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Transcript: Transcript for 13/05/2019 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(13.15)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the Committee.

1.2        Apologies were received from Neil Hamilton AM, Rhianon Passmore AM & Adam Price AM. There were no substitutes.

(13.15 - 13.25)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

Intra-Wales - Cardiff to Anglesey - Air Service: Letter from the Welsh Government (23 April 2019)

Supporting documents:

2.2

Public Procurement: Letter from the Welsh Government (30 April 2019)

Supporting documents:

2.3

Scrutiny of Accounts 2016-17: Letter from Sport Wales (8 April 2019)

Supporting documents:

(13.25 - 13.40)

3.

Scrutiny of Accounts 2017-18: Consideration of responses to the Committee's Report

PAC(5)-12-19 Paper 1 – Assembly Commission

PAC(5)-12-19 Paper 1A – Letter from the Assembly Commission on Relaxation of the Establishment Cap (3 May 2019)

PAC(5)-12-19 Paper 2 – National Museum Wales

PAC(5)-12-19 Paper 3 – Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

PAC(5)-12-19 Paper 4 – Welsh Government

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 Members considered the responses to the Committee’s Scrutiny of Accounts 2017-18 Report.

3.2 It was agreed that issues regarding the Assembly Commission and the Welsh Government would be considered as part of the Scrutiny of Accounts 2018-19 and that the Chair would write to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales seeking clarification on a number of points.

(13.40 - 15.15)

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:

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.

(15.15)

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.

(15.15 - 15.30)

6.

Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

6.1 Members considered the evidence received.

(15.30 - 16.15)

7.

Governance Review of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: lessons learnt: Consideration of draft report

PAC(5)-12-19 Paper 6 – Draft Report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 Members considered the draft report and noted that a revised version would be circulated by email for agreement.

(16.15 - 16.45)

8.

Waste Management: Auditor General for Wales' Reports

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-12-19 Paper 7 – Auditor General for Wales Report: Procuring Residual and Food Waste Treatment Capacity

PAC(5)-12-19 Paper 8 – Welsh Government Response

PAC(5)-12-19 Paper 9 – Auditor General for Wales Report: Waste Management in Wales: Municipal Recycling

PAC(5)-12-19 Paper 10 – Welsh Government Response

PAC(5)-12-19 Paper 11 – Auditor General for Wales Report: Waste Management in Wales – Preventing Waste

PAC(5)-12-19 Paper 12 – Welsh Government Response

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 Members discussed the Auditor General’s reports on Waste Management and noted the Welsh Government’s responses. The Committee agreed to undertake an inquiry in the autumn term.