Concise Minutes - Health and Social Care Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 5, Ty Hywel

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 17 December 2025

Meeting time: 09.00- 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15461

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Peter Fox MS (Chair) Mabon ap Gwynfor MS James Evans MS
Witnesses:	Kate Cubbage, Carers Trust Wales Rob Simkins, Carers Wales Jane Gebbie, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Committee Staff:	Sarah Beasley (Clerk) Karen Williams (Deputy Clerk) Amy Clifton (Researcher)

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2 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

2.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

2.2 Apologies were received from Joyce Watson MS.

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3 Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session 4

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives from Carers Trust Wales and Carers Wales.

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4 Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session 5

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from local authority representatives.

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5 Paper(s) to note

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5.1 Letter from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing regarding the Competition and Markets Authority’s Report on Infant Formula

5.1.1 The Committee noted the letter.

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5.2 Letter from the Minister for Children and Social Care regarding the Welsh Government's second report on the progress toward the transition to a not-for-profit model

5.2.1 The Committee noted the letter.

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5.3 Letter to Health and Education Improvement Wales (HEIW) and Swansea Bay University Health Board regarding Band 5 adult nursing positions within Swansea Bay Health Board

5.3.1 The Committee noted the letter.

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5.4 Response from HEIW and Swansea Bay University Health Board in relation to Band 5 adult nursing positions within Swansea Bay Health Board

5.4.1 The Committee noted the response.

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

6.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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7 Improving access to support for unpaid carers: consideration of evidence

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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8 Inquiry into gynaecological cancers: follow up with Welsh Government: consideration of draft report

8.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft report subject to some minor amendments to be approved by email.

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