Meetings

NDM9111 Peter Fox (Monmouth) 

To propose that the Senedd: 

Notes the Health and Social Care Committee report ‘Prevention of ill-health - obesity’ that was laid on 8 October 2025. 

Notes: The response from the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 26 November 2025.

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NDM9111 Peter Fox (Monmouth) 

To propose that the Senedd: 

Notes the Health and Social Care Committee report ‘Prevention of ill-health - obesity’ that was laid on 8 October 2025. 

Notes: The response from the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 26 November 2025.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Paper 3 – Welsh Government’s response to the ‘Prevention of ill health – obesity’ inquiry report

Paper 4 – Note on the Welsh Government’s response to the ‘Prevention of ill health – obesity’ inquiry report

7.1 The Committee reviewed the Welsh Government’s response.

Paper 2 - Draft report: Prevention of ill health – obesity

7.1 The Committee considered the draft report, and resolved to agree amendments by email.

4.9.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.10.1 The Committee noted the response.

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Jeremy Miles, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

Ed Wilson, Deputy Director Public Health Improvement

Emily Finney, Head of Healthy and Active Branch

Jasmine Tompkins, Head of Wider Determinants of Health Branch

Research brief

Paper 1 – Welsh Government response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s request for information to inform the inquiry into the prevention of ill health – obesity

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.

2.2 Officials in attendance were:-

Ed Wilson, Deputy Director Public Health Improvement.

Emily Finney, Head of Healthy and Active Branch.

Jasmine Tompkins, Head of Wider Determinants of Health Branch.

2.3. The Cabinet Secretary agreed to write to the Committee with further details of the following:

-       International examples of good practice for developing policy and strategy to tackle and reverse the growth in childhood obesity.

-       Waiting list times for people waiting for psychological support on tier 3 of the all-Wales weight management pathway.

Judith Gregory, Education Catering Business Manager, Cardiff Council

Tracy James, Senior Operations Manager, Catering and Cleaning - Torfaen County Borough Council

3.1 The Committee received evidence from catering managers from two local authorities.

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Kate Halliwell, Chief Scientific Officer – Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Cymru

Paper 1 - Consultation response

Andrea Martinez-Inchausti, Food director – Welsh Retail Consortium

3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Federation of Food and Drink and Welsh Retail Consortium to inform its inquiry into the prevention of obesity.

Local Authority representatives

Research brief

2.1 The Chair confirmed that the clerking team were in the process of rearranging the scheduled evidence session with local authority representatives.

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Dr Jonathan Bone, Healthy Life Mission Manager, Nesta Cymru

Research brief

Paper 1 – Nesta: Consultation response

Nesta: Blueprint to halve obesity in the UK

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the healthy life mission manager of Nesta Cymru on the ‘Blueprint for halving obesity’ in the UK.

Rocio Cifuentes, Children’s Commissioner for Wales

Dr Dana Beasley, Wales Deputy Officer, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (Wales)

Julie Richards, Wales Director, Royal College of Midwives

Paper 2 - Children’s Commissioner for Wales: Consultation response

Paper 3 - Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (Wales): Consultation response

3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and the Royal College of Midwives.

Cross Wales Psychologists in Weight Management

Dr Kellie Turner, Clinical Psychologist, Connect- Child & Young Person Weight Management Service

Dr Jen Daffin, Community Clinical Psychologist, Chair of Psychologists for Change - South Wales

Dr Claire Lane, Principal Clinical Psychologist,  Weight Management Team 

Research brief

Paper 1 - Cross Wales Psychologists in Weight Management

2.2 The Committee received evidence from the Cross Wales Psychologists in Weight Management.

7.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received.

Sport Wales

Graham Williams, Director of Sport Intelligence and Service Development

Jessica Williams, Head of Service and Partner Development

Disability Sport Wales

Fiona Reid, Chief Executive Officer

Tom Rogers, Governance and Partnerships Director

Paper 2 - Sport Wales – consultation response

Paper 3 - Sport Wales – additional evidence

Paper 4 – Disability Sport Wales – overview of evidence

3.2 The Committee received evidence from Sport Wales and Disability Sport Wales.

Dr. Enzo M. Battista-Dowds, Specialist Weight Management Dietitian -

British Dietetic Association Obesity Specialist Group

Professor Nadim Haboubi, Professor of Clinical Nutrition and Obesity - University of South Wales

Kevin Miller, Paediatric Weight Management Specialist Dietitian -

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Research brief

Paper 1- British Dietetic Association Obesity Specialist Group

2.1 The Committee received evidence from dieticians specialising in weight management.

Dr Stuart Flint, Associate Professor of the Psychology of obesity - University of Leeds

Dr Angela Meadows, Lecturer, Department of Psychology - University of Essex.

3.1 The Committee received evidence from academics specialising in obesity.

The Committee will undertake a private visit relating to its Prevention of ill health - obesity inquiry.

Paper 1: Member’s brief

Paper 2: Background information

1.1        Members undertook a private visit to Cardiff and Vale College (CAVC) City Centre Campus, as part of the inquiry on prevention of ill health -obesity.

1.2        Members met staff, students and senior management of CAVC, Colegau Cymru and Sports Wales, and had the opportunity to observe group wellbeing and sports activities.

7.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received.

Katie Palmer, Programme Manager, Food Sense Wales

Lisa Williams, All Wales Nutrition Facilitator, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Simon Wright, Wrights Food Emporium and Cegin y Bobl (Peoples Kitchen)

Paper 3 – Food Policy Alliance Cymru

4.1 The Committee received evidence from the Food Policy Alliance Cymru.

Professor Jim McManus, National Director of Health and Wellbeing – Public Health Wales

Dr Julie Bishop, Director of Health Improvement- Public Health Wales

Research brief

Paper 2 – Public Health Wales

3.1 The Committee received evidence from Public Health Wales.

Paper 1: Engagement findings

1.1 The Committee were presented with the engagement findings.

Paper 1 - Prevention of ill health -obesity: approach to scrutiny

Consultation responses

1.1 The Committee met in private to review the approach to scrutiny of the Prevention of ill health – obesity inquiry.

3.6 The Committee noted the letter.