Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Rooms 1 and 2

Meeting date: Wednesday, 1 March 2023

Meeting time: 09.15 - 12.35
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13439

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

John Griffiths MS (Chair)

Mabon ap Gwynfor MS

Jayne Bryant MS

Joel James MS

Sam Rowlands MS

Witnesses:

Robert Nicholls, Welsh Cladiators

Geoff Spight, Welsh Cladiators

Mark Thomas, Welsh Cladiators

Georgie Hulme, CLADDAG: Leaseholders Disability Action Group

Sarah Rennie, CLADDAG: Leaseholders Disability Action Group

Megan Thomas, Policy Officer, Disability Wales

Committee Staff:

Manon George (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk)

Chloe Davies (Deputy Clerk)

Stephen Davies (Legal Adviser)

Jonathan Baxter (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1.      The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee.

 

1.2. Apologies were received from Carolyn Thomas MS.

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2       Building safety - evidence session 1

2.1. The Committee took evidence from:

Mark Thomas, Celestia Cardiff & Member of Welsh Cladiators

Robert Nicholls, Altamar Swansea - Founder of Swansea Cladiators and Member of Welsh Cladiators

Geoff Spight, Altamar Swansea and Member of Welsh Cladiators

Gareth Wilson, Celestia Leaseholder

 

2.2. The Committee received a presentation from Mark Thomas, which is available to view on Senedd.tv.

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3       Building safety - evidence session 2

3.1. The Committee took evidence from:

Sarah Rennie, Co-founder, CLADDAG: Leaseholders Disability Action Group

Georgie Hulme, Co-founder, CLADDAG: Leaseholders Disability Action Group

Megan Thomas, Disability Wales

 

3.2. Georgie Hulme provided a video clip setting out her experiences, which is available to view on Senedd.tv.

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4       Papers to note

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4.1   Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, to the Chair of the Finance Committee in relation to scrutiny of the financial implication of Bills

4.1.a. The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, to the Chair of the Finance Committee in relation to scrutiny of the financial implication of Bills.

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

5.1. The Committee agreed the motion.

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6       Consideration of the evidence received under items 2 and 3

6.1. The Committee considered the evidence received.

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7       Update on housing Ukrainian refugees

7.1. The Committee considered the update in relation to housing Ukrainian refugees.

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