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Transcript: Transcript for 20/03/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

This meeting will be broadcast live on www.senedd.tv

(09:00-09:15)

(Private pre-meeting)

(09:15)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1         The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee.

1.2         Apologies were received from Rhiannon Passmore MS.

(09:15-09:25)

2.

Papers to note

Minutes:

2.1 The Papers were noted.

 

 

2.1

Letter from the Director General of the Climate Change and Rural Affairs Group in response to the Committee's report on Town Centre Regeneration

Supporting documents:

2.2

Letter from the Chief Executive and Chair of Digital Health and Care Wales: an update following the Committee's joint scrutiny of DHCW's report with the Health and Social Care Committee

Supporting documents:

2.3

Letter from the Welsh Government following the Committee's evidence session on Covering Teachers' Absence

Supporting documents:

2.4

Letter from the Welsh Government: response to PAPAC's letter dated 26 February 2024 regarding public appointments data collection and specifically data on Welsh language ability and addresses of applicants and appointees

Supporting documents:

(09:25)

3.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from Items 4, 7 and 8 of today's meeting

Minutes:

3.1         The motion was agreed.

 

(09:35-09:30)

4.

Paper to Note (PRIVATE): Letter from the Permanent Secretary on the partial retirement of the Director of Propriety and Ethics

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The paper was noted.

 

(09:30-10:30)

5.

Evidence Session: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (Part 1)

Welsh Government Officials

Andrew Goodall - Permanent Secretary

Tim Moss - Chief Operating Officer

Gawain Evans - Director of Finance

Dominic Houlihan – Director of People and Places

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the Committee’s scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23.

(10:30-10:45)

(Break)

(10:45-11:30)

6.

Evidence Session: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (Part 2)

Welsh Government Officials

Andrew Goodall - Permanent Secretary

Tim Moss - Chief Operating Officer

Gawain Evans - Director of Finance

Dominic Houlihan – Director of People and Places

 

Minutes:

6.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the Committee’s scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23.

(11:45-12:15)

7.

Consideration of evidence: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(12:15-12:30)

8.

Forward Work Programme

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee agreed the Forward Work Programme for the summer 2024 term.