Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Contact: Legislation: Fay Buckle 

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(10:00)

1.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

1.1 Apologies were received from Kirsty Williams.  Aled Roberts attended as a substitute.

(10.00 - 10.05)

2.

Consideration of a motion notified to the Committee in accordance with Standing Order 17.44

 

Elin Jones AM (Ceredigion)

 

To propose that the Health and Social Care Committee:

 

Allocates time at its next meeting on 18 July 2012 to scrutinise the Health Minister, her officials and, if available, Professor Marcus Longley, on the recently published correspondence between Welsh Government officials and Professor Longley.

 

Minutes:

2.1 There were no objections to the motion, therefore the motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34(i).

(10:05 - 10:15)

3.

Inquiry into the implementation of the NSF for diabetes in Wales and its future direction - Consideration of terms of reference

HSC(4)-21-12 paper 1

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee agreed the terms of reference for its inquiry into the implementation of the NSF for diabetes in Wales and its future direction, and that it would issue a consultation over the summer recess.

 

3.2 The Committee agreed its intention to undertake an inquiry into the appraisal of medical technologies and to consult on the scope of the inquiry over the summer recess.

(10:15 - 11:15)

4.

Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 - Evidence Session 2

Food Standards Agency Cymru

Steve Wearne – Director, Food Standards Agency Cymru

HSC(4)-21-12(p2)

 

Consumer Focus Wales

Liz Withers – Head of Policy, Consumer Focus Wales

HSC(4)-21-12(p3)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence from the Food Standards Agency and ConsumerFocus Wales.

 

4.2 Steve Wearne (FSA) agreed to send a copy of the qualitative study to the Committee on further work commissioned following the ConsumerFocus Wales consumer study when published at the end of July.

 

(11:15 - 12:15)

5.

Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 - Evidence Session 2

Welsh Local Government Association and Directors of Public Protection

 

Simon Wilkinson – Policy Officer - Regulatory Services, Welsh Local Government Association

Graham Perry – Monmouthshire County Council/Directors of Public Protection Wales

HSC(4)-21-12(p4)

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee took evidence from the Welsh Local Government Association and the Directors of Public Protection Wales.

 

(12:15)

6.

Papers to Note

HSC(4)-21-12(p5) - Letter from Chair to Minister for Health and Social Services on Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill dated 31 May 2012

 

HSC(4)-21-12(p6) - Letter from Minister for Health and Social Services to Chair on Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill dated 18 June 2012

 

HSC(4)-21-12(p7) - Letter from Chair to Minister for Health and Social Services on Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill dated 21 June 2012

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The papers were noted.

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