Agenda and minutes
Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd
Contact: Fay Buckle
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting. 1.2 There were no apologies. 1.3 Sandy Mewies AM declared an interest as a Member of the Assembly Commission. |
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(09:00 - 09:05) |
Papers to note Supporting documents: Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted. |
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Scrutiny of Accounts 2014-15: Additional information from the National Library of Wales Supporting documents: |
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(09:05 - 10:35) |
Scrutiny of Accounts 2014 - 15: Welsh Government Consolidated Annual Accounts 2014-2015 PAC(4)-25-15
Paper 1 Research
Briefing Sir
Derek Jones – Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government David
Richards - Director of Governance, Welsh Government Peter
Kennedy - Director Human Resources, Welsh Government Gawain
Evans - Deputy Director Finance, Welsh Government Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1
The Committee considered the Welsh Government’s Consolidated Annual Accounts
2014-15, questioning Sir Derek Jones, Permanent Secretary, David Richards,
Director of Governance, Peter Kennedy, Director Human Resources and Gawain Evans,
Deputy Director Finance, Welsh Government. 3.2
Sir Derek Jones agreed to send further information on the following issues: ·
Details
of website traffic and number of hits the Welsh Government Consolidated
Accounts receive on the web to give an indication of readership ·
Reasons
why the amount of food waste over the Welsh Government’s estate has increased
from 2013-14 ·
Reasons
why the NHS risk pool has not been itemised in the consolidated accounts for
2014-15 as it has been in previous years and explain why this information has
not been reported in the accounts ·
Provide
a full breakdown on non-cash items and AME and include the figures from 2013-14
for comparison ·
How
the Welsh Government addresses cash management and in particular the £86.8m
underspend relating to health boards ·
Details
of what the £19.6m other liabilities consists of ·
When
the original receipts were expected in for the special payments relating to
Tryst Engineering Company and Desk Link Office ·
Situation
regarding restocking of anti-viral drugs for a pandemic influenza outbreak ·
The
cause of the losses regarding Careers Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd 3.3
During the consideration of the evidence received, Members asked that the
Permanent Secretary send details of how his strategy to achieve a gender balance
of 50:50 by 20:20. |
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(10:35-10:45) |
Meeting the Financial Challenges Facing Local Government in Wales: Committee correspondence PAC(4)-25-15
Paper 2 – Letter from Owen Evans, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Education and
Public Services Group, Welsh Government (14 September 2015) PAC(4)-25-15
Paper 3 – Letter from the Auditor General for Wales (29 September 2015) Supporting documents:
Minutes: 4.1
Members noted the correspondence. 4.2
It was suggested that it would be helpful if the Welsh Government asked local
government to provide a more detailed level of information on what each reserve
is intended for and how they expect to spend it over a period of time. 4.3
The Chair advised that it is unlikely that the Committee will revisit this
issue before the end of the Assembly term. |
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(10:45-10:50) |
Responding to Welfare Reform in Wales: Letter from the Auditor General for Wales PAC(4)-25-15
Paper 4 Supporting documents: Minutes: 5.1
Members agreed that the Chair should write to the Welsh Government seeking
further clarification on the response to the Committee’s report. |
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(10:50) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Item
7 and items 1 & 2 of the meeting on 12 October 2015 Minutes: 6.1
The motion was agreed. |
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(10:50 - 11:00) |
Scrutiny of Accounts 2014 - 15: Consideration of evidence received Minutes: 7.1
Members considered the evidence received. |