Agenda - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 (Senedd)

Meeting date: 25 November 2024

Meeting time: 11.00
For further information contact:

Rhys Morgan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEquality@senedd.wales

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Pre-meeting

(10.30-11.00)

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Public meeting

(11.00-14.40)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(11.00)

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2 Disability and Employment: Ministerial evidence session

(11.00-12.30) (Pages 1 - 60)

Jane Hutt, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd & Chief Whip

Jack Sargeant, Minister for Culture, Skills & Social Partnership

Lorna Hall, Deputy Director for Equality and Human Rights, Welsh Government

Neil Surman, Deputy Director for Skills, Welsh Government

Stephen Layne, Deputy Director for Fair Work, Welsh Government

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Break

(12.30-13.30)

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3 Fuel Poverty in Wales: A presentation with academics from the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University

(13.30-14.40) (Pages 61 - 67)

Dr Simon Lannon, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University

Professor Phil Jones, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University

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4 Papers to note

(14.40)

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4.1 Correspondence between the Chair and the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding strengthening and advancing equality and human rights in Wales

(Pages 68 - 106)

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4.2 Correspondence between the Chair and the Minister for Children and Social Care regarding the Welsh Government’s response to the Equality and Social Justice Committees report: "Their Future: Our Priority"

(Pages 107 - 113)

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4.3 Correspondence from Careers Wales regarding the number of disabled people employed by Careers Wales

(Pages 114 - 118)

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4.4 Additional evidence to the Equality and Social Justice Committee Inquiry into Disability and Employment from Ruth Nortey

(Pages 119 - 125)

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

(14.40)

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Private meeting

(14.40-15.00)

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6 Disability and Employment: consideration of evidence

(14.40-15.00)

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