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Proposals for legislation on public health
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Meeting: 06/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)
7 Public Health White Paper: Follow up from 8 October 2014
Supporting documents:
- HSC(4)-26-14 (ptn 4) Correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services, item 7
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- HSC(4)-26-14 (ptn 5) Additional information from the Chief Medical Officer, item 7
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Minutes:
7.5a
The Committee noted the responses from both the Minister for Health and Social
Services and the Chief Medical Officer in relation to the factual briefing on
the Public Health White Paper.
Meeting: 08/10/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Factual briefing on the Public Health White Paper
Dr. Ruth Hussey, Chief Medical Officer
Chris Tudor-Smith, Senior Responsible Officer
Tracey Breheny, Deputy Director of Substance Misuse Policy,
Government and Corporate Business
Sue Bowker, Head of Tobacco Policy Branch
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 8 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- Restricted enclosure 9 , View reasons restricted (3/2)
Minutes:
3.1
Members received a factual briefing from the Welsh Government on the Public
Health White Paper.
3.2
The Committee agreed to write to the Chief Medical Officer to request information
about the number of children and young people using electronic cigarettes and
traditional tobacco products.
3.3 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Health and Social Services to seek clarification on whether, in his view, the Assembly has legislative competence in relation to minimum unit pricing, and about any discussions which the Minister or his officials have had with the UK Government on this matter.