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Transcript: Transcript for 21/09/2020 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.45)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1       The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2       Apologies were received from Vikki Howells MS.

(09.45 - 10.05)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.2 The Chair agreed to write to the Welsh Government seeking additional information on the management of follow-up of outpatients and on the Primary Care Out-of-Hours Service.

2a

Medicines Management: Letter from the Welsh Government (28 August 2020)

Supporting documents:

2b

Management of follow up outpatients across Wales: Letter from the Welsh Government (28 August 2020)

Supporting documents:

2c

Radiology services - national summary report: Letter from the Welsh Government (28 August 2020)

Supporting documents:

2d

Primary care out-of-hours services: Letter from the Welsh Government (28 August 2020)

Supporting documents:

(10.05 - 11.15)

3.

Scrutiny of Accounts 2019-20: Senedd Commission

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-18-10 Paper 1 – Senedd Commission: Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20

PAC(5)-18-10 Paper 2 – Senedd Commission: Diversity and Inclusion:

Annual Report 2019-20

PAC(5)-18-10 Paper 3 – Senedd Commission: Official Language Scheme:

Annual Report 2019-20

PAC(5)-18-10 Paper 4 – Senedd Commission: Sustainability:

Annual Report 2019-20

PAC(5)-18-20 Paper 5 - Response from the Senedd Commission to the Chair, Finance Committee - Financial implications of COVID-19 pandemic, 7 July 2020

PAC(5)-18-20 Paper 6 – Correspondence with the Senedd Commission

 

 

Manon Antoniazzi - Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd

Nia Morgan – Director of Finance

Suzy Davies MS –  Commissioner with responsibility for Budget and Governance

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the Committee’s Scrutiny of Accounts.

3.2 Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd, agreed to provide some additional information/clarity on a number of points raised.

(11.15)

4.

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

Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(11.25 - 11.40)

5.

Scrutiny of Accounts 2019-20: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(11.40 - 11.50)

6.

Forward Work Programme

PAC(5)-18-20 Paper 7 – Forward work programme

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee noted the Forward Work Programme.

(11.50 - 12.00)

7.

Rough Sleeping in Wales – Everyone’s Problem; No One’s Responsibility: Audit Wales Report

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-18-20 Paper 8 – Audit Wales Report: Rough Sleeping in Wales – Everyone’s Problem;  No One’s Responsibility (July 2020)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the report and agreed that the Chair should write to the Equalities, Local Government and Communities Committee to ask them to consider the policy aspects and that the review of the Strategic Partnerships will be considered as part of the forthcoming inquiry into the  Well-being and Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.

(12.00- 12.10)

8.

Counter Fraud in Wales: Audit Wales Report

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-18-20 Paper 9 – Audit Wales Report: ‘Raising our Game’ Tackling Fraud in Wales (July 2020)

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee noted the report and agreed to question the Welsh Government, later in the term, as part of the scrutiny of their Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20.

(12:10 - 12:20)

9.

Asbestos Removal Programme at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd: Audit Wales Report

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-18-20 Paper 10 – Audit Wales Report: Asbestos Removal Programme at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd (September 2020)

 

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