Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 1 - Senedd
Meeting date: Tuesday, 11 July 2017
Meeting
time: 09.03 -
10.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4141
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Category |
Names |
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Assembly Members: |
David J Rowlands AM (Chair) Janet Finch-Saunders AM Mike Hedges AM Neil McEvoy AM |
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Witnesses: |
Sara Moran, Diabetes UK Beth Baldwin, Petitioner Libby Dowling, Diabetes UK |
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Committee Staff: |
Kath Thomas (Clerk) Kayleigh Imperato (Deputy Clerk) Sam Mason (Legal Adviser) |
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The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. There were no apologies.
The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:
· write to the Stroke Association to seek their views on the petition; and
· give the petitioner the opportunity to comment on the Cabinet Secretary’s response and any response forthcoming from the Stoke Association.
The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the response from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport, and give the petitioner the opportunity to comment on it before considering the petition again in the autumn term.
The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure to:
· request further details about the timing of the review into possible safety measures for the A487 and ask him to inform the Committee of the outcome in due course; and
· ask if his officials will meet with the action group.
The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:
· note that a response was received from the Cabinet Secretary just before the papers were due to be published and give the petitioner a further opportunity to comment on it and any response forthcoming from Hywel Dda UHB; and
· write to Hywel Dda University Health Board to ask:
o what assessment they’ve made of the impact of the changes to Obstetrics, Paediatrics & SCBU services in the area since they were centralised at Glangwili;
o for further information on how recent perinatal mortality rates compare to those under the previous configuration of services; and
o whether there is any data available about patient transfer times to Glangwili Hospital relative to transfer times to other hospitals under the previous arrangements.
The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to:
· write back to the Llywydd as Chair of the Assembly Commission to:
o note the Committee’s concern over the slow progress towards increasing the volume of Assembly proceedings that are available with BSL interpretation or subtitles, especially in the time since the petition was submitted in 2014;
o ask the Commission to explore the options for developing a programme for making BSL and/or subtitling available for other Assembly Questions and proceedings within a suitable timeframe.
· Inform the petitioner of the Committee’s decision.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport and agreed to:
· write to the Cabinet Secretary asking him for more detailed information on:
o how the Welsh Government intends to improve the provision of child and adolescent eating disorder services;
o the numbers of children and adolescents suffering with eating disorders and the capacity of current services to deal with the demand; and
· once the Cabinet Secretary’s response has been received, consider whether to carry out further work on the petition or request a Plenary debate.
The Committee agreed to close the petition on the basis that there are plans to replace the mobile dental unit and the petitioners are satisfied with the outcome.
The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and, given the amount of detailed correspondence received from all parties over the last 3 years, agreed to prepare a summary of the Committee’s consideration of the petition, include its reflections and conclusions, and share it with the Welsh Government, Betsi Cadwaladr UHB and the petitioner, early in the Autumn term.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language and agreed to suggest that NDCS contacts the Minister’s diary secretary direct to arrange a meeting and ask them to report back to the Committee following that meeting.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and agreed to await further comments from the petitioner on the information provided by the Cabinet Secretary and noted that they wish to pursue the matter further on receipt of the petitioner’s response.
The Committee considered correspondence from Neath Port Talbot County Council and agreed to write to the petitioner to ask her whether she would like to take up the Chief Executive’s offer to meet with his officials locally.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs along with further comments from the petitioner and agreed to:
· write to the Cabinet Secretary to ask if they will consider increasing tree canopy coverage in Wales’ towns and cities as a priority for the Area Statement process that will be contributed to by Natural Resources Wales; and
· draw the petition to the attention of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee as they are currently undertaking work on the issue.
The Committee considered correspondence and agreed to close the petition on the basis that the petition appears to have achieved its aim.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs along with further comments from the petitioner and agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary seeking her views on the petitioner’s latest comments before deciding how to take the petition forward.
David Rowlands declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:
He has previously attended meetings for the campaign to re-open Cwmcarn Forest Drive and indicated his support for the attempts to re-open the Drive.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs along with further comments from the petitioner and agreed to write to Natural Resources Wales to ask for more details of the timeframe for the study into the commercial feasibility and management of the Drive and seeking their views on the petitioner’s comments relating to funding for other facilities for mountain bike users.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs and agreed to:
· await further comments from the petitioner on the Cabinet Secretary’s response; and
· write to the Cabinet Secretary asking her to update the Committee once she has determined how the Welsh Government will approach the handling of existing licenses and future policy.
Due to time constraints the petition was deferred to the meeting on 19 September.
Due to time constraints the petition was deferred to the meeting on 19 September.
Due to time constraints the petition was deferred to the meeting on 19 September.
Due to time constraints the petition was deferred to the meeting on 19 September.
Due to time constraints the petition was deferred to the meeting on 19 September.
Due to time constraints the petition was deferred to the meeting on 19 September.
Due to time constraints the petition was deferred to the meeting on 19 September.
Due to time constraints the petition was deferred to the meeting on 19 September.
Due to time constraints the petition was deferred to the meeting on 19 September.
Due to time constraints the petition was deferred to the meeting on 19 September.
The Committee noted the paper.
The Chair and Members of the Committee thanked Beth Baldwin, commending her courage for bringing forward the petition and offered their sincere condolences on the loss of her son Peter.
Beth Baldwin, Sara Moran and Libby Dowling answered questions from the Committee.
The motion was agreed.
Members considered the evidence session and agreed to:
· invite the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport to give oral evidence at a meeting early in the Autumn term; and
· write to the Local Health Boards and professional bodies to seek more detailed information particularly about diagnosis and care in primary care settings.