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(09.15 - 09.30) |
The Committee's Forward Work Programme Minutes: 1.1
The Committee agreed to scrutinise the Draft Wales Bill, particularly the impact
the proposed reserved powers model may have on the fields of health and social
care, at its
meeting on 5 November 2015. 1.2
In order to accommodate other business demands, the Committee agreed to
reschedule Stage 2 proceedings on the Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill to
Wednesday 25 November. This is subject
to the Assembly’s agreement of the financial resolution which is scheduled for
consideration in Plenary on 3 November. |
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(09.30 - 10.00) |
Public Health (Wales) Bill: consideration of key issues in preparation for the evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services Minutes: 2.1
The Members discussed the key issues in preparation for the evidence session
with the Minister. |
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(10.00) |
Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: 3.1 No apologies were received. |
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(10.00 - 11.30) |
Public Health (Wales) Bill: evidence session 18 Mark
Drakeford AM, Minister for Health and Social Services Dr.
Ruth Hussey, Chief Medical Officer Chris
Tudor-Smith, Senior Responsible Officer Sue
Bowker, Head of Tobacco Policy Branch Dewi
Jones, Legal Services Department Public Health (Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF,
316KB) Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 3MB) Supporting documents:
Minutes: 4.1
Lindsay Whittle declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order
17.24A: ·
He
is a member of Caerphilly County Borough Council. 4.2
The Minister responded to questions from Members. 4.3
The Minister agreed to provide the Committee with: ·
a
note to clarify whether tattooing, as defined within the Bill, would encompass
similar procedures such as ‘tashing’; ·
a
note on how he intends to amend Part 4 of the Bill to extend the provisions
within this part to include tongue piercing; and ·
a
copy of the study he referred to about the research recently undertaken in
California regarding e-cigarettes. |
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(11.30) |
Papers to note |
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Minutes of the meeting on 7 October 2015 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 5.1a
The Committee noted the minutes. |
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Public Health (Wales) Bill: additional information Additional
information from the Electronic Cigarette Industry Trade Association Additional
information from the UK Faculty of Public Health Additional
information from Crohn's and Colitis UK Additional
information from the British Medical Association Supporting documents:
Minutes: 5.2a
The Committee noted the additional information. |
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Fourth Assembly Business Committee Legacy Report: correspondence from Business Committee Supporting documents:
Minutes: 5.3a
The Committee noted the correspondence. |
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(11.30) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the meetings on 5 and 11 November Minutes: 6.1
The motion was agreed. 6.2
The Chair also proposed in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve
to exclude the public from the meetings on 5 and 11 November 2015. This was
agreed. |
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(11.30 - 12.00) |
Public Health (Wales) Bill: consideration of evidence and key issues Minutes: 7.1
The Committee considered the: ·
evidence
received; and ·
key
issues that have arisen during its consideration of the general principles of
the Bill. |