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Transcript: Transcript for 14/03/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members. Apologies were received from Jack Sargeant AM and Michelle Brown AM, there were no substitutes.

(09.30 - 10.30)

2.

Scrutiny of the Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales Draft Strategy - evidence session

Dr Frank Atherton, Chief Medical Officer for Wales

Nathan Cook, Head of Healthy and Active – Welsh Government

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee scrutinised the Chief Medical Officer on the draft strategy.

2.3 The CMO agreed to provide information clarifying the amount of funding received by the Welsh Government as a result of the Soft Drink Levy consequential.

3.

Papers to note

Minutes:

3.1 The papers were noted.

3.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding Tier 4 CAMHS inpatient services in Wales.

3.2 The Committee agreed to respond to the Petitions Committee in relation to Petition P-05-857 – Create a National Taskforce for children’s mental health.

3.3 The Committee agreed to accept the offer of a briefing on cumulative impact assessments from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

3.1

Letter from the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSCC) - CAMHS: Inpatient Provision

Supporting documents:

3.2

Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services - CAMHS: Inpatient Provision

Supporting documents:

3.3

Letter from the Children Commissioner for Wales - Tier 4 CAMHS inpatient services in Wales

Supporting documents:

3.4

Letter from Qualifications Wales to the Minister for Education - Qualifications for the new curriculum

Supporting documents:

3.5

Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Education - Developing the new Curriculum for Wales

Supporting documents:

3.6

Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Education - Draft Additional Learning Needs Code

Supporting documents:

3.7

Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Education - Degrees of Separation? Welsh Government Response to the Committee Report

Supporting documents:

3.8

Letter from the Equality and Human Rights Commission - Cumulative Impact Assessment briefing for Committees

Supporting documents:

3.9

Letter from the Chair of Petitions Committee - Petition P-05-857 Create a national task force for children’s mental health

Supporting documents:

3.10

Letter to Secretary of State for Exiting the EU from the Children’s Commissioners for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - Brexit and the implications for children

Supporting documents:

(10.30)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting

Minutes:

4.1 The Motion was agreed.

(10.45 - 11.00)

5.

Scrutiny of the Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales draft strategy - consideration of the evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the session with the Chief Medical Officer. The Committee agreed to consider a draft consultation response at the meeting on 28 March.

(11.00 - 11.45)

6.

The status of the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification - consideration of the draft report

Minutes:

6.1 Subject to minor amendments, the Committee agreed the draft report.

(11.45 - 12.30)

7.

Draft Additional Learning Needs Code - consideration of the consultation response

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 Subject to minor amendments, the Committee agreed the draft consultation response.

(12.30 - 12.55)

8.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2019 - 20: Impact assessments accompanying draft budgets - consideration of the draft report

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee agreed the draft report.

(12.55 - 13.00)

9.

Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill timetable

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee considered the Bill timetable.