Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Thursday, 5 February 2026

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.21
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15751


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

John Griffiths MS (Chair)

Peter Fox MS

Joel James MS

Witnesses:

Fiona Clay-Poole, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)

Mark Harris, Home Builders Federation

Dorian Payne, Castell Group

Simon Gilbert, Planning Officers Society Wales

Committee Staff:

Catherine Hunt (Clerk)

Huw Gapper (Clerk)

Andrea Storer (Second Clerk)

Evan Jones (Deputy Clerk)

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        Apologies were received from Lee Waters MS, Siân Gwenllian MS, and Lesley Griffiths MS.

1.3        There were no substitutions or declarations of interest.

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2       Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 3

2.1     The Committee received evidence from the Welsh Local Government Association, Castell Group, Home Builders Federation and the Planning Officers Society Wales.

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3       Papers to note

3.1     The Committee noted the papers.

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3.1   Social housing supply

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3.2   Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024

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3.3   Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

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3.4   Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill

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3.5   Building Safety (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 and for the meeting on 25 February

4.1     The Committee agreed the Motion.

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5       Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: consideration of evidence

5.1     The Committee considered the evidence.

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