Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 18 October 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

08:32 - 10:40

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_300000_18_10_2012&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Ann Jones (Chair)

Peter Black

Jocelyn Davies

Janet Finch-Saunders

Mike Hedges

Mark Isherwood

Gwyn R Price

Joyce Watson

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Huw Lewis, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage

John Howells, Welsh Government

Kath Palmer, Welsh Government

Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education and Skills

Carla Lyne, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Bethan Davies (Clerk)

Leanne Hatcher (Deputy Clerk)

Rhys Iorwerth (Researcher)

Jonathan Baxter (Researcher)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Advisor)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Apologies were received from Ken Skates and Rhodri Glyn Thomas. Joycelyn Davies substituted for Rhodri Glyn Thomas.

 

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2.  Scrutiny of Welsh Government 2013/2014 draft budget

The Chair welcomed the Minister and his officials. The Members questioned the Minister.

 

The Minister agreed to provide the following:

 

The full list of performance indicators for Sport Wales;

 

A note on what land has been released by the Government for public housing since the elections;

 

Provide information on the equality impact assessment that was carried out on the disabled housing grants; and

 

A note on how much funding each local authority receives and is spend (including historical spend) on the disabled facilities grants;

 

To provide a written response to the unasked questions.

 

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3.  Scrutiny of Welsh Government 2013/2014 draft budget

The Chair welcomed the Minister and his officials. The Members questioned the Minister.

 

 

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4.  Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

Motion was agreed.

 

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5.  Inquiry into the Welsh Premier League - Consideration of Draft Report

The Committee agreed the draft report subject to a few minor amendments.

 

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6.  Consideration of Committee Forward Work Programme

The Committee noted the forward work programme. 

 

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7.  Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Disabled Persons Parking Badges Bill - Consideration of evidence and draft report

The Committee considered the evidence and draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum.

 

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8.  Papers to note

Papers were noted

 

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8.1  CELG(4)-23-12 - Paper 3 -   Additional information from Sue Cohen

 

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8.2  CELG(4)-23-12 - Paper 4 -  Additional information from Professor Teresa Rees

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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