Cross Party Group Details

Cross Party Group Title:

Cross Party Group on Cancer

Group membership and office holders

Name of Group Chair:

David Rees MS

Names of other Members of the Senedd:

Rhun Ap Iowerth MS

Mark Isherwood MS

Joel James MS

Mike Hedges MS

Name of Secretary and Organisation:

Ella Davies – Cancer Research UK

Names of other external members and organisations represented:

Tenovus

Marie Curie

Macmillan

 

Welsh Cancer Alliance

Welsh Cancer Network

Local Health Boards

NHS Executive

Velindre Cancer Centre

Maggie Centre’s

Breast Cancer Now

Cardiff University

 

 

 

 

Other meetings of the Group since the last AGM

Date of Meeting:

14^th December 2023

Attendees:

David Rees MS, Aelod o’r Senedd | Member of the Senedd

Mark Isherwood MS, Aelod o’r Senedd | Member of the Senedd

Megan Cole, Cancer Research UK

Simon Scheeres, Cancer Research UK

Ceri Bygrave

Joe Kiely, Cancer Research UK

Hannah Wright

Hilary Webb

Hannah Buckingham

Dr Lee Campbell

Thomas Owen

Eirlys Edwards

Emily Hearne, Staff Cymorth yr Aelod | Member Support Staff

Greg Pycroft, Tenovus Cancer Care

Alison Yandall

Tom Crosby

Louise Carrington

Mandy Edwards

Thomas Brayford, Brain Tumour Research

Dawn Casey

Tessa Marshall

Judi Rhys

Ceri Hogg

Lowri Griffiths

Jenni MacDougall

Nicholas Jones

Jacob Sinkins

 

Summary of the issues discussed:

The session focussed on clinical trials, specifically the state of trials within Wales. Dr Ceri Bygrave, Consultant Haematologist and Clinical Lead at Cardiff and Vale UHB, gave a presentation on her experience of the clinical trials environment in Wales, including the need for blood cancer trials and why patients are missing out on research in Wales. Mr Joe Kiely, Science and Policy Advisor at Cancer Research UK also gave a presentation which offered an insight into a clinical trials workforce survey conducted by Cancer Research UK.

 

 

Date of Meeting:

23^rd May 2024

Attendees:

John Griffiths MS, Aelod o’r Senedd | Member of the Senedd David Rees MS, Aelod o’r Senedd | Member of the Senedd Megan Cole, Cancer Research UK Simon Scheeres, Cancer Research UK Louise Elliott Suzanne Cass, ASH Wales Professor Ann McNeil, King’s College London Dr Julie Bishop, Public Health Wales Emily Hearne, Staff Cymorth yr Aelod | Member Support Staff Andrew Bettridge Chris Coslett Ryland Doyle Chris Emmerson Steven Hay Lyndsey Haffenden Hilary Webb Gareth Popham Rebecca Miller Teteh Champion Julie Thomas Greg Pycroft, Tenovus Cancer Care Susan Evans Amy Lewis Tracey Burke Delyth Jones Haleema Khan Janet Joyce Tessa Marshall Suzanne Williams Ian Millington Glenn Page Natasha Bowen Gemma Roberts

 

Summary of the issues discussed:

Joint session between the CPG on Cancer and CPG on Smoking and Health on Age of Sale legislation. The session focussed on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in Westminster and was framed around the benefits of Wales adopting this legislation via a Legislative Consent Motion. A presentation was given by Professor Ann McNeil at King’s College London on the harms of tobacco. Dr Julie Bishop, Director of Health Improvement at Public Health Wales, provided Wales-specific data on smoking and disease and Suzanne Cass, Chief Executive Officer of ASH Wales, also gave a presentation on the most recent Smokefree Survey conducted by the organisation. 

 

 

Date of Meeting:

7^th November 2024

Attendees:

David Rees MS, Aelod o’r Senedd | Member of the Senedd

Mark Isherwood MS, Aelod o’r Senedd | Member of the Senedd

Dr Altaf Hussain MS, Aelod o’r Senedd | Member of the Senedd

Simon Scheeres, Cancer Research UK

Danielle Percival, The Joshua Tree

Andrew Reynolds, Young Lives vs Cancer 

Menai Owen-Jones, LATCH Welsh Children’s Cancer Charity

Lauren Marks, Young Lives vs Cancer

Kate Morgan, Cardiff and Vale UHB

Dr Philip Connor, Cardiff and Vale UHB

Dr Eve Gallop-Evans, Velindre University NHS Trust

Greg Pycroft, Tenovus Cancer Care

Rhian Thomas-Turner, Cardiff and Vale UHB

Dr Madeleine Adams, Cardiff and Vale UHB

Tracey Burke, Cancer Aid Merthyr

Eirlys Edwards, Sir Gareth Edwards Cancer Charity

Nicola Seneviratne, Cardiff and Vale UHB

Gitanya Naidoo, Cardiff and Vale UHB

Hilary Webb, Blood Cancer UK

Nirushan Sudarsan, Tenovus Cancer Care

Thomas Brayford, Brain Tumour Research

Andrew Seggie, Prostate Cancer UK

Kerri Rowe, Hywel Dda UHB

Helen Long, Cardiff and Vale UHB

Billie-Jo Powell, Cardiff and Vale UHB

Lena Uzunova, Cardiff and Vale UHB

Adam Fletcher, Cancer Research Wales

Lisa Hookway-Jones, Swansea Bay UHB

Anna Capsomidis, Cardiff and Vale UHB

Kali Bernier

Jennifer Lavington, Cardiff and Vale UHB

Emily Hearne, Staff Cymorth yr Aelod | Member Support Staff

Tomos Roberts-Young, Staff Cymorth yr Aelod | Member Support Staff

Kirsty Rees, Staff Cymorth yr Aelod | Member Support Staff

Summary of the issues discussed:

An AGM was conducted to hear nominations for David Rees MS to continue as Chair and for Cancer Research UK to continue providing secretariat for the group for the forthcoming year. The session was focussed on children and young people with cancer in Wales, with a presentation from representatives of the Welsh Cancer Alliance subgroup on Children and Young People - Menai Owen Jones, Consultant Chief Executive of LATCH Welsh Children’s Cancer Charity, who provided an overview of services for families and children in South Wales, as well as Lauren Marks and Andrew Reynolds on behalf Young Lives vs Cancer, who focused on the challenges facing children and young people’s cancer services in Wales alongside recommendations for improving services to better meet the needs of children and young people and their families.

Professional lobbyists, voluntary organisations and charities the Group have met during the previous year.

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Annual Financial Statement

Cross Party Group Title:

Cross Party Group on Cancer

Date:

05/12/24

Name of Chair:

David Rees

Name of Secretary and Organisation:

Ella Davies – Cancer Research UK

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Services provided to the Group, such as hospitality.

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