Meeting Venue:
Hybrid –
Committee Room 3, Senedd
and video
conference via Zoom
Meeting date: 22 January 2026
Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.05
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15717
Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Members of the Senedd:
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Peter Fox MS (Chair)
Lesley Griffiths MS
Joyce Watson MS
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Witnesses:
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Dawn Bowden MS, Minister for Children and
Social Care
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Committee Staff:
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Sarah Beasley (Clerk)
Karen Williams (Deputy Clerk)
Amy Clifton (Researcher)
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1
Introductions, apologies, substitutions,
and declarations of interest
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the
meeting.
1.2 The Chair noted that James Evans MS was no
longer a member of the Committee and thanked him for his
contributions.
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2
Improving access to support for unpaid
carers: evidence session with the Minister for Children and Social
Care
2.1 The Committee received evidence from the
Minister for Children and Social Care.
2.2 The Minister agreed to provide data
on:-
·
The unpaid carers action plan, which is being led by ADSS
Cymru;
·
What respite care local authorities are offering to carers who have
been identified as needing respite care.
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3
Papers to note
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<AI4>
3.1
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs regarding
the most recent meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing
Committee
3.1.1 The Committee noted the letter.
</AI4>
<AI5>
3.2
Letter from the Minister for Mental
Health and Wellbeing regarding the Food Supplements (Magnesium
L-threonate monohydrate) (Wales) Regulations 2026
3.2.1 The Committee noted the letter.
</AI5>
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3.3
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for
Health & Social Care regarding the appointment of the Chair of
the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust
3.3.1 The Committee noted the letter.
</AI6>
<AI7>
4
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi)
and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the
meeting
4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.
</AI7>
<AI8>
5
Improving access to support for unpaid
carers: consideration of evidence and key issues for draft
report
5.1 The Committee reviewed and discussed the
evidence received and agreed key issues to be included in the draft
report.
</AI8>
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