Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 2 - Senedd
Meeting date: Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Meeting
time: 09.00 -
12.30
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on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3853
Category |
Names |
Assembly Members: |
John Griffiths AM (Chair) Gareth Bennett AM Janet Finch-Saunders AM David Melding AM (In place of Janet Finch-Saunders AM) Siân Gwenllian AM Bethan Jenkins AM Rhianon Passmore AM Jenny Rathbone AM Joyce Watson AM |
Witnesses: |
Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance Claire Bennett, Deputy Director, Transport Policy, Planning and Partnerships, Welsh Government Lisa James, Welsh Government Carl Sargeant AM John Rees, Welsh Government Katie Wilson, Welsh Government |
Committee Staff: |
Christopher Warner (Clerk) Naomi Stocks (Clerk) Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk) Chloe Davies (Deputy Clerk) |
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1.1. The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.
1.2. David Melding AM substituted for Janet Finch-Saunders AM on items 3 and 6.
1.3. The following Members declared relevant interests as members of unions:
2.1. The Committee received evidence from:
· Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
· Claire Bennett, Deputy Director, Local Government Transformation & Partnerships
· Lisa James, Deputy Director, Local Government Democracy
2.1. The Committee received evidence from:
· Carl Sargeant AM, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children
· John G Rees, Bill Manager
· Katie Wilson, Lawyer
2.2. During the session the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children agreed:
· To provide the figures on any increase in social housing stock in local authority areas where the Right to Buy and Right to Acquire have been temporarily suspended under the Housing (Wales) Measure 2011;
· To provide a note on the procedure and eligibility criteria for applications for temporary suspensions under the Housing (Wales) Measure 2011;
· To provide a draft of the document containing information for tenants and prospective tenants required under section 8 of the Bill;
· To clarify the purpose and intended effect of section 2 and 4 of the Bill.
4.1.a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children in relation to the Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Bill.
4.2.a The Committee noted the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to the Chair of Finance Committee in relation to the Trade Union (Wales) Bill.
4.3.a The Committee noted the Additional information from the Future Generations Commissioner following the evidence session on 2 February 2017
4.4.a The Committee noted the additional information from the Wales Strategic Migration Partnership in relation to refugees and asylum seekers in Wales.
4.5.a The Committee noted the report by the National Youth Advocacy Service: Children Services six monthly Narrative Report.
4.6.a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure in relation to poverty in Wales.
4.7.a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children in relation to poverty in Wales.
4.8.a The Committee noted the note of focus group discussions in relation to the Trade Union (Wales) Bill.
5.1 The Committee agreed the motion.
6.1. The Committee discussed the evidence received under item 3 and agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary on matters raised during the session.
7.1. The Committee discussed the evidence received under item 2.
8.1. The Committee considered and agreed its draft report, subject to minor changes.
9.1. The Committee considered and agreed its draft report, subject to minor changes.