Children and Young People Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 31 May 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:00 - 12:03

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_200000_31_05_2012&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Christine Chapman (Chair)

Angela Burns

Jocelyn Davies

Keith Davies

Suzy Davies

Julie Morgan

Lynne Neagle

Jenny Rathbone

Aled Roberts

Simon Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Health and Social Services

Dr Chris Jones, Welsh Government

Jean White, Chief Nursing Officer/Nurse Director for NHS Wales

Ann Keane, Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales

Simon Brown, Strategic Director, Strategic Director, Estyn

Meilyr Rowlands, Strategic Director, Estyn

Dr Chris Llewelyn, Welsh Local Government Association

Ian Budd, Welsh Local Government Association

David Hopkins, Welsh Local Government Association

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Claire Morris (Clerk)

Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Deputy Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Clerk)

Stephen Davies (Legal Advisor)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 The Chair welcomed everybody to the meeting. There were no apologies.

 

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2.  Inquiry into Neonatal Care

2.1 The Committee took evidence from the Minister for Health and Social Services and her officials on the neonatal inquiry.

 

2.2 The Minister agreed to investigate the claim that some transfers had been delayed due to decisions made by ambulance service controllers and write to the Chair with her findings.

 

2.3 Suzy Davies AM agreed to write to the Minister with her concerns over response times.

 

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3.  Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public for item 4

4.1 The motion was agreed.

 

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4.  Inquiry into Neonatal Care: Consideration of evidence

4.1 Members agreed to publish a report on their findings.

 

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5.  School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 - Evidence Session 2

5.1 The Committee took evidence from Ann Keane, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector for Education and Training in Wales; Meilyr Rowlands, Strategic Director for Estyn; and Simon Brown, Strategic Director for Estyn.

 

5.2 The Committee agreed to write to Estyn with further questions.

 

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6.  School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 - Evidence Session 2

6.1 The Committee took evidence from Dr Chris Llewelyn, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Lifelong Learning, Leisure and Information, Welsh Local Government Association; Ian Budd, Chair of the Association of Directors of Education in Wales; and David Hopkins, Chair of the Welsh Local Government Association.

 

6.2 The Committee agreed to write to the WLGA and ADEW with further questions.

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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