Y Pwyllgor Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol

Health and Social Care Committee

                16 February 2012

Dear Colleague

The National Assembly for Wales’s Health and Social Care Committee has agreed to undertake a one-day inquiry on wheelchair services in Wales. The purpose of this one-day inquiry is to consider the extent to which the recommendations made by the Third Assembly’s Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee’s Report on Wheelchair Services in Wales (published May 2010) have been implemented.

To inform its work, the Committee is contacting those who submitted evidence to the original inquiry in advance of the oral evidence session which will take place on 8 March 2012.

Invitation to contribute to the inquiry

The Committee would like to hear about any evidence of progress in relation to the recommendations made in the 2010 Report, and where progress is still required. Written submissions need not be long and there is no need to repeat evidence submitted to the previous inquiry.

Generally, we ask for submissions to be made in writing because it is normal practice for the National Assembly to publish evidence provided to a Committee on our internet site so that it becomes part of the public record.  However, we are also able to accept evidence in audio or video format.  Submissions can be provided in either English or Welsh, although we ask organisations with Welsh Language policies to provide bilingual responses, where applicable, in line with their policies. 

If you wish to submit evidence, please send an electronic copy of your submission to HSCCommittee@wales.gov.uk.

Alternatively, you can write to: Committee Clerk, Health and Social Care Committee, National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay, CF99 1NA.

The Committee will consider this topic on 8 March 2012. As such, all responses must be received by Wednesday 29 February 2012. It may not be possible to consider responses received after this date.

The Committee welcomes evidence from those with an interest in this subject.  If you are responding on behalf of an organisation, please provide a brief description of the role of your organisation.

Disclosure of Information

It is normal practice for the National Assembly to publish evidence provided to a Committee.  Consequently your response may appear in a report or in supplementary evidence to a report.  The National Assembly will not publish information which it considers to be personal data.

In the event of a request for information submitted under UK legislation, it may be necessary to disclose the information that you provide.  This may include information which has previously been removed by the National Assembly for publication purposes.

If you are providing any information, other than personal data, which you feel is not suitable for public disclosure, it is up to you to stipulate which parts should not be published and to provide a reasoned argument to support this.  The National Assembly will take this into account when publishing information or responding to requests for information.

Yours faithfully

Mark Drakeford AC / AM

Cadeirydd / Chair