Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 19 October 2022

Meeting time: 09.20 - 12.42
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12986

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jayne Bryant MS (Chair)

James Evans MS

Laura Anne Jones MS

Ken Skates MS

Buffy Williams MS

Sioned Williams MS

Witnesses:

Andy Bell, Centre for Mental Health

Sian Taylor, Aneurin Bevan University Health board

Angela Lodwick, Hywel Dda University Health Board

Richard Maggs, Swansea Bay University Health Board

Emma Haggerty, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Dr Julie Keely, Royal College of General Practitioners Wales

Dr Kim Dienes, Swansea University

Dr Liz Forty, Royal College of Psychiatrists Wales

Simon Jones, Mind Cymru

Dominic Smithies, Student Minds

Committee Staff:

Naomi Stocks (Clerk)

Tom Lewis-White (Second Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Rosemary Hill (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

1.2 There were no substitutions.

1.3 Under Standing Order 17.24A Sioned Williams MS declared her husband was a Professor and employed by Swansea University.

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2       Mental Health support in Higher Education - evidence session 3

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Health Boards and the Centre for Mental Health.

2.2 Hywel Dda University Health Board agreed to provide an evaluation of the school in-reach pilot projects including the impact on students and educators.

2.3 Due to time constraints, the Chair agreed that unasked questions would be sent for a written response.

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3       Mental Health support in Higher Education - evidence session 4

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Royal College of GPs and Dr Kim Dienes.

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4       Mental Health support in Higher Education - evidence session 5

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from Mind Cymru and Student Minds.

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5       Papers to note

5.1 The papers were noted.

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6       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

6.1 The motion was agreed.

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7       Mental Health support in Higher Education - consideration of the evidence

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous sessions.

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