Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 18 January 2017

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.21
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3828

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Lynne Neagle AM (Chair) Angela Burns AM (in place of Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM) Michelle Brown AM Hefin David AM John Griffiths AM Llyr Gruffydd AM Darren Millar AM Julie Morgan AM
Witnesses:	Vaughan Gething AM, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for Social Services and Public Health Dr Sarah Watkins, Welsh Government Dr Frank Atherton, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Medical Officer Albert Heaney, Welsh Government Denise Inger, SNAP Cymru Debbie Thomas, National Deaf Children’s Society Tim Ruscoe, Barnardo’s Cymru Zoe Richards, Learning Disability Wales Angie Contestabile, SENSE
Committee Staff:	Jon Antoniazzi (Clerk) Gareth Rogers (Second Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Michael Dauncey (Researcher) Sarah Hatherley (Researcher)

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Transcript

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

The Chair welcomed Members.  Apologies were received from Mohammad Asghar, Angela Burns substituted.

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2 Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being & Sport and the Minister for Social Services & Public Health - General Scrutiny session

The Committee scrutinised the Cabinet Secretary and Minister.

It was agreed that a note on the following would be provided:

An update on the publication of the data on the CAMHS assessment time targets;

An update on the review ‘A Framework for a School Nursing Services for Wales’ following the meeting with the Chief Nursing Officer;

Breast feeding rates in Wales at six months;

A Note on Neonatal Services across Wales, including an update on hospitals that are on the ‘at risk’ register.

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3 Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2

The Committee heard evidence from Members of TSANA.

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4 Paper(s) to note

The papers were noted.

The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for further information on the ‘My Travel Pass’ scheme.

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4.1 Letter from NUS Wales to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure

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4.2 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - Further information on Pathways to Success

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting.

The motion was agreed.

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6 Inquiry into Statutory Advocacy Provision - Consideration of draft report

The Committee considered the draft report.  Subject to a few minor amendments the Committee agreed the report.

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