Concise Minutes - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 23 November 2017

Meeting time: 09.32 - 12.03
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4416

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Dai Lloyd AM (Chair) Dawn Bowden AM Jayne Bryant AM Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Caroline Jones AM Julie Morgan AM Lynne Neagle AM
Witnesses:	Dr Kelechi Nnoaham, Cwm Taf University Health Board Fiona Kinghorn, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Conrad Eydmann, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Dr Julie Bishop, Public Health Wales Dr David Bailey, BMA Cymru Wales Dr Ruth Alcolado, Royal College of Physicians Dr Ranjini Rao, Royal College of Psychiatrists David Riley, Wales Heads of Trading Standards David Jones, Trading Standards Wales Simon Wilkinson, Welsh Local Government Association
Committee Staff:	Sarah Sargent (Clerk) Claire Morris (Deputy Clerk) Gareth Pembridge (Legal Adviser) Philippa Watkins (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 Angela Burns AM.

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2 Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 1 - Public Health Wales and the health boards' Directors of Public Health

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Public Health Wales and the health boards’ Directors of Public Health.

2.2 Julie Bishop agreed to provide information on a point in time when the balance between affordability and consumption was at a level that public health professionals were comfortable with.

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3 Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2 - BMA Cymru Wales, Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Psychiatrists

3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of BMA Cymru Wales, the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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4 Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3 - Directors of Public Protection Wales and the Welsh Local Government Association

4.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Directors of Public Protection Wales and the Welsh Local Government Association.

4.2 Simon Wilkinson agreed to look into whether there were any alternative/additional ways in which the alcohol control agenda in Wales could be strengthened and provide a note to Committee, if appropriate.

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5 Paper(s) to note

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5.1 Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill - letter from the Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services regarding stage 1 scrutiny

5.1a The Committee noted the letter from the Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services regarding stage 1 scrutiny.

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5.2 Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill - letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services regarding stage 1 scrutiny

5.2a The Committee noted the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services regarding stage 1 scrutiny.

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6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

6.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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7 Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill - consideration of evidence

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence given during items 2, 3 and 4 of the meeting.

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