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Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee |
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Committee Room 2 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 23 October 2014 |
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Meeting time: |
09.15 - 13.30 |
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Assembly Members: |
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Christine Chapman AM (Chair) Peter Black AM Alun Davies AM Jocelyn Davies AM Janet Finch-Saunders AM Mike Hedges AM Mark Isherwood AM Gwyn R Price AM Gwenda Thomas AM Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM |
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Witnesses: |
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Lisa James, Deputy Director of Operations Debra Carter, Head of Local Government Finance and Public Service Performance Division Carwyn Jones AM, The First Minister Caroline Turner, Welsh Government Bethan Webb, Welsh Government Meri Huws, Welsh Language Commissioner Dyfan Sion, Welsh Government |
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Committee Staff: |
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Sarah Beasley (Clerk) Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk) Leanne Hatcher (Deputy Clerk) Rhys Iorwerth (Researcher) Chloe Davies (Deputy Clerk) Matthew Richards (Legal Advisor) Hannah Johnson (Researcher) |
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Transcript
View the meeting transcript.
1 Factual Briefing White Paper on Reforming Local Government
1.1 The Committee received a factual briefing from Welsh Government officials on Reforming Local Government.
2 Inquiry into Poverty in Wales: forward work planning
2.1 The Committee discussed the forward work planning for the inquiry into poverty in Wales.
3 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
3.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting
4 Scrutiny of Welsh Government 2015-2016 draft budget - Evidence session from the First Minister
4.1 The Committee received evidence from Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister.
5 Welsh Language Commissioner: Consideration of Annual Report
5.1 The Committee received evidence from Meri Huws, Welsh Language Commissioner and Dyfan Sion, Director of Policy and Research.
5.2 The Welsh Language Commissioner agreed to provide to the Committee any evidence submitted in relation to the Planning (Wales) Bill.
6 Papers to note
6.1 The Committee noted the papers.
7 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and from the meeting on 5 November 2014
7.1 The Committee agreed the motion.
8 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2015-16: Consideration of draft letters
8.1 The Committee discussed the draft letters
9 Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill: consideration of Stage 1 draft report
9.1 The Committee discussed the Stage 1 draft report