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Sub Committees on The Smoke-free Premises etc. (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 3 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Tuesday, 29 January 2013 |
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Meeting time: |
09:02 - 10:54 |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Mark Drakeford (Chair) Vaughan Gething Elin Jones Darren Millar Lynne Neagle Nick Ramsay Alun Ffred Jones Eluned Parrott David Rees Ken Skates |
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Witnesses: |
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Simon Curtis, Equity Sian Gale, BECTU Dr Sharon Hopkins, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Dr Hugo van Woerden, Public Health Wales |
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Committee Staff: |
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Lara Date (Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Joanest Jackson (Legal Advisor) Philippa Watkins (Researcher) |
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1. Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 The Chair welcomed members of the Health and Social Care and Enterprise and Business sub-committees to the meeting.
1.1 The Chair read out a letter received from the BBC following their oral evidence session on 22 January. The letter apologised for an error in their evidence.
1.2 The sub-committee members noted the letter of apology and correction.
2. The Smoke-free Premises etc. (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 - Evidence Session 3
2.1 The sub-committees took evidence from BECTU and Equity.
2.2 The witnesses agreed to provide further information on how the exemption to the Smoke-free Premises Legislation works in England.
2.3 Equity agreed to provide sub-committee members with the figures for the last few years to show the proportion of its members who are Welsh.
3. The Smoke-free Premises etc. (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 - Evidence Session 4
3.1The sub-committees took evidence from the Local Health Boards and Public Health Wales.
3.2 Public Health Wales agreed to provide sub-committee members with information on the following:
- Smoking cessation rates in Wales and England from 2007, by age group;
- Figures showing changes in the prevalence rates for smoking in Wales and England since the smoking ban was introduced.
Transcript
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