Concise Minutes - Health and Social Care Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 5, Ty Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 2 April 2025

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14888


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Russell George MS (Chair)

Mabon ap Gwynfor MS

James Evans MS

John Griffiths MS

Lesley Griffiths MS

Joyce Watson MS

Jeremy Miles MS

Witnesses:

Jeremy Miles MS, Welsh Government

Ed Wilson, Welsh Government

Emily Finney, Welsh Government

Jasmine Tompkins, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Sarah Beasley (Clerk)

Claire Morris (Second Clerk)

Karen Williams (Deputy Clerk)

Rebekah James (Researcher)

Angharad Lewis (Researcher)

 

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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       Prevention of ill health - obesity : evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.

2.2. The Cabinet Secretary agreed to write to the Committee with further details of the following:

-       International examples of good practice for developing policy and strategy to tackle and reverse the growth in childhood obesity.

-       Waiting list times for people waiting for psychological support on tier 3 of the all-Wales weight management pathway.

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3       Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence session - panel 11

3.1 The Committee received evidence from catering managers from two local authorities.

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4       Paper(s) to note

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4.1   Letter from the NHS Wales Chief Executive to the Auditor General for Wales - Review of Cancer Services

4.1.1 The Committee noted the letter.

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4.2   Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Inter-Ministerial Group for Health and Social Care

4.2.1 The Committee noted the letter.

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4.3   Letter from Public Health Wales - Expenditure within Public Health Wales on Tobacco Control

4.3.1 The Committee noted the letter.

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4.4   Letter from Chair of Petitions Committee re Petition P-06-1400 Fair and Adequate Resourcing of General Practice in Wales.

4.4.1 The Committee noted the letter.

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

5.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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6       Prevention of ill health - obesity: consideration of evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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7       Legislative Consent: Mental Health Bill - consideration of draft report

7.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft report.

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8       Supporting people with chronic conditions: Welsh Government response to Committee's report

8.1 The Committee reviewed the Welsh Government’s response.

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