Agenda and minutes
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting. 1.2
Apologies were received from Jayne Bryant AM and Julie Morgan AM. |
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(09.30 - 10.15) |
Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - evidence session 1 - Professor Vanessa Burholt and Dr Deborah Morgan Professor
Vanessa Burholt, Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research and the Centre for
Innovative Ageing, Swansea University Dr
Deborah Morgan, Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research and the Centre
for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1
The Committee received evidence from Professor Vanessa Burholt and Dr Deborah
Morgan. |
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(10.20 - 11.05) |
Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - evidence session 2 - Older People's Commissioner for Wales Sarah
Rochira, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1
The Committee received evidence from the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales. 3.2
The Commissioner agreed to write to the Committee with her views on what should
be included in the Welsh Government’s proposed strategy to address loneliness
and isolation. |
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(11.15 - 12.00) |
Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - evidence session 3 - Age Cymru Rachel
Lewis, External Relations Manager, Age Cymru Victoria
Lloyd, Director of External Affairs and Programme Developer, Age Cymru Supporting documents: Minutes: 4.1
The Committee received evidence from representatives of Age Cymru. |
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(12.05 - 12.50) |
Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - evidence session 4 - Samaritans and Campaign to End Loneliness Emma
Harris, Policy and Communications Officer, Samaritans Sarah
Stone, Executive Director for Wales, Samaritans Dr
Kellie Payne, Research and Policy Manager, Campaign to End Loneliness Supporting documents:
Minutes: 5.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Samaritans and the Campaign to End Loneliness. 5.2 Samaritans
agreed to provide further information on a recent survey by the Royal Society
for Public Health on the impact of social media on young people’s mental
wellbeing. They also agreed to provide further information on the cost of
suicide, in both financial and emotional terms. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting Minutes: 6.1
The Committee agreed the motion. |
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(12.50 - 13.00) |
Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - consideration of evidence Minutes: 7.1
The Committee discussed the evidence given during items 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the
meeting. |
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(13.30 - 14.15) |
Inquiry into medical recruitment - consideration of draft report Supporting documents:
Minutes: 8.1
The Committee considered a first draft of the report of its inquiry into
medical recruitment. |