Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee


Meeting Venue:

 Committee Room 5

Meeting date: Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.11
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13480


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

John Griffiths MS (Chair)

Jayne Bryant MS

Luke Fletcher MS

Joel James MS

Sam Rowlands MS

Carolyn Thomas MS

Witnesses:

Committee Staff:

Catherine Hunt (Clerk)

Angharad Era (Deputy Clerk)

Osian Bowyer (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.

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2       Papers to note

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2.1   Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government - Diversity in local government

2.1a The Committee noted the letter.

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2.2   Letter from Councillor Richard John, Monmouthshire County Council - Diversity in local government

2.2a The Committee noted the letter.

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2.3   Letter from the Minister for Climate Change - Building safety

2.3a The Committee noted the letter.

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2.4   Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the Right to Adequate Housing

2.4a The Committee noted the response.

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2.5   Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on Local Authority Leisure and Library Services

2.5a The Committee noted the response.

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

3.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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4       Diversity in Local Government- consideration of draft report

4.1 The Committee considered the draft report.

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5       Consideration of forward work programme for Autumn term

5.1 The Committee discussed its forward work programme for autumn 2023.

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