Concise Minutes - Wales COVID-19 Inquiry Special Purpose Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3, Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 17 February 2025

Meeting time: 14.01 - 15.50
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14983

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Tom Giffard MS (Chair) Joyce Watson MS (Chair) Mabon ap Gwynfor MS Rhianon Passmore MS Sam Rowlands MS John Griffiths MS
Committee Staff:	Fay Bowen (Clerk) Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk) Dr Simon Williams (Expert Adviser) Huw Williams (Legal Adviser) Masudah Ali (Legal Adviser) Sarah Hatherley (Researcher)

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1 Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Co-Chair Tom Giffard MS welcomed Members to the meeting. Apologies were received from Buffy Williams MS, and John Griffiths MS attended as substitute.

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2 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting and the following committee meeting on 10 March 2025

The motion was agreed.

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3 Consideration of the Final Gap Analysis from Nottingham Trent University

The Committee considered the report and agreed to request further amendments before the publication of the final gap analysis report.

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4 Consideration of the potential gaps of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 1 Report

The Committee considered the paper prepared by the Committee’s expert advisor on the potential gaps of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 1 report.

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5 Discussion and next steps

The Committee considered and agreed its next steps.

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6 Consideration of Oaths and Affirmations

The Committee considered the letter from Business Committee and agreed to respond.

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