Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Contact: Fay Buckle 

Media

Senedd.TV: View the webcast

Items
Expected timing No. Item

Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

(09:00)

1.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to Committee.

1.2 Apologies were received from William Graham and Sandy Mewies. There were no substitutions.

1.3 Jenny Rathbone declared an interest as Chair of the European Programme Monitoring Committee (Item 4).

(09:00)

2.

Papers to note

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

(09:00-10:00)

3.

Senior Management Pay: Evidence Session 8

Research Brief

 

Higher Education Sector

 

Professor Colin Riordan - Vice–Chancellor, Cardiff University

Jayne Dowden - Acting Chief Operating Officer, Cardiff University

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Professor Colin Riordan, Vice–Chancellor, Cardiff University and Jayne Dowden, Acting Chief Operating Officer, Cardiff University on Senior Management Pay.

(10:00-12:00)

4.

Grants Management in Wales

PAC(4)-16-14(paper 1)

PAC(4)-16-14(paper 1A)
PAC(4)-16-14(paper 2)

PAC(4)-16-14(paper 3)

PAC(4)-16-14(paper 4)

PAC(4)-16-14(paper 5)

Research Brief

 

Sir Derek Jones – Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government

Damien O’Brien - Chief Executive WEFO

David Richards - Director of Governance

Peter Ryland - Deputy Director, Programme Performance & Finance

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Sir Derek Jones, Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government, Damien O’Brien, Chief Executive WEFO, 

David Richards, Director of Governance and Peter Ryland, Deputy Director, Programme Performance & Finance at the Welsh Government on grants management.

4.2 The Permanent Secretary agreed to write to the Chair with additional information on a number of issues.

(12:00)

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

Items 6, 7 & 8

Minutes:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

(12:00-12:20)

6.

Grants Management in Wales: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 Members considered the evidence and agreed to write to the Permanent Secretary seeking additional information on a number of issues.

(12:20-12:40)

7.

Senior Management Pay: Consideration of written evidence

PAC(4)-16-14(paper 6)

PAC(4)-16-14(paper 7)

PAC(4)-16-14(paper 8)

PAC(4)-16-14(paper 9)

PAC(4)-16-14(paper 10)

PAC(4)-16-14(paper 11)

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 Members noted the papers and considered the evidence received during the inquiry. Members noted that the Clerks will begin to draft the report.

(12:40-13:00)

8.

Intra-Wales - Cardiff to Anglesey - Air Service

PAC(4)-16-14(paper 12)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 Members noted the paper and agreed that the Clerks would begin to prepare an interim report, returning to this issue in the autumn.