Y Pwyllgor Cyfrifon Cyhoeddus - Y Bumed Senedd

Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd

19/03/2018

Aelodau'r Pwyllgor a oedd yn bresennol

Committee Members in Attendance

Adam Price
Lee Waters
Mohammad Asghar
Nick Ramsay Cadeirydd y Pwyllgor
Committee Chair

Y rhai eraill a oedd yn bresennol

Others in Attendance

Huw Vaughan Thomas Archwilydd Cyffredinol Cymru, Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru
Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office
Matthew Mortlock Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru
Wales Audit Office

Swyddogion y Senedd a oedd yn bresennol

Senedd Officials in Attendance

Claire Griffiths Dirprwy Glerc
Deputy Clerk
Fay Bowen Clerc
Clerk

Cofnodir y trafodion yn yr iaith y llefarwyd hwy ynddi yn y pwyllgor. Yn ogystal, cynhwysir trawsgrifiad o’r cyfieithu ar y pryd. Lle mae cyfranwyr wedi darparu cywiriadau i’w tystiolaeth, nodir y rheini yn y trawsgrifiad.

The proceedings are reported in the language in which they were spoken in the committee. In addition, a transcription of the simultaneous interpretation is included. Where contributors have supplied corrections to their evidence, these are noted in the transcript.

Dechreuodd y cyfarfod am 14:50.

The meeting began at 14:50.

1. Cyflwyniad, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

I welcome Members to this afternoon's meeting of the Public Accounts Committee. Normal housekeeping rules apply. Headsets are available for translation. Please ensure phones are on silent. In an emergency, follow the ushers.

We've had a number of apologies today: from Vikki Howells and Rhianon Passmore. Do any Members have any declarations of interest they'd like to make? No. Okay.

2. Papurau i'w nodi
2. Papers to note

Item 2, and papers to note. First of all are the minutes of the meeting held on 12 March. Okay, those are noted. Secondly, we've received an update from Dr Andrew Goodall, his six-monthly update on NHS waiting times for elective care and orthopaedic surgeries. Progress is being made in both areas. I suggest that we ask for a further update to reflect on the forthcoming figures due at the end of March in the last part of the spring term. Lee. 

Do the auditor general and his team have any views on the letter?

I find it a bit surprising that it's come now. You might as well have waited another month and got the end-March position. We're doing follow-up work on out-patients through the various health boards, and we're also doing some follow-up work on the orthopaedics, so, later on, we'll be able to reflect what some of the comments are here in light of our own audit activity. 

So, we wait now until we get the next set of figures and then reflect them. Okay. Good. 

3. Cynnig o dan Reol Sefydlog 17.42 i benderfynu gwahardd y cyhoedd o'r cyfarfod
3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting

Cynnig:

bod y pwyllgor yn penderfynu gwahardd y cyhoedd o weddill y cyfarfod yn unol â Rheol Sefydlog 17.42(vi).

Motion:

that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi).

Cynigiwyd y cynnig.

Motion moved.

Item 3: I propose under Standing Order 17.42 that we meet in private for items 4 and 5.

Derbyniwyd y cynnig.

Daeth rhan gyhoeddus y cyfarfod i ben am 14:51.

Motion agreed.

The public part of the meeting ended at 14:51.