Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Fay Bowen 

Expected timing: Private Meeting 

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(10.00)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcome the Members to the meeting.

(10.00 - 11.30)

2.

Inquiry into COVID-19 and its impact on matters relating to the Public Accounts Committee’s remit: Evidence session with the Welsh Government on Education and Local Government

Research Briefing

 

Tracey Burke – Director General, Education and Public Services Group, Welsh Government

Steve Davies – Director, Education Directorate

Ruth Conway - Deputy Director Support for Learners Division

Kevin Palmer – Deputy Director Pedagogy, Leadership and Professional Learning

Nicola Edwards - Deputy Director, Childcare, Play and Early Years Division

John Howells - Director Climate Change, Energy and Planning

Richard Baker - Deputy Director Land Division

Reg Kilpatrick - Director General, Covid Crisis Coordination

Judith Cole - Deputy Director, Local Government Finance & Workforce Partnership Division

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee questioned Tracey Burke - Director General, Education & Public Services Group, Welsh Government as part of their inquiry into COVID-19 on the impacts for education services and local government.

 

2.2 Tracey Burke agreed to:

·         send a note on the most recent percentage of learners attending school; and

·         an update on work undertaken to assist learners from the Gypsy and Traveller Community, since her letter of 8 September 2020.

(11.30 - 12.00)

3.

Inquiry into COVID-19 and its impact on matters relating to the Public Accounts Committee’s remit: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.