Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 (Senedd)  

Meeting date: Monday, 27 January 2025

Meeting time: 13.00 - 15.45
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14789


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair)

Mick Antoniw MS

Jane Dodds MS

Altaf Hussain MS

Julie Morgan MS

Sioned Williams MS

Witnesses:

Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

Jane Hutt MS, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (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 or declarations of interest were received.

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

Members heard evidence from:

 

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

Claire Germain - Deputy Director, Tackling Poverty & Supporting Families, Welsh Government

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3       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

Members considered the evidence.

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

Members considered the draft report and concluded to agree the final version outside of Committee.

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