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Transcript: Transcript for 17/06/2019 - 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.

(13.15 - 14.50)

2.

Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Evidence Session with Development Bank of Wales

Research Briefing

 

Giles Thorley – Chief Executive, Development Bank of Wales

Mike Owen – Group Investment Director, Development Bank of Wales

Rhian Elston – Investment Director, Development Bank of Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 Members received evidence from Giles Thorley, Chief Executive; Mike Owen, Group Investment Director, and Rhian Elston, Investment Director from the Development Bank of Wales as part of the inquiry into Welsh Government’s Financial Support for Business.

2.2 Giles Thorley agreed to send details of the number of housing units built to date as a result of DBW support.

(15.00 - 16.30)

3.

Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Evidence Session with the Federation of Small Businesses

PAC(5)-16-19 Paper 1 – Federation of Small Businesses

 

Ben Cottam – Head of External Affairs, Federation of Small Businesses

John Hurst – FSB Member, B2B IT Services

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 Members received evidence from Ben Cottam, Head of External Affairs from the Federation of Small Business, and John Hurst from B2B IT Services and Member of Federation of Small Businesses, as part of the inquiry into Welsh Government’s Financial Support for Business.

(16.30)

4.

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

Items 5 & 6

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(16.30-16.45)

5.

Welsh Government Financial Support for Business: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

5.1 Members considered the evidence received.

(16.45-17.00)

6.

Counter Fraud in the Public Sector: Briefing from the Auditor General for Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 Members were briefed by the Auditor General for Wales on his report on Counter Fraud in the Public Sector ahead of the Committee’s event on 1 July.