Health and Social Care Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 15 July 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.18 - 11.55

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://senedd.tv/en/3013

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

David Rees AM (Chair)

Alun Davies AM

John Griffiths AM

Altaf Hussain AM

Elin Jones AM

Darren Millar AM

Lynne Neagle AM

Gwyn R Price AM

Lindsay Whittle AM

Kirsty Williams AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Julie Barratt, Chartered Institute for Environmental Health

Robert Hartshorn, Directors of Public Protection Wales

Paul Mee, Directors of Public Protection Wales

Naomi Alleyne, Welsh Local Government Association

Simon Wilkinson, Welsh Local Government Association

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Llinos Madeley (Clerk)

Christopher Warner (Clerk)

Helen Finlayson (Second Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk)

 

Sian Giddins (Deputy Clerk)

Rhys Morgan (Deputy Clerk)

Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)

Amy Clifton (Researcher)

Elfyn Henderson (Researcher)

Victoria Paris (Researcher)

Philippa Watkins (Researcher)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

 

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1   Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 No apologies were received.

 

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2   Public Health (Wales) Bill: evidence session 4

2.1 The witness responded to questions from Members.

2.2 The witness agreed to provide the Committee with:

·         a note on an incident identified by Public Health England relating to acupuncture; and

·         details of a study on the transition of children who used sweet cigarettes into smoking.

 

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3   Public Health (Wales) Bill: evidence session 5

3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.

 

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4   Papers to note

 

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4.1 Minutes of the meetings on 1 July 2015

4.1a The Committee noted the minutes of the meeting on 1 July 2015.

 

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4.2 Inquiry into alcohol and substance misuse: additional information from the Deputy Minister for Health

4.2a The Committee noted the additional information.

 

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4.3 Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill: correspondence from the Older People's Commissioner for Wales

4.3a The Committee noted the correspondence.

 

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5   Motion under Standing Orders 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

5.1 The motion was agreed.

 

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6   Public Health (Wales) Bill: consideration of evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

 

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7   Inquiry into alcohol and substance misuse: consideration of draft report

7.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft report subject to minor amendments.

 

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8   Fourth Assembly Committee Legacy: consideration of approach

8.1 The Committee considered and agreed its approach to its Fourth Assembly legacy work.

 

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