pay: Evidence session 4 PAC(4)-05-14 (paper 5) Research Brief Robert Oxley - Campaign Director, TaxPayers’
Alliance Supporting documents:
Minutes: 4.1 The Committee questioned Robert Oxley from
the Taypayers’ Alliance on Senior Management Pay. 4.2 Robert Oxley agreed to provide a copy of the
Institute for Fiscal Studies Report on the public sector pay premium and also
the article from the Local Government Chronicle he referred to. 4.3 Following the session, the Committee also
requested that he provide a reference for his claims about the proportion of
people earning between £100k - £150k and
more than £150k in Wales. |
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(11:30) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Items 7, 8 & 9 Minutes: 6.1 The motion was agreed. |
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(11:30-11:45) |
Senior Management Pay: Consideration of evidence Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and note
that the Committee was returniung to this issue on 3 April. 7.2 The Committee asked the Clerks to contact the Hay Group
requesting details of when a lower remuneration has been suggested for a senior
position and any examples of good practice in performance related pay. |
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(11:45-12:15) |
Consideration of the Wales Audit Office's programme of value for money studies Minutes: 8.1 The Auditor General for Wales gave a presentation on the
current and forthcoming work programmed by the Wales Audit Office. 8.2 The Committee discussed the suggested programme and made a
number of suggestions which will be reflected in the final paper. |
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(12:15-13:00) |
Unscheduled Care: Consideration of draft report PAC(4)-07-14 (paper 6) Minutes: 9.1 Due to time constraints, Members considered part of the
draft report and will return to this item at a future meeting |