Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:54 pm on 15 November 2016.
First Minister, the Public Health (Wales) Bill was introduced into the National Assembly on 7 November. If passed, the Bill will, amongst other things, create a national register of retailers of tobacco and nicotine products, create a licensing scheme for special procedures such as acupuncture, body piercing, electrolysis and tattooing, and it will require public bodies to carry out health impact assessments in specified circumstances, as well as requiring local authorities to prepare a local strategy for toilet facilities for public use. So, the Welsh Government is seeking to enact laws that have, at their heart, measures to systemically monitor activities on the ground. What advice would the First Minister offer Members such as the Member for South Wales East opposite, when they come to vote on the Public Health (Wales) Bill, if they wish the Welsh Government to monitor the effectiveness of strategies we pass in law in this place?