Concise Minutes - Health and Social Care Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 5 Ty Hywel and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 8 November 2023

Meeting time: 09.31 - 11.57
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13546


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Russell George MS (Chair)

Mabon ap Gwynfor MS

Gareth Davies MS

Sarah Murphy MS

Jack Sargeant MS

Joyce Watson MS

Witnesses:

Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services

Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services

Lynne Neagle MS, Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Jeremy Griffith, Welsh Government

Albert Heaney, Welsh Government

Irfon Rees, Welsh Government

Alex Slade, Welsh Government

Hywel Jones, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Sarah Beasley (Clerk)

Claire Morris (Second Clerk)

Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

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2       General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.

2.2 The Minister for Health and Social Services agreed to share a copy of the task and finish group’s report upon publication.

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3       Paper(s) to note

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3.1   Response from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the UK-Norway-Liechtenstein-Iceland Convention on Social Security Coordination

3.1 The Committee noted the response.

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3.2   Letter to the Chair from Disability Wales regarding the Welsh Government's draft budget for 2024-25

3.2 The Committee noted the letter.

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3.3   Letter to the Chair from the Deputy Minister for Social Services regarding the Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru's (ADSSC) review of unpaid carers

3.3 The Committee noted the letter.

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3.4   Letter to the Chair from the Welsh Association of ME and CFS Support (WAMES) regarding the ME/CFS Delivery Plan Proposal for Wales

3.4 The Committee noted the letter.

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

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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5       General scrutiny session: consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6       NHS waiting times monitoring report

6.1 The Committee noted the report.

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7       Gynaecological cancers: consideration of draft report

7.1 The Committee considered the draft report.

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