Speeches and questions

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and for the whole meeting on 18 October

Item 8 is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting and for the whole of the meeting on 18 October. I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42 that the committee resolves to…

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Papers to note

We now move on to item 7, which is papers to note. Full details of the papers are set out in the agenda and meeting papers. Are Members content to note the papers? Yes. Everybody's content.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you for that answer, Deputy Minister. I'd just like to thank the Minister and Deputy Ministers and the officials that have joined us. A transcript will be sent to you all for checking.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Okay. And just finally from me, Minister: what discussions has the Deputy Minister had with the Minister for Social Justice about the policy implications for Wales of the UK Government's Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, specifically in relation to…

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you for that answer, Minister. I think you can be assured that the committee will hold you to those assurances as well over time because it's something that we are very much interested in as well. Can I just ask quickly around child health strategies?…

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you, Deputy Minister. We've now got a question around child poverty from Buffy Williams.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you, James. Siân Gwenllian.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you. We'll now move on to some questions around public health prevention and early intervention. James Evans.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you. Moving on, now, to mental health provision, and Ken Skates.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you. Siân Gwenllian.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you. I'll just bring in Ken Skates.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Can I just—? I wasn't sure if Irfon wanted to come back in. But, just to remind everyone, if you want to indicate, please just raise your hand—not a virtual hand, but your normal hand—and we'll bring you in that way. Irfon, did you want to come in initially?…

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

We'll now move on to Siân Gwenllian, who's going to ask some questions around COVID recovery and access to health services. Siân.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Deputy Minister.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Julie—Deputy Minister.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Who's taking that?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you. We'll now move on to questions from Buffy Williams.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you, Minister. Can I just go back to the initial question around the winter protection plan? Are there any plans to publish a specific children's health and care plan?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Okay. To what extent has the paediatric and the wider child health workforce been restored to pre-pandemic levels?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

How confident are you that children's health services have the capacity to respond to the anticipated winter pressures, particularly the childhood respiratory infections and other childhood illnesses?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you, Minister. What assurances can you give the committee that resources for children's health services will be protected amidst the need to deal with the surging demand that you have just outlined to us for adult services and other escalation processes…

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

And do we have Albert? I think maybe Albert—. Maybe Albert will be joining us. That is Albert Heaney, Chief Social Care Officer for Wales. Can I just remind Members and Ministers—we've got so much to get through today—to be succinct in their answers and their…

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Claire.

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thank you. Who's next?

7 October 2021, Children, Young People, and Education Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Minister for Social Services and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

The first item on our agenda is the general scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan, Deputy Minister for Social Services, Julie Morgan, and Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle. You're all very…