Children and Young People Committee

Meeting Venue:	Committee Room 3 - Senedd
Meeting date:	Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Meeting time:	09:15 - 11:45
This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at: http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_19_10_2011&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:		Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education and Skills Jeff Cuthbert, Deputy Minister for Skills Gwen Kohler, Head of Corporate Planning Performance & Financial Management Chris Tweedale, Director, Children, Young People and Schools Effectiveness Group, Welsh Government Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Health and Social Services Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services Marc Osland, Welsh Government Dr Heather Payne, Senior Medical Officer, Maternal & Child Health Martin Swain, Lead for Children and Families Partnership Working, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:		Claire Morris (Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

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1. Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 There were no apologies.

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2. Welsh Government draft budget proposals for 2012-13: Ministerial Scrutiny Session

2.1 The Chair welcomed the Minister, the Deputy Minister and their officials to the meeting. Members questioned the witnesses.

2.2 The Minister agreed to provide further information on local authority spending on nursery education.

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3. Welsh Government draft budget proposals for 2012-13: Ministerial Scrutiny Session

3.1 The Chair welcomed the Minister, Deputy Minister and their officials to the meeting. Members questioned the witnesses.

3.2 The Minister agreed to provide further information on:

· The total expenditure on the provision of wheelchairs for children

· The changes made to the funding arrangements for third sector organisations that provide child and family services across Wales.

Transcript

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