Health and Social Care Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 24 September 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.20 - 12.12

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/f22ab8ea-b4b2-4d67-a257-225a1338e7b8?autostart=True

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

David Rees AM (Chair)

Alun Davies AM

John Griffiths AM

Janet Finch-Saunders AM

Elin Jones AM

Darren Millar AM

Lynne Neagle AM

Gwyn R Price AM

Lindsay Whittle AM

Kirsty Williams AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Mark Drakeford AM, The Minister for Health and Social Services

Professor Roger Walker, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for Wales

Andrew Evans, Welsh Government

Detective Chief Inspector Roger Fortey, Gwent Police

Inspector Catherine Hawke, Gwent Police

Sergeant Jennie Tinsley, Gwent Police

Sergeant Catherine Davey, Gwent Police

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Llinos Madeley (Clerk)

Helen Finlayson (Second Clerk)

Sian Giddins (Deputy Clerk)

Rhys Morgan (Deputy Clerk)

Amy Clifton (Researcher)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

 

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 There were no apologies.

 

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2    Follow-up inquiry on the contribution of community pharmacy to health services

2.1 The Minister responded to questions from Members.

2.2 The Minister agreed to confirm in writing the date by which the joint review by the Chief Medical Officer and Public Health Wales of the national smoking cessation service review will be completed.

 

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3    Motion under Standing Orders 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

3.1 The motion was agreed.

 

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4    The Committee's forward work programme

4.1 The Members discussed the forward work programme and agreed to return to this item at a later date.

 

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5    Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Briefing from Gwent Police

5.1 The officers provided a briefing on new psychoactive substances to Members.

 

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