Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Members of the Senedd:
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Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair)
Mick Antoniw MS
Jane Dodds MS
Altaf Hussain MS
Julie Morgan MS
Sioned Williams MS
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Witnesses:
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Andrew Charles, Welsh Government
Claire Germain, Welsh Government
Lorna Hall, Deputy Director for Equality and
Human Rights, Welsh Government
Amelia John, Welsh Government
Jane Hutt MS, Cabinet Secretary for Social
Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
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Committee Staff:
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Richard Thomas (Clerk)
Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)
Claire Thomas (Researcher)
Gareth David Thomas (Researcher)
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1
Introductions, apologies, substitutions
and declarations of interest
No apologies, substitutions or any
declarations of interest were made.
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2
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Budget
2025-2026
Members heard evidence from the following:
Jane Hutt, MS, Cabinet Secretary for Social
Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Amelia John, Director, Communities &
Social Justice
Claire Germain, Deputy Director, Tackling
Poverty & Supporting Families
Lorna Hall, Deputy Director, Equality &
Human Rights, Welsh Government
Andrew Charles, Deputy Director, Cohesive
Communities, Welsh Government
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<AI3>
3
Papers to note
Members noted the papers.
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<AI4>
3.1
Correspondence from the Department for
Work and Pensions regarding the Committee's inquiry into the
Disability Employment Gap
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<AI5>
3.2
Correspondence from the Chair of the
Senedd's Cross Party Group on Human Rights to the Cabinet Secretary
for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding advancing
Human Rights in Wales
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<AI6>
3.3
Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary
for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding
Violence Against Women Domestic Abuse and Sexual
Violence
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<AI7>
3.4
Correspondence from British Gas to the
Equality and Social Justice Committee regarding further information
concerning the follow- up inquiry into Fuel Poverty in
Wales
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<AI8>
3.5
Correspondence from Tenovus Cancer Care
to the Chair regarding the increase in employer National
Insurance Contributions
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3.6
Correspondence between the Chair and the
Ministry of Justice regarding speech, language and communication
needs of young people
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3.7
Correspondence to the Chair from
the Llywydd regarding the Chair's Forum decision on
inter-parliamentary bodies
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3.8
Correspondence to the Chair of the
Legislation, Justice and the Constitution Committee from the
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
regarding the Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement
</AI11>
<AI12>
3.9
Correspondence to the Chair from Cardiff
County Council regarding the Committee's inquiry into the
Disability Employment Gap
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<AI13>
4
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(iv) to
resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this
meeting
Members agreed the motion.
</AI13>
<AI14>
5
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Budget
2025-2026: consideration of evidence
Members considered the evidence and agreed to
write to the Future Generations Commissioner to ask about ways in
which he has been able to reduce budget spending.
Members also agreed to write to the Children,
Young People and Education Committee to ask them to consider posing
questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education during their
scrutiny session on the Draft Budget concerning uprating the
eligibility criteria and cash value of Welsh benefits - such as the
Education Maintenance Allowance, the School Essentials Grant and
Free School Meals for pupils in secondary schools - so as to bring
them in line with inflation.
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