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Transcript: Transcript for 20/05/2019 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(13.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the Committee.

1.2        Apologies were received from Mohammad Asghar AM and Darren Millar AM substituted. Apologies were also received from Rhianon Passmore AM, Adam Price AM and Jenny Rathbone AM.

1.3        The Chair noted that Neil Hamilton AM is no longer a member of the Committee and thanked him for his contribution to the Committee.

(13.30- 13.40)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

Expenditure on agency staff by NHS Wales: Letter from the Welsh Government (25 April 2019)

Supporting documents:

2.2

Management of follow up outpatients across Wales: Letters from the Royal College of Physicians and the BMA

Supporting documents:

(13.40 - 15.10)

3.

The Welsh Government’s youth discounted bus fare scheme – MyTravelPass: Evidence Session with the Welsh Government

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-13-19 Paper 1 – Welsh Government

 

Andrew Slade – Director General, Economy, Skills and Natural Resources Group, Welsh Government

Simon Jones – Director, Economic Infrastructure, Welsh Government

Sheena Hague - Deputy Director, Network Management, Welsh Government

 

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 Members received evidence from Andrew Slade, Director General, Economy, Skills and Natural Resources Group; Simon Jones, Director, Economic Infrastructure, and Sheena Hague, Deputy Director, Network Management from Welsh Government as part of the inquiry into My TravelPass, the Welsh Government’s youth discounted bus far scheme.

3.2 Andrew Slade agreed to send further information on a number of action points.  

(15.10)

4.

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

Item 5

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(15.10 - 15.30)

5.

The Welsh Government’s youth discounted bus fare scheme – MyTravelPass: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

5.1 Members considered the evidence received and agreed to write to the Welsh Government with their findings.