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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, 15 March 2012 |
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Meeting time: |
09:30 - 11:15 |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Ann Jones (Chair) Janet Finch-Saunders Mike Hedges Mark Isherwood Bethan Jenkins Gwyn R Price Ken Skates Eluned Parrott (In place of Peter Black) Alun Ffred Jones (In place of Rhodri Glyn Thomas) |
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Witnesses: |
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Dr Simon Brooks, Language, Policy and Planning Research Unit, School of Welsh, Cardiff University Dr Diarmait Mac Giolla Chriost, Language, Policy and Planning Research Unit, School of Welsh, Cardiff University David Thomas, Policy Officer (Equalities and the Welsh Language), Caerphilly County Borough Council Cath Baldwin, Welsh Language Officer, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Ffion Gruffudd, Welsh Language Officer, Cardiff City and County Council |
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Committee Staff: |
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Leanne Hatcher (Deputy Clerk) P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Joanest Jackson (Legal Advisor) Owain Roberts (Researcher) |
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1. Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1.1 The Chair welcomed Members, witnesses and members of the public to the meeting.
1.1.2 Apologies for absence were received from Rhodri Glyn Thomas and Peter Black for items 2 and 3, given their roles on the Assembly Commission.
1.1.3 The Chair welcomed Alun Ffred Jones and Eluned Parrott to the meeting, who were substituting for them respectively, in accordance with Standing Order 17.48.
1.1.4 The Chair welcomed Peter Black and Rhodri Glyn Thomas to Item 4 on the Consideration of the Committee’s Report on the Inquiry into the provision of Affordable Housing.
2. National Assembly for Wales (Official Languages) Bill: Stage 1 Evidence Session - School of Welsh, Cardiff University
2.1 The Committee received evidence from the School of Welsh, Cardiff University, on the Bill.
2.2 The School of Welsh agreed to provide additional information to the Committee.
3. National Assembly for Wales (Official Languages) Bill: Stage 1 Evidence Session - Welsh Language Officers Group
3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Welsh Language Officers Group on the Bill
4. Private Session: Consideration of the Committee's Report on the Inquiry into the Provision of Affordable Housing
4.1 Subject to a few amendments, the Committee agreed the report.
5. Papers to note
5.1 Paper were noted
5.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Health and Social Care Committee in response to their letter.
5.1 CELG(4)-08-12 : Paper 3
5.2 CELG(4)-08-12 : Paper 4
5.3 Paper 5
Transcript
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