Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Members of the Senedd:
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Peter Fox MS (Chair)
Mabon ap Gwynfor MS
James Evans MS
John Griffiths
MS
Lesley
Griffiths MS
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Witnesses:
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Katija Dew, Welsh Government’s preferred
candidate for the role of Chair of Social Care Wales
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Committee Staff:
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Sarah Beasley (Clerk)
Claire Morris (Second Clerk)
Karen Williams (Deputy Clerk)
Rebekah James (Researcher)
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<AI1>
1
Introductions, apologies, substitutions,
and declarations of interest
1.1
The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.
1.2
Apologies were received from Joyce Watson MS.
1.3
John Griffiths MS declared that the candidate is known to him in a
personal and professional capacity.
</AI1>
<AI2>
2
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of
Chair of Social Care Wales: evidence session with the Welsh
Government's preferred candidate
2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Katija
Dew, the Welsh Government's preferred candidate for the role of
Chair of Social Care Wales.
</AI2>
<AI3>
3
Papers to note
</AI3>
<AI4>
3.1
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for
Health and Social Care re Welsh Government 2026-27 draft
budget
3.1.1 The Committee noted the letter.
</AI4>
<AI5>
3.2
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for
Health and Social Care re Welsh Government 2026-27 draft
budget
3.2.1 The Committee noted the response.
</AI5>
<AI6>
3.3
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for
Health and Social Care Committee to the Petitions Committee re:
P-06-1456 - Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer (EMRTS)
services in North Wales
3.3.1 The Committee noted the letter.
</AI6>
<AI7>
3.4
Letter from the Auditor General for Wales
re Challenges and opportunities for Welsh public
services
3.4.1 The Committee noted the letter.
</AI7>
<AI8>
3.5
Letter to the Minister for Children &
Social Care re the inquiry into improving access to support for
unpaid carers
3.5.1 The Committee noted the letter.
</AI8>
<AI9>
3.6
Response from the Minister for Children
& Social Care re the inquiry into improving access to support
for unpaid carers
3.6.1 The Committee noted the response.
</AI9>
<AI10>
4
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi)
and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of
today’s meeting and for the meeting on 11 March 2026, for
consideration of the draft report on improving access to support
for unpaid carers and the draft report on the future of general
practice in Wales
4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.
</AI10>
<AI11>
5
Pre-appointment hearing: consideration of
evidence and draft report
5.1 The Committee reviewed and discussed the
evidence received.
5.2 The Committee resolved to agree the report
via email, prior to publication on Tuesday 10 March 2026.
</AI11>
<AI12>
6
Inquiry into the future of general
practice in Wales: consideration of draft report
6.1 The Committee reviewed key issues and
agreed recommendations to be included in the draft report.
6.2 The Committee resolved to agree amendments
by email, in preparation for final review in the next meeting.
</AI12>
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