Concise Minutes - Health and Social Care Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday,

3 February 2016

Meeting time: 09.32 - 10.46
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3356

Attendance

Category	Names
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:	Mark Drakeford AM, the Minister for Health and Social Services Dr Ruth Hussey, Welsh Government Dewi Jones, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Llinos Madeley (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk) Sian Giddins (Deputy Clerk) Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 No apologies were received.

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2 Public Health (Wales) Bill: Stage 2 - Consideration of Amendments

2.1 In accordance with Standing Order 26.21, the Committee disposed of the following amendments to the Bill:

Amendment 104 (Darren Millar)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Elin Jones	Lynne Neagle
Lindsay Whittle	Gwyn Price
Kirsty Williams	David Rees
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 104 was not agreed.

Amendment 105 (Darren Millar)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Elin Jones	Lynne Neagle
Lindsay Whittle	Gwyn Price
Kirsty Williams	David Rees
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 105 was not agreed.

Amendment 106 (Darren Millar)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Elin Jones	Lynne Neagle
Lindsay Whittle	Gwyn Price
Kirsty Williams	David Rees
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 106 was not agreed.

Amendment 211 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 107 (Darren Millar)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Elin Jones	Lynne Neagle
Lindsay Whittle	Gwyn Price
Kirsty Williams	David Rees
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 107 was not agreed.

Amendment 212 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 213 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 214 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 215 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 116 (Darren Millar)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Elin Jones	Lynne Neagle
Lindsay Whittle	Gwyn Price
Kirsty Williams	David Rees
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 116 was not agreed.

Amendment 128 (Darren Millar)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Lindsay Whittle	Elin Jones
Kirsty Williams	Lynne Neagle
	Gwyn Price
	David Rees
Amendment 128 was not agreed.

Amendment 129 (Darren Millar)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Lindsay Whittle	Elin Jones
Kirsty Williams	Lynne Neagle
	Gwyn Price
	David Rees
Amendment 129 was not agreed.

Amendment 130 (Darren Millar)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Lindsay Whittle	Elin Jones
Kirsty Williams	Lynne Neagle
	Gwyn Price
	David Rees
Amendment 130 was not agreed.

Amendment 131 (Darren Millar)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Lindsay Whittle	Elin Jones
Kirsty Williams	Lynne Neagle
	Gwyn Price
	David Rees
Amendment 131 was not agreed.

Amendment 216 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 110 (Kirsty Williams) was withdrawn in accordance with Standing Order 26.66(i).

Amendment 111 (Kirsty Williams) was not moved.

Amendment 112 (Kirsty Williams) was not moved.

Amendment 113 (Kirsty Williams) was not moved.

Amendment 94 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 95 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 16 (Kirsty Williams)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Elin Jones	Lynne Neagle
Lindsay Whittle	Gwyn Price
Kirsty Williams	David Rees
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 16 was not agreed.

Amendment 217 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 218 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 219 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 220 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 114 (Kirsty Williams) was not moved.

Amendment 96 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 227 (Darren Millar)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Kirsty Williams	Elin Jones
	Lynne Neagle
	Gwyn Price
	David Rees
	Lindsay Whittle
Amendment 227 was not agreed.

Amendment 228 (Darren Millar)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Kirsty Williams	Elin Jones
	Lynne Neagle
	Gwyn Price
	David Rees
	Lindsay Whittle
Amendment 228 was not agreed.

Amendment 143 (Mark Drakeford)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Alun Davies	Altaf Hussain
John Griffiths	Darren Millar
Elin Jones	Lindsay Whittle
Lynne Neagle	Kirsty Williams
Gwyn Price
David Rees
Amendment 143 was agreed.

As amendment 143 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed, amendments 2 and 3 (Kirsty Williams) fell.

Amendment 229 (Darren Millar)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Elin Jones	Lynne Neagle
Lindsay Whittle	Gwyn Price
Kirsty Williams	David Rees
As the vote was tied, the Chair used his casting vote in the negative (in accordance with SO 6.20(ii)). Therefore amendment 229 was not agreed.

Amendment 224 (Darren Millar)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Kirsty Williams	Elin Jones
	Lynne Neagle
	Gwyn Price
	David Rees
	Lindsay Whittle
Amendment 224 was not agreed.

Amendment 144 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 109 (Kirsty Williams) was not moved.

Amendment 1 (Kirsty Williams)

In favour	Against	Abstain
Altaf Hussain	Alun Davies	Elin Jones
Darren Millar	John Griffiths
Lindsay Whittle	Lynne Neagle
Kirsty Williams	Gwyn Price
	David Rees
Amendment 1 not agreed.

Amendment 142 (Mark Drakeford) was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

Amendment 108 (Kirsty Williams) was not moved.

2.2 All sections of the Bill were deemed agreed by the Committee.

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3 Papers to note

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3.1 Minutes of the meetings held on 14, 20 and 28 January 2016

3.1a The Committee noted the minutes.

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3.2 Public Health (Wales) Bill: the Minister for Health and Social Services' response to the Committee's Stage 1 report

3.2a The Committee noted the response.

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3.3 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2016-17: additional information from the Minister for Health and Social Services

3.3a The Committee noted the additional information.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the meetings on 11 February, 24 February and 9 March 2016

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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