Concise Minutes - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 19 July 2017

Meeting time: 09.31 - 11.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4159


Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Dai Lloyd AM (Chair)

Dawn Bowden AM

Jayne Bryant AM

Angela Burns AM

Rhun ap Iorwerth AM

Caroline Jones AM

Julie Morgan AM

Lynne Neagle AM

Witnesses:

Dr Ruth Hussey, Chair, Parliamentary Review of Health and Social Care in Wales

Jennifer Dixon, Panel member, Parliamentary Review of Health and Social Care in Wales

Eric Gregory, Panel member, Parliamentary Review of Health and Social Care in Wales

Sir Mansel Aylward, Panel member, Parliamentary Review of Health and Social Care in Wales

Committee Staff:

Sian Thomas (Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Deputy Clerk)

Stephen Boyce (Researcher)

Philippa Watkins (Researcher)

 

1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

 

2       Parliamentary Review of Health and Social Care in Wales - evidence session with Review Panel Members

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Review panel members.

 

3       Paper(s) to note

3.1   Inquiry into primary care - Letter to the Members from Dr Arfon Williams

3.1a The Committee noted the letter to the Members from Dr Arfon Williams.

 

3.2   Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport to the Chair regarding 'Services Fit for the Future'

3.2a The Committee noted the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport.

 

3.3   Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - additional information from the Older People's Commissioner for Wales

3.3a The Committee noted the additional information from the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales.

 

3.4   Implementation of the Wales Act 2017 - letter from the Llywydd

3.4a The Committee noted the letter from the Llywydd.

 

3.5   Letter from the Public Accounts Committee regarding Governance Arrangements at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

3.5a The Committee noted the letter from the chair of the Public Accounts Committee.

 

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

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

 

5       Inquiry into physical activity of children and young people - consideration of scope and approach to the inquiry

5.1 The Committee considered and agreed its scope and approach to the inquiry.

5.2 The Committee agreed to launch a public consultation shortly.

 

6       Inquiry into loneliness and isolation - consideration of additional briefings

6.1 The Committee considered the additional briefings.

 

7       Forward Work Programme

7.1 Members held a further discussion about the Committee’s forward work programme. Plans for the autumn term will be published on the Committee’s webpages.

7.2 Members discussed and agreed the plans for the Committee’s scrutiny of the Welsh Government draft budget 2018-19.