Meeting Venue:
Committee Rooms 1 and 2
Meeting date: 12 January 2023
Meeting time: 08.45
For further information contact:
Manon George
Committee Clerk
0300 200 6565
SeneddHousing@senedd.wales
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Pre-meeting (08.45 - 09.00)
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
2 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - evidence session 1: local government
(09.00 - 10.15) (Pages 1 - 39)
Councillor Andrew Morgan, Leader, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Councillor Anthony Hunt, Leader, Torfaen County Borough Council
Councillor Llinos Medi, Leader, Isle of Anglesey County Council
Christina Harrhy, Chief Executive, Caerphilly County Borough Council
Chris Llewelyn, Chief Executive, Welsh Local Government Association
3 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4, 7 and 8 of the meeting
4 Consideration of the evidence received under item 2
(10.15 - 10.45)
5 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023 - 24 - evidence session 2: Minister for Finance and Local Government
(10.45 - 12.15) (Pages 40 - 51)
Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government
Emma Smith, Head of Local Government Finance Policy, Welsh Government
Reg Kilpatrick, Director General, Covid Recovery & Local Government, Welsh Government
6 Papers to note
(Pages 52 - 53)
6.1 Letter from the Llywydd to all Members in relation to Committee business
(Pages 54 - 55)
6.2 Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee in relation to its inquiry into Public Appointments
(Pages 56 - 57)
6.3 Correspondence between the First Minister and the Chair of the Finance Committee in relation to the financial implications of Bills
(Pages 58 - 62)
6.4 Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to all Committee Chairs in relation to the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24
(Pages 63 - 66)
6.5 Joint letter from Cymorth Cymru and Community Housing Cymru to the Minister for Climate Change and the Minister for Finance and Local Government in relation to the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24
(Pages 67 - 68)
6.6 Letter from the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee to the Chairs of the Children, Young People and Education; Equality and Social Justice; and Local Government and Housing Committees in relation to mental health inequalities
(Pages 69 - 70)
6.7 Joint letter from the Minister for Social Justice and the Scottish Government's Minister with Responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations in relation to housing Ukrainian refugees
(Pages 71 - 72)
6.8 Letter from the Minister for Climate Change in relation to building safety
(Pages 73 - 74)
6.9 Letter from the Welsh Cladiators in relation to Building Safety
(Pages 75 - 76)
6.10Further information from Shelter Cymru in relation to homelessness
(Pages 77 - 78)
7 Consideration of the evidence received under item 5
(12.15 - 12.45)
8 Consideration of the draft report on the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill LCM and SLCMs
(12.45 - 13.00) (Pages 79 - 81)