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Transcript: Transcript for 02/04/2025 - Health and Social Care Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

(9.30-11.00)

2.

Prevention of ill health - obesity : evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

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

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

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.

(11.15-11.45)

3.

Prevention of ill health - obesity: evidence session - panel 11

Judith Gregory, Education Catering Business Manager, Cardiff Council

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

Minutes:

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

(11.45)

4.

Paper(s) to note

4.1

Letter from the NHS Wales Chief Executive to the Auditor General for Wales - Review of Cancer Services

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.2

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Inter-Ministerial Group for Health and Social Care

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.2.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.3

Letter from Public Health Wales - Expenditure within Public Health Wales on Tobacco Control

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.3.1 The Committee noted the letter.

4.4

Letter from Chair of Petitions Committee re Petition P-06-1400 Fair and Adequate Resourcing of General Practice in Wales.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.4.1 The Committee noted the letter.

(11.45)

5.

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

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

(11.45 -12.05)

6.

Prevention of ill health - obesity: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(12.05 -12.25)

7.

Legislative Consent: Mental Health Bill - consideration of draft report

Paper 2 - Legislative Consent Memorandum: Mental Health Bill draft report

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft report.

(12.25-12.30)

8.

Supporting people with chronic conditions: Welsh Government response to Committee's report

Research brief

Paper 3 - Supporting people with chronic conditions: Welsh Government’s response to Committee's report

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee reviewed the Welsh Government’s response.