Concise Minutes - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 15 September 2016

Meeting time: 09.15 - 12.25
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3708


Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Dai Lloyd AM (Chair)

Huw Irranca-Davies AM (In place of Dawn Bowden AM)

Jayne Bryant AM

Angela Burns AM

Rhun ap Iorwerth AM

Caroline Jones AM

Julie Morgan AM

Lynne Neagle AM

Witnesses:

Vaughan Gething AM, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport

Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for Social Services and Public Health

Albert Heaney, Welsh Government

Dr Andrew Goodall, Welsh Government

Frank Atherton, Chief Medial Officer, Chief Medial Officer

Committee Staff:

Transcript

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies for absence were received from Dawn Bowden AM; Huw Irranca-Davies AM attended as a substitute.

 

2       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items 3 and 4

2.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

 

3       Legislative Consent Memorandum: Policing and Crime Bill: consideration of LCM

3.1 The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum and the letter from the Minister for Social Services and Public Health. 3.2 The Committee discussed its draft report, which will be laid before the reporting deadline of 22 September 2016.

 

4       Scrutiny of the UK Government's Wales Bill

4.1 The Committee considered the UK Government’s Wales Bill and its implications within the Committee’s policy remit.

 

5       Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport and Minister for Social Services and Public Health - discussion of priorities

5.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary and the Minister and their accompanying officials

 

6       Paper(s) to note

6.1   Letter from the Llywydd to Committee Chairs regarding Committee statements in Plenary

6.1.a The Committee noted the letter from the Llywydd regarding Committee statements in Plenary.

 

6.2   Letter from the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee regarding implications for Wales of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union

6.2.a The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee.

 

6.3   Letter from the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee regarding the UK Government's Wales Bill

6.3.a The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee.

 

6.4   Priorities for the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

 

7       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and for the meeting on 21 September 2016

7.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

 

8       Consideration of the evidence given by the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport and the Minister for Social Services and Public Health

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence given by the Cabinet Secretary, the Minister and their officials.

8.2 The Committee agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Secretary and Minister with questions that weren’t reached during the session.

 

9       Discussion of the forward work programme for the autumn term

9.1 The Committee had a further discussion about the forward work programme for the autumn term and agreed to consider plans for future work at its strategic planning and longer-term inquiry scoping session during its meeting on 21 September 2016.