Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 5
Meeting date: Monday, 11 July 2022
Meeting time: 10.30 - 17.20
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12921
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Names |
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Members of the Senedd: |
Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair) Jane Dodds MS Altaf Hussain MS Sioned Williams MS Ken Skates MS Joel James MS Peredur Owen Griffiths MS |
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Witnesses: |
Marie Brousseau-Navarro, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Ed Evans, Civil Engineering Contractors Association Alan Felstead, Cardiff University Ben Lloyd, WCVA Liz Lucas, Caerphilly County Borough Council Jon Rae, Welsh Local Government Association |
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Committee Staff: |
Rhys Morgan (Clerk) Rachael Davies (Second Clerk) Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk) Stephen Davies (Legal Adviser) Samiwel Davies (Legal Adviser) |
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Apologies were received from Sarah Murphy.
Sioned Williams was substituted by Peredur Owen Griffiths and Altaf Hussain was substituted by Joel James for all items on the agenda relating to the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill. Mike Hedges was substitute for Ken Skates on item 5 of the agenda.
2 Papers to note
Members noted the papers.
2.1 Correspondence from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Chair regarding the convention on preventing and combating violence against women
2.2 Correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice and Counsel General to the Llywydd regarding the Bill of Rights Bill
2.3 Correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice to the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee regarding the appointment of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales (2023 – 2030)
2.4 Correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice to the Chair regarding Fuel poverty report recommendations
2.5 Correspondence from Jane Dodds MS regarding the Committee report on Debt and the Pandemic
2.6 Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Social Justice regarding UK Government proposals to reform the Human Rights Act 1998
3 Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, evidence session 7 – Procurement experts
Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:
Ed Evans, CECA Wales
Liz Lucas, Caerphilly Council
4 Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, evidence session 8 – Voluntary sector
Members heard evidence from:
Ruth Marks, WCVA
Kirsty Cumming, Community Leisure UK
5 Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, evidence session 9 – Think tanks and academics
Members heard evidence from:
Professor Alan Felstead, Cardiff University
Professor Edmund Heery, Cardiff University
Professor Lydia Hayes, University of Kent
6 Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, evidence session 10 - public sector employers
Members heard evidence from:
Karen Higgins, Welsh Local Government Association
Jon Rae, Welsh Local Government Association
Marie Brousseau-Navarro, Future Generations Commissioner's Office
Alice Horn, Future Generations Commissioner's Office
7 Motion under SO17.42 (iv) and (ix) to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Members agreed the motion.
8 Social Partnership Bill: consideration of evidence
Members considered the evidence.
9 Consideration of EUSS Report
Members considered the EUSS report.
10 Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: consideration of key issues
Members considered the key issues relating to the Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence – migrant women and agreed to consider a draft report following recess.
11 Forward Work Programme
Members considered the Forward Work Programme.