Concise Minutes - Health and Social Care Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 3, Senedd

and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date:  3 July 2025

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.40
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15581

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Mabon ap Gwynfor MS James Evans MS (Temporary Chair) Lesley Griffiths MS Joyce Watson MS
Witnesses:	Kirsty Williams, Individual Sara Moseley, Individual
Committee Staff:	Richard Thomas (Clerk) Claire Morris (Second Clerk) Karen Williams (Deputy Clerk) John Hitchcock (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Peter Fox MS.

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2 Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Kirsty Williams, the Welsh Government's preferred candidate for the role of Chair of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

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3 Motion under Standing Orders 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from item 4

3.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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4 Pre-appointment hearing: consideration of evidence

4.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received.

4.2 The Committee would agree its report via email, prior to publication on Tuesday 8 July.

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5 Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of Velindre University NHS Trust: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate

5.1 The Committee heard evidence from Sara Moseley, the Welsh Government's preferred candidate for the role of Chair of Velindre University NHS Trust.

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6 Motion under Standing Orders 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from item 7, and items 1 and 2 of the meeting on 10 July to consider the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No 4) for the Mental Health Bill and the Committee's draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Employment Rights Bill.

6.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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7 Pre-appointment hearing: consideration of evidence

7.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received.

7.2 The Committee would agree its report via email, prior to publication on Tuesday 8 July.

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