Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Monday, 20 January 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

13:30 - 14:50

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://www.assemblywales.org/senedd-tv

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

David Melding (Chair)

Suzy Davies

Julie James

Peter Black (In place of Eluned Parrott)

Jocelyn Davies (In place of Simon Thomas)

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Carl Sargeant, Minister for Housing and Regeneration

Ceri Breeze, Head of Housing Directorate, Welsh Government

Neil Buffin, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Ruth Hatton (Deputy Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Advisor)

Lisa Salkeld (Legal Advisor)

Alys Thomas (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1    Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from Eluned Parrott AM and Simon Thomas AM for whom Peter Black AM and Jocelyn Davies AM substituted.

 

 

</AI1>

<AI2>

2    Evidence in relation to the Housing (Wales) Bill

The Committee took evidence from Carl Sargeant AM, Minsiter for Housing and Regneration; Ceri Breeze, Deputy Director, Housing Policy, Welsh Government; Neil Buffin, Legal Services, Welsh Government.

 

 

Action: The Minister agreed to write to the Committee to clarify a number of issues raised by Members.

 

</AI2>

<AI3>

3    Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

 

</AI3>

<AI4>

3.1  CLA342 - The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

 

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3.2  CLA343 - The Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2013

 

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3.3  CLA344 - The Welsh Language Tribunal (Appointment) Regulations 2013

 

</AI6>

<AI7>

3.4  CLA345 - The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2013

 

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<AI8>

3.5  CLA346 - The Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) and the Animal Feed (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

 

</AI8>

<AI9>

3.6  CLA347 - The Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Detection of Fraud) (Wales) Regulations 2014

 

The Committee considered the instruments and was content.

 

</AI9>

<AI10>

4    Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Assembly under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

 

</AI10>

<AI11>

4.1  CLA348 - The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2013

 

The Committee considered the instrument and reported to the Assembly.

 

</AI11>

<AI12>

5    Papers to note

The Committee noted the papers.

 

</AI12>

<AI13>

6    Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

The Committee agreed to hold the remainder of the meeting in private.

 

 

</AI13>

<AI14>

6.1  Letter from Minister in relation to Council Tax Regulations

 

</AI14>

<AI15>

6.2  Consideration of White Paper on the Environment Bill

 

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