Public Bill Committees
Public Audit (Wales) Bill

• Public Audit (Wales) Bill [Lords], 1st sitting (4 speeches)
  [Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Transfer of functions of Assembly (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 1, line 7, leave out from 'may' to second 'the' and insert 'after consultation with'.
  • Clause 2 - Additional functions of Auditor General (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 4, in page 2, line 41, leave out from 'must' to end of line.
  • Clause 3 - Studies for improving economy etc in services (8 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 7, in clause 3, page 4, leave out lines 25 and 26. Subsection (3) prevents the Auditor General from questioning the merits of the policy objectives of a body as he...
  • Clause 4 - Studies at request of educational bodies (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 9, in page 5, line 12, leave out from 'Table' to end of line 14.
  • Clause 5 - Studies relating to registered social landlords (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 14, in page 6, line 18, leave out from 'The' to 'one' and insert 'Auditor General for Wales may carry out'.
  • Clause 10 - Accounting officer (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 45, in page 9, line 18, at end insert 'for no more than three months'. The amendment is based on discussions in another place about why the clause is worded as it is....
  • Clause 11 - Access to information, etc by Auditor General (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 20, in page 11, line 4, at end insert— '(6A) A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse he fails to comply with a requirement imposed under this...
  • Clause 12 - Local government bodies in Wales (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 47, in page 11, line 38, leave out paragraph (g) and insert— '(g) a fire and rescue authority in Wales constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and...
  • Clause 14 - Appointment of auditors (12 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 23, in clause 14, page 12, line 23, leave out subsection (3).
  • Clause 15 - Persons to assist auditors (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. Mr. Wiggin: We would prefer that clause 15 did not stand part of the Bill. There is another clause that deals with those who are...
  • Clause 16 - Code of audit practice (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 27, in page 13, line 25, leave out subsection (4).
  • Clause 24 - Consideration of reports in public interest (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 29, in page 18, line 4, leave out from 'are' to end of line 8 and insert 'those listed in section 12(1)'.
  • Clause 28 - Additional publicity for non-immediate reports (1 speech)
    I beg to move amendment No. 48, in clause 28, page 21, line 16, leave out 'body' and insert 'auditor'. The amendment corrects a minor error in clause 28. Subsection (3)(b) enables a member of...
  • Clause 30 - Inspection of documents and questions at audit (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 32, in page 22, line 4, leave out 'an interested' and insert 'a'.
• Public Audit (Wales) Bill [Lords], 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
  • Clause 39 - Accounts and audit regulations (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 34, in page 27, line 38, at end insert— '(d) Any draft regulations which are within subsection (3)(b) shall not be made unless a draft of the regulations has...
  • Clause 40 - Documents relating to police authorities (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 46, in page 28, line 16, leave out 'may' and insert 'must'. May I draw the Committee's attention to a matter that is of the utmost seriousness, given that we are...
  • Clause 42 - Studies on impact of statutory provisions etc (9 speeches)
    Question proposed, that the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 44 - Studies at request of local government bodies in Wales (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 35, in page 30, line 1, leave out subsection (2). The clause deals with the recommendations to improve economy, efficiency and effectiveness at the request of local...
  • Clause 45 - Benefit administration studies for Secretary of State (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 36, in clause 45, page 30, line 22, leave out 'may' and insert 'must'. This amendment is similar to amendment No. 46 in the name of the hon. Member for Caernarfon,...
  • Clause 46 - Performance standards: relevant bodies (3 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 49, in page 30, line 39, leave out paragraph (e) and insert— '(e) a fire and rescue authority in Wales constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue...
  • Clause 47 - Publication of information as to standards of performance (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 37, in page 31, line 15, at end insert 'and may include references to standards of performance achieved by similar authorities outside Wales'. We are going over...
  • Clause 48 - Permitted methods of publishing information under section 47 (11 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 38, in page 32, line 5, at end insert— '(2A) The relevant body may publish the information electronically in any way which is accessible by local government...
  • Schedule 1 - Best value audit and inspections (6 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 54, in page 43, leave out line 11 and insert— '(d) a fire and rescue authority in Wales constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004...
  • Column Number: 56 (0 speeches)
    Clause 54Restriction on disclosure of information
  • Restriction on disclosure of information (14 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 50, in page 35, line 25, leave out '145B or'.
  • Clause 56 - Publication of information by Auditor General for Wales (1 speech)
    I beg to move amendment No. 52, in page 36, line 42, leave out '(1)(b), (c) or (d)' and insert '(1)(a), (b) or (c)'. The amendment corrects a typographical error in clause...
  • Clause 60 - Meaning of ''Welsh NHS body'' (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Schedule 2 - Minor and consequential amendments (2 speeches)
    Mr. Wiggin: I beg to move amendment No. 44, in page 56, line 8, at end insert— '(c) the functions of the Auditor General for Wales under sections 41 and 42 of the Public Audit (Wales) Bill...
  • Clause 70 - Welsh NHS bodies (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 42, in page 41, line 24, leave out subsection (2). This probing amendment would delete clause 70(2), which deals with transitional provisions. The amendment is...
  • Clause 75 - Short title (1 speech)
    I beg to move amendment No. 53, in page 42, line 18, leave out subsection (2). This is the amendment always required when a Bill starts its passage in another place. It removes the privilege...
  • New Clause 3 - Power to send for persons (7 speeches)
    'Section 74 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c.38) (establishment of office of Auditor General for Wales), after subsection (4) insert— 'and may require any person, whose presence is...