Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4

Meeting date: Thursday, 26 October 2023

Meeting time: 09. - 11.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13802

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

John Griffiths MS (Chair)

Jayne Bryant MS

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (In place of Luke Fletcher MS)

Joel James MS

Sam Rowlands MS

Carolyn Thomas MS

Witnesses:

Mick Antoniw MS, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

Michael Kay, Welsh Government

Gareth McMahon, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Catherine Hunt (Clerk)

Angharad Era (Deputy Clerk)

Stephen Davies (Legal Adviser)

Osian Bowyer (Researcher)

Rachael Davies (Second Clerk)

Philip Lewis (Researcher)

Llinos Madeley (Clerk)

 

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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 Luke Fletcher MS.

 

1.3 Peredur Owen Griffiths MS substituted for Luke Fletcher MS.

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2       Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill - Evidence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

2.1 The Committee received evidence from:

 

Mick Antoniw MS, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

Michael Kay – Deputy Director, Elections Division

Gareth McMahon – Senior Government Lawyer, Legal Services

 

2.2 The Counsel General agreed to confirm which procedure will be used to make the subordinate legislation required to remove the Open Register for Welsh elections.

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3       Papers to note

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3.1   Letter to the Welsh Government - Community Assets

3.1a The Committee noted the letter from the Welsh Government.

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3.2   Letter to Minister for Social Justice - Housing Ukrainian refugees and the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers

3.2a The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Social Justice.

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

4.1  The Committee agreed the motion.

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5       Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill - Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

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6       Draft budget 2024-25- Approach to scrutiny

6.1 The Committee agreed its approach to scrutiny.

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