Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5

Meeting date: Wednesday, 6 March 2024

Meeting time: 09.15 - 11.56
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14024

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:	Ceri Cryer, Age Cymru Matthew Dicks, Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru Serena Jones, Community Housing Cymru Becky Ricketts, Care and Repair Cymru David Rowlands, Tai Pawb
Committee Staff:	Catherine Hunt (Clerk) Angharad Era (Deputy Clerk) Rachael Davies (Second Clerk) Jennie Bibbings (Researcher) Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser)

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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 Private rented sector - Evidence session 3

2.1 The Committee received evidence from:

Matthew Dicks, Director, Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru

David Rowlands, Policy Manager, Tai Pawb

Serena Jones, Executive Director of Operations, Coastal Housing Association

2.2 Serena Jones agreed to send the 2022 research findings from the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence in relation to rent controls.

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3 Private rented sector - Evidence session 4

3.1 The Committee received evidence from:

Becky Ricketts, Policy and Research Officer, Care and Repair Cymru

Ceri Cryer, Policy Advisor, Age Cymru

3.2 Becky Ricketts agreed to provide details of case studies in relation to disabled facilities grants.

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4 Papers to note

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4.1 Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25

4.1a The Committee noted the letter.

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

5.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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6 Private rented sector - consideration of evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

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7 Legislative Consent: Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - Consideration of draft report

7.1 The Committee considered the draft report.

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