Agenda - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 (Senedd)

Meeting date: 27 January 2025

Meeting time: 12.30
For further information contact:

Rhys Morgan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEquality@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting

(12.30-13.00)

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Public meeting

(13.00-14.30)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(13.00)

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2 Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretaries

(13.00-14.30) (Pages 1 - 31)

Jane Hutt - Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice,Trefnydd and Chief Whip, Welsh Government

Jayne Bryant - Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government,Welsh Government

Christine Grimshaw – Head of Public Sector Decarbonisation, Innovation and Fuel Poverty, Welsh Government

Carol Driver - Head of Domestic Energy Efficiency & Fuel Poverty, Welsh Government

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3 Papers to note

(14.30)

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3.1 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Legislation, Justice and the Constitution Committee regarding the Inter-Institutional Agreement and forthcoming intergovernmental meetings

(Pages 32 - 33)

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3.2 Correspondence from Jane Dodds MS to the Chair regarding scrutiny of the Welsh Government Budget 2025-2026

(Pages 34 - 35)

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3.3 Correspondence from the Chair to the Children, Young People and Education Committee regarding Budget Scrutiny on Welsh Benefits Supporting Children

(Page 36)

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3.4 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair providing an update on progress regarding VAWDASV National Strategy 2022-2026

(Pages 37 - 46)

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3.5 Correspondence from the Llywydd to the Chair regarding the Business Committee review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes

(Pages 47 - 56)

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

(14.30)

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Private meeting

(14.30-15.30)

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4 Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: consideration of evidence

(14.30-14.45)

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5 Scrutiny of the Draft Budget 2025-26: consideration of draft report

(14.45-15.30) (Pages 57 - 85)

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