Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Thursday, 20 November 2025

Meeting time: 09.31 - 13.13
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15429


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

John Griffiths MS (Chair)

Peter Fox MS

Lesley Griffiths MS

Siân Gwenllian MS

Joel James MS

Lee Waters MS

Lindsay Whittle MS

Witnesses:

Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

Stuart Fitzgerald, Welsh Government

Alyson Francis, Welsh Government

Jamie Powell, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Catherine Hunt (Clerk)

Huw Gapper (Clerk)

Andrea Storer (Second Clerk)

Evan Jones (Deputy Clerk)

Harry Moyle (Legal Adviser)

Jennie Bibbings (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1        The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

1.2        There were no apologies, substitutions or declarations of interest.

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2       Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Housing)

2.1     The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government.

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3       Papers to note

3.1     The Committee noted the papers.

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3.1   Forward work programme

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3.2   The Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2025

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3.3   Intergovernmental relations and workings

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3.4   Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

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3.5   Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

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3.6   Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill

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

4.1     The Committee agreed the motion.

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5       Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Consideration of evidence

5.1     The Committee considered the evidence.

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6       Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Stage 2 order of consideration

6.1     The Committee agreed the order of consideration.

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7       Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report

7.1     The Committee considered the draft report.

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