Concise Minutes - Health and Social Care Committee


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Meeting date: Wednesday, 10 July 2024

Meeting time: 10.10 - 12.46
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14700


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Russell George MS (Chair)

Gareth Davies MS (In place of Russell George MS)

Mabon ap Gwynfor MS

Mark Drakeford MS

John Griffiths MS

Sam Rowlands MS (Temporary Chair)

Joyce Watson MS

Witnesses:

Helen Mary Jones, Voices From Care Cymru

Sharon Lovell, National Youth Advocacy Services Cymru

Rachel Thomas, Children’s Commissioner for Wales

Rhiannon Beaumont Walker, TGP Cymru

Rowan Gray, Voices from Care Cymru

Joanne Griffith, Voices from Care Cymru

Elliott James, Voices from Care Cymru

Rhian Thomas, Voices from Care Cymru

Committee Staff:

Sarah Beasley (Clerk)

Claire Morris (Second Clerk)

Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk)

Amy Clifton (Researcher)

Masudah Ali (Legal Adviser)

Jennifer Cottle (Legal Adviser)

Sian Thomas (Researcher)

 

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1       Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: private discussion with care experienced young people

1.1 The Committee had a private discussion with care experienced young people.

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2       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

2.1 The temporary Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

2.2 Mabon ap Gwynfor AS declared that his wife works for the National Youth Advocacy Service charity.

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3       Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with young people from Voices from Care

3.1 The Committee held an evidence session with young people from Voices from Care.

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4       Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with organisations supporting children in care

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from organisations who support children in care.

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5       Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: evidence session with representatives of local health boards

5.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of local health boards.

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6       Paper(s) to note

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6.1   Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Social Care following the general scrutiny session and evidence session on the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill on 12 June 2024

6.1 The Committee noted the letter.

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6.2   Response from the Minister for Social Care to the Chair following the general scrutiny session on 12 June 2024

6.2 The Committee noted the response.

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6.3   Response from the Minister for Social Care to the Chair following the evidence session on the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill on 12 June 2024

6.3 The Committee agreed the response.

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6.4   Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to the Chair regarding proposals to improve the health of food environments in Wales

6.4 The Committee noted the letter.

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6.5   Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to the committee's report on Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016: Post-legislative scrutiny

6.5 The Committee noted the response.

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7       Motion under Standing Orders 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting, and for items 1-3 at the meeting on 17 July 2024   to consider the committee's forward work programme, the latest draft NHS Waiting Times monitoring report, and the draft report on the general scrutiny session with the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust

7.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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8       Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: consideration of evidence

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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