Agenda and minutes

1.1 The Chair welcomed everybody to the meeting. Apologies were received from Suzy Davies.

Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education and Skills

Jeff Cuthbert, Deputy Minister for Skills

Emma Smith, Head of Planning and Performance

Chris Tweedale, Director Schools and Young People Group

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

Action points:

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills agreed to provide the following additional information:

·         The type of technologies being used at Ysgol y Bont in Anglesey to support the construction of a new state of the art green school;

·         Clarification of which budget line funds the Masters training programme;

·         Details of the projects delivered through the Minority Ethnic Achievement  Education of Travellers’ Children and Tackling Disaffection grants;

·         Whether any local authorities have not bid for the Education of Travellers’ Children Grant and have withdrawn services, as a result. 

Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Health and Social Services

Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services

Martin Swain, Deputy Director, Children, Young People & Families

Mark Osland, Deputy Director of Finance, Health and Social Services

David Sissling, Director General, Health, Social Services and Children

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

Action points:

The Minister for Health and Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services agreed to provide the following additional information:

·         Whether there are any resources available through Together for Mental Health for the development of age-appropriate training programmes for frontline staff for the diagnosis and management of ADHD;

·         Whether any additional resources have been allocated for the implementation of the National Oral Health Plan for Wales specifically with regard to children and young people.

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

5.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received on the Welsh Government draft budget proposals for 2013-14.

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