Concise Minutes - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 11 January 2018

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.55
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4597

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Dai Lloyd AM (Chair) Dawn Bowden AM Jayne Bryant AM Angela Burns AM Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Julie Morgan AM Lynne Neagle AM
Witnesses:	Vaughan Gething AM, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services Tracey Breheny, Welsh Government Bethan Roberts, Welsh Government Janine Hale, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Sarah Sargent (Second 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 Caroline Jones AM.

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2 Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8 - Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary and his accompanying officials.

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3 Paper(s) to note

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3.1 Inquiry into primary care - letter from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report

3.1a The Committee noted the letter from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report.

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3.2 Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - letter from Age Cymru to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report

3.2a The Committee noted the letter from Age Cymru to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report.

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3.3 Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill - additional information from Alcohol Concern Cymru

3.3a The Committee noted the additional information from Alcohol Concern Cymru.

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3.4 Inquiry into primary care - letter from the Chair of the Committee to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy following the Committee's report

3.4a The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Committee to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy following the Committee's report.

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3.5 Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - letter from Alzheimer's Society to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report

3.5a The Committee noted the letter from Alzheimer's Society to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report.

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3.6 Inquiry into medical recruitment - letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport to the Chair of the Committee regarding GP Training Incentives

3.6a The Committee noted the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport to the Chair of the Committee regarding GP Training Incentives.

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

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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5 Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill - consideration of evidence and discussion of key issues

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received during item 2 of the meeting.

5.2 The Committee discussed the key issues that have arisen during scrutiny of the Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill ahead of the preparation of its draft report.

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6 Suicide Prevention - inquiry refresh

6.1 The Committee discussed the future plans for its inquiry into suicide prevention and agreed to issue invites to stakeholders to attend oral evidence sessions.

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7 Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum: Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill

7.1 The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum.

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