Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel
Meeting date: 1 October 2015
Meeting
time: 09.12 -
14.32
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3246
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Names |
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Assembly Members: |
David Rees AM (Chair) Alun Davies AM John Griffiths AM Altaf Hussain AM Lynne Neagle AM Gwyn R Price AM Lindsay Whittle AM Kirsty Williams AM |
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Witnesses: |
Dr Steven Macey, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Wales Cymru Jamie Matthews, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Wales Cymru Professor Linda Bauld, Cancer Research UK Professor John Britton, UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies and Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham and Nottingham City Hospital Professor Peter Hajek, UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, and co-author of the Public Health England commissioned report ‘E-cigarettes: an evidence update’ Dr Phil Banfield, British Medical Association (Wales) Dr Iain Kennedy, British Medical Association (Wales) Dr Alan Rees, Royal College of Physicians Beverlea Frowen, Royal College of Physicians Professor Alan Maryon-Davis, UK Faculty of Public Health |
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Committee Staff: |
Llinos Madeley (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk) Sian Giddins (Deputy Clerk) Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser) Philippa Watkins (Researcher) |
Transcript
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1.1 Members noted the Committee’s outline forward work programme for the remainder of the 4th Assembly, and agreed to return to this item at a later date.
1.2 The Committee agreed:
· its approach to the focused piece of follow up work on its inquiry into the performance of Ambulance Services in Wales;
· to make time in its programme to consider the draft Wales Bill, particularly the impact any reserved powers model might have on the devolution settlement as it relates to health and social care matters; and
· to postpone its consideration of the Welsh Government’s draft budget 2016-17 until January 2016.
2.1 Apologies were received from Elin Jones and Darren Millar.
3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.
3.2 The witnesses agreed to explore whether information was available in relation to:
· how smokers use e-cigarettes to reduce their consumption of conventional cigarettes;
· a comparison of the possible health harms from toxins and carcinogens released from everyday products with those released from e-cigarettes; and
· evidence of any health improvements experienced by smokers who use e-cigarettes to reduce their consumption of conventional cigarettes.
4.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.
5.1 The witness responded to questions from Members.
5.2 The witness agreed to provide the Committee with a copy of the study he referred to on how young people’s relationships with e-cigarettes can impact on their relationship with conventional cigarettes.
6.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.
7.1 The witness responded to questions from Members.
8.1a The Committee noted the minutes of the meetings on 17 and 23 September 2015.
8.2a The Committee noted the additional information received from Public Health Wales and the British Medical Association.
9.1 The motion was agreed.
10.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.