Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Claire Morris 

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Transcript: Transcript for 11/01/2018 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Caroline Jones AM.

(09.30 - 11.30)

2.

Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8 - Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services

Vaughan Gething AM, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services

Tracey Breheny, Deputy Director Substance Misuse Policy, Government & Corporate Business

Bethan Roberts, Legal Services Department

Janine Hale, Principal Research Officer (Health Economics)

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary and his accompanying officials.

3.

Paper(s) to note

3.1

Inquiry into primary care - letter from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report

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Minutes:

3.1a The Committee noted the letter from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report.

3.2

Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - letter from Age Cymru to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report

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Minutes:

3.2a The Committee noted the letter from Age Cymru to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report.

3.3

Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill - additional information from Alcohol Concern Cymru

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Minutes:

3.3a The Committee noted the additional information from Alcohol Concern Cymru.

3.4

Inquiry into primary care - letter from the Chair of the Committee to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy following the Committee's report

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Minutes:

3.4a The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Committee to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy following the Committee's report.

3.5

Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - letter from Alzheimer's Society to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report

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Minutes:

3.5a The Committee noted the letter from Alzheimer's Society to the Chair of the Committee following the Committee's report.

3.6

Inquiry into medical recruitment - letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport to the Chair of the Committee regarding GP Training Incentives

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Minutes:

3.6a The Committee noted the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport to the Chair of the Committee regarding GP Training Incentives.

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

(11.40 - 12.25)

5.

Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill - consideration of evidence and discussion of key issues

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Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received during item 2 of the meeting.

5.2 The Committee discussed the key issues that have arisen during scrutiny of the Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill ahead of the preparation of its draft report.

(12.25 - 12.40)

6.

Suicide Prevention - inquiry refresh

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Minutes:

6.1 The Committee discussed the future plans for its inquiry into suicide prevention and agreed to issue invites to stakeholders to attend oral evidence sessions.

(12.40 - 12.50)

7.

Consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum: Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill

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Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum.