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Health and Social Care Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 15 January 2026 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

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Transcript: Transcript for 15/01/2026 - Health and Social Care Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
(9.30)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.
(9.30-11.00)	2.	Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives View the background to item 2. David Watkins, Corporate Carers Lead, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Chris Ball, Ageing Well Programme Manager, Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board Suzie Becquer-Moreno, Carers Lead, Patient Experience, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Research brief Paper 1 – Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board consultation response Supporting documents: Paper 1 – Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board consultation response , item 2. PDF 718 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Cym Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board.
(11.00)	3.	Papers to note View the background to item 3.
	3.1	Letter from the Petitions Committee re petition:P-06-1240 Improve health services for people with epilepsy living in Wales View the background to item 3.1 Supporting documents: PTN1 - Letter from the Petitions Committee re petition:P-06-1240 Improve health services for people with epilepsy living in Wales , item 3.1 PDF 665 KB Minutes: 3.1.1 The Committee noted the letter.
	3.2	Letter from NHS Wales Chief Executive regarding the NHS Wales Planning Framework 2026-29: Supporting Governance Arrangements, financial planning and health board allocation View the background to item 3.2 Supporting documents: PTN2 - Letter from NHS Wales Chief Executive regarding the NHS Wales Planning Framework 2026-29: Supporting Governance Arrangements, financial planning and health board allocation , item 3.2 PDF 2 MB Minutes: 3.2.1 The Committee noted the letter.
	3.3	Letter from the Petitions Committee re petition P-06-1550: Place the drug Xonvea on to the formulary for the management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy View the background to item 3.3 Supporting documents: PTN3 - Letter from the Petitions Committee re petition P-06-1550: Place the drug Xonvea on to the formulary for the management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy , item 3.3 PDF 671 KB Minutes: 3.3.1 The Committee noted the letter.
(11.00)	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.
(11.00-11.15)	5.	Improving access to support for unpaid carers: consideration of evidence View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(11.15-11.45)	6.	Legislative Consent: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: consideration of Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No.3) View the background to item 6. Paper 2: Legal Advice Note (LAN) on Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (SLCM) (Memorandum No.3): Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill LAN on SLCM (Memorandum No.2): Terminally Ill Adults( End of Life) Bill LAN on Legislative Consent Memorandum: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 13 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee reviewed and considered the implications of the Supplementary Legislative Memorandum No.3. to inform preparation of the draft report.
(11.45-12.00)	7.	Prevention of ill health - obesity: analysis of Welsh Government's response to report View the background to item 7. Paper 3 – Welsh Government’s response to the ‘Prevention of ill health – obesity’ inquiry report Paper 4 – Note on the Welsh Government’s response to the ‘Prevention of ill health – obesity’ inquiry report Supporting documents: Paper 3 – Welsh Government’s response to the ‘Prevention of ill health – obesity’ inquiry report , item 7. PDF 767 KB Minutes: 7.1 The Committee reviewed the Welsh Government’s response.

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