Agenda - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 11 March 2021

Meeting time: 12.50
For further information contact:

Naomi Stocks

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddCommunities@senedd.wales

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Pre-meeting (12.50 - 13.00)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

                                                                                                                          

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2       Inquiry into COVID-19 and its impact on matters relating to the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee’s remit - evidence session with the Minister for Housing and Local Government and the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government

(13.00 - 14.15)                                                                           (Pages 1 - 15)

Julie James MS, Minister for Housing and Local Government

Hannah Blythyn MS, Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government

Emma Williams, Director of Housing & Regeneration, Welsh Government

Reg Mitchell-Kilpatrick, Director General, Covid Crisis Coordination, Welsh Government

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Break (14.15 - 14.30)

 

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3       Inquiry into COVID-19 and its impact on matters relating to the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee’s remit - evidence session with the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip

(14.30 - 15.15)                                                                         (Pages 16 - 65)

Jane Hutt MS, Deputy Minister and Chief Whip

Alyson Francis, Deputy Director of Communities Division, Welsh Government

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4       Paper(s) to note

                                                                                                 (Pages 66 - 67)

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4.1   Letter from the Minister for Housing and Local Government in relation to the British-Irish Council (BIC) Joint Housing and Spatial Planning Work Sectors ministerial meeting

                                                                                                           (Page 68)

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4.2   Letter from the Minister for Housing and Local Government in relation to the British-Irish Council (BIC) Digital Inclusion Work Sector ministerial meeting

                                                                                                 (Pages 69 - 70)

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4.3   Letter from the Minister for Housing and Local Government in relation to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021

                                                                                                 (Pages 71 - 79)

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4.4   Written submission from the CICAIR to the inquiry into fire safety in high rise blocks in Wales (Welsh Government white paper - Safer Buildings in Wales: A Consultation)

                                                                                                 (Pages 80 - 83)

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4.5   Response from the Welsh Government to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government draft budget 2021-22

                                                                                                 (Pages 84 - 96)

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and from the meeting on 18 March 2021

                                                                                                                          

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6       Inquiry into COVID-19 and its impact on matters relating to the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee’s remit - discussion of the evidence received

(15.15 - 15.45)                                                                                                

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