Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5

Meeting date: Wednesday, 5 June 2024

Meeting time: 09.15 - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13941

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	John Griffiths MS (Chair) James Evans MS Luke Fletcher MS Altaf Hussain MS Carolyn Thomas MS (In place of Lee Waters MS)
Witnesses:	Katie Clubb, Conwy Council Clarissa Corbisiero, Community Housing Cymru Matthew Dicks, Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru Mark Hand, Royal Town Planning Institute Mark Harris, Home Builders Federation Emily Owen, Conwy County Borough Council Dorian Payne, Castell Group David Ward, Tirion Group
Committee Staff:	Catherine Hunt (Clerk) Angharad Era (Deputy Clerk) Rachael Davies (Second Clerk) Jennie Bibbings (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 Lee Waters MS.  Carolyn Thomas MS attended as a substitute for Lee Waters MS. 

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2 Social housing supply - Evidence session 3

2.1 The Committee received evidence from:

Clarissa Corbisiero, Director of Policy & External Affairs, Community Housing Cymru

Matthew Dicks, National Director, Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru

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3 Social housing supply - Evidence session 4

3.1 The Committee received evidence from:

Jim McKirdle, Housing Policy Officer, Welsh Local Government Association

Rosie Jackson, Interim Housing Strategy and Development Manager, Swansea Council

David Rees, Principal Officer, Strategic Planning, Swansea Council

Katie Clubb, Head of Service, Strategic Housing Service, Conwy County Borough Council

Emily Owen, Conwy County Borough Council

3.2 Jim McKirdle agreed to provide further information on the WLGA's response to a report by the Home Builders Federation on section 106 agreements.

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4 Social housing supply - Evidence session 5

4.1 The Committee received evidence from:

David Ward, Chief Executive, Tirion

Dorian Payne, Managing Director, Castell Group

Mark Hand, Director of Wales, Northern Ireland and Planning Aid England, Royal Town Planning Institute

Mark Harris, Planning & Policy Advisor Wales, Home Builders Federation

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5 Papers to note

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5.1 Letter from the National Residential Landlords Association - Private rented sector

5.1a The Committee noted the letter.

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6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

6.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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7 Social housing supply - Consideration of evidence

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

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