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Health and Social Care Committee |
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Committee Room 3 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 20 October 2011 |
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Meeting time: |
09:45 - 11:55 |
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Assembly Members: |
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Mark Drakeford (Chair) Mick Antoniw Rebecca Evans Vaughan Gething William Graham Elin Jones Darren Millar Lynne Neagle Lindsay Whittle Kirsty Williams |
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Witnesses: |
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Lesley Griffiths Gwenda Thomas David Sissling, Welsh Government Chris Hurst, Welsh Government Steve Milsom, Welsh Government |
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Committee Staff: |
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Llinos Dafydd (Clerk) Naomi Stocks (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk) Stephen Boyce (Researcher) Victoria Paris (Researcher) |
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1. Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 There were no apologies or substitutions.
2. Inquiry into Residential Care for Older People - Agreement of terms of reference
2.1 The Committee agreed amendments to the draft terms of reference and that the consultation would be issued on 24 October.
3. Draft Budget 2012 -13: Scrutiny of the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services
3.1 The Minister for Health and Social Services responded to questions from members of the Committee on the draft budget for 2012-13.
3.2 The Minister agreed to provide additional information on ringfenced funding for mental health services, and a breakdown of how the additional £83m is to be allocated to health boards.
3.3 The Minister agreed to provide information on the impact of free prescriptions.
3.4 The Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services responded to questions from members of the Committee on the draft budget for 2012-13.
3.5 The Deputy Minister agreed to share with the Committee a report by local authorities on the adequacy of funding for the first steps improvement pack when available.
4. Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 5
4.1The Committee agreed to the motion.
5. Draft Budget 2012-13: Consideration of evidence
5.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard.
Transcript
View the meeting transcript.