Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2

Meeting date: Wednesday, 31 January 2024

Meeting time: 09.31 - 11.51
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14009

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	John Griffiths MS (Chair) Jayne Bryant MS Joel James MS Sam Rowlands MS Carolyn Thomas MS Mabon ap Gwynfor MS (In place of Luke Fletcher MS)
Witnesses:	Gavin Thompson, Newsquest Rob Taylor, Wrexham.com Rachel Bowen, Older People's Commissioner for Wales Steffan Rhys, Reach PLC
Committee Staff:	Catherine Hunt (Clerk) Angharad Era (Deputy Clerk) Rachael Davies (Second 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 session 5

2.1 The Committee received evidence from:

Rachel Bowen, Director of Policy, Older People's Commissioner for Wales

Steffan Rhys, Audience and Content Director for Wales, Reach plc

Gavin Thompson, Regional Editor, Newsquest (Wales)

Rob Taylor, Wrexham.com

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3 Papers to note

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3.1 Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government - Outcome of the Interministerial Group meeting for Housing, Communities & Local Government

3.1a The Committee noted the letter.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

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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6 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - Consideration of draft report

6.1 The Committee considered the draft report.

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