Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2

Meeting date: Wednesday, 13 December 2023

Meeting time: 09.31 - 11.46
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13823

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	John Griffiths MS (Chair) Jayne Bryant MS Mabon ap Gwynfor MS (In place of Luke Fletcher MS) Joel James MS Sam Rowlands MS Carolyn Thomas MS
Witnesses:	Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government Debra Carter, Welsh Government Ruth Cornick, Welsh Government Simon Tew, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Catherine Hunt (Clerk) Angharad Era (Deputy Clerk) Ben Harris (Legal Adviser) 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.

1.2 Apologies were received from Luke Fletcher MS.  Mabon ap Gwynfor MS substituted for Luke Fletcher MS.

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2 Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government

2.1 The Committee received evidence from:

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government

Debra Carter – Deputy Director, Local Government and Finance Reform, Welsh Government

Simon Tew – Bill Manager, Welsh Government

Ruth Cornick – Lawyer, Legal Services. Welsh Government

2.2 The Minister agreed to share with the Committee the work carried out by Bangor University in relation to land value tax.

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3 Papers to note

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3.1 Letter from Minister for Climate Change to Chair of Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

3.1a The Committee noted the letter.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and from the Committee meeting on 10 January 2024

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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5 Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

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