Meetings
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme
This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.
Note: Meeting Agenda can change at short notice. Particularly where future meeting dates are indicated more than a week in advance. Please check before planning to attend a Committee Meeting that the item you are interested in has not been moved.
Meeting: 18/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
- Webcast for 18/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 18/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
4 National Energy Action Cymru briefing: Fuel Poverty in Wales
Supporting documents:
- National Energy Action Cymru briefing: Fuel Poverty in Wales, item 4
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- National Energy Action Cymru briefing: Fuel Poverty in Wales - Interim Targets, item 4
PDF 196 KB
Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
6 Correspondence with the Minister for Climate Change regarding the Warm Homes Programme
Supporting documents:
- Letter from the Minister for Climate Change - 4 August 2023, item 6
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- Letter to the Minister for Climate Change - 5 July 2023, item 6
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Meeting: 26/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 26/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 26/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change to the Equality and Social Justice Committee regarding the Warm Homes Programme
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Meeting: 15/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 15/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 15/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Correspondence between the Minister for Climate Change and the Chair regarding the Warm Homes Programme
Supporting documents:
- Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Chair regarding the Warm Homes Programme - 26 April 2023, item 2
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- Letter to the Minister for Climate Change from the Chair regarding the Warm Homes Programme - 31 March 2023, item 2
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Meeting: 26/04/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)
- Webcast for 26/04/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
- Transcript for 26/04/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
4 Fuel Poverty
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Meeting: 20/03/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
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- Transcript for 20/03/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice to the Chair regarding the next iteration of the Warm Homes programme
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Meeting: 12/12/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 7)
- Webcast for 12/12/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 12/12/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
7 Correspondence between the Chair and the Minister for Social Justice regarding Fuel Poverty and the Warm Homes programme
Supporting documents:
- Letter from Minister for Social Justice to Chair regarding Fuel Poverty - 1 December 2022, item 7
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- Letter from Chair to Minister for Social Justice regarding Fuel Poverty – 28 October 2022, item 7
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Meeting: 21/09/2022 - Plenary (Item 7)
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee report - Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme - Postponed from 14 September
NDM8072 Jenny
Rathbone (Cardiff Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the Equality and Social Justice
Committee report on Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme, laid on 18 May 2022.
Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 19 August 2022.
Minutes:
The item started at 15.31
NDM8072 Jenny Rathbone
(Cardiff Central)
To
propose that the Senedd:
Notes
the Equality and Social Justice Committee report on Fuel poverty and the Warm
Homes Programme, laid on
18 May 2022.
Note:
The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in
the Table Office on 19 August 2022.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Meeting: 11/07/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 11/07/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/07/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice to the Chair regarding Fuel poverty report recommendations
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Meeting: 25/04/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
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- Transcript for 25/04/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Letter from Centrica regarding the Fuel Poverty and Warm Homes Programme inquiry - 20 April 2022
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Meeting: 25/04/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
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- Transcript for 25/04/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Letter from Minister for Social Justice regarding evidence session on Fuel Poverty and the Warm Homes Programme - 13 April 2022
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Meeting: 25/04/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
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- Transcript for 25/04/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Letter from Energy Saving Trust regarding the Fuel Poverty and Warm Homes Programme inquiry - 24 March 2022
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Meeting: 25/04/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
- Webcast for 25/04/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 25/04/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
4 Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: consideration of draft report
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 53 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
Members considered the draft report and agreed to finalise it outside of Committee.
Meeting: 21/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: Briefing session with Audit Wales
Mark Jeffs, Audit Wales
Chris Pugh, Audit Wales
Seth Newman, Audit Wales
Minutes:
Members received a briefing from Audit Wales.
Meeting: 21/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: Consideration of evidence
Minutes:
Members considered the evidence
received under item 2.
Members agreed to write to Welsh
Government to seek further information in relation to a number of items raised
during the evidence session.
Meeting: 21/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
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- Transcript for 21/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: Evidence session 5
Jane Hutt, Minister for Social Justice
Steve Chamberlain, Domestic Energy Efficiency and Fuel Poverty Policy Lead
Mark Alexander, Head of Public Sector Decarbonisation, Innovation and Fuel Poverty
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 61 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Restricted enclosure 62 , View reasons restricted (2/2)
- Evidence paper from Welsh Government, item 2
PDF 537 KB
Minutes:
Members heard evidence from the Minister for Social Justice,
Jane Hutt, MS.
Meeting: 07/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: consideration of evidence
Minutes:
Members considered the evidence received under items 2 and 3.
Members agreed to write to the Welsh Local Government Association, British Gas, and the Energy Saving Trust to seek further information in relation to the inquiry.
Meeting: 07/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)
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- Transcript for 07/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
3 Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: Evidence session 4
Ben Saltmarsh, National Energy Action
Jack Wilkinson-Dicks, Energy Saving Trust
Supporting documents:
- Consultation response from National Energy Action, item 3
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- Consultation response from Energy Saving Trust, item 3
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Minutes:
Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:
Ben Saltmarsh, National Energy Action
Jack Wilkinson-Dix, Energy Saving Trust
Meeting: 07/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
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2 Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: Evidence session 3
Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner
Dr Donal Brown, New Economics Foundation
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 74 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Executive summary: Financing the decarbonisation of housing in Wales, item 2
PDF 7 MB
Minutes:
Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:
Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner
Dr Donal Brown, New Economics Foundation
Meeting: 14/02/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
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Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: Consideration of evidence
Minutes:
Members considered the evidence received under items 2 and 3.
Meeting: 14/02/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)
- Webcast for 14/02/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 14/02/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
3 Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: Evidence session 2
Elliw Llyr, Housing Strategy - Ynys Môn County Council
Matthew Kennedy, Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru
Supporting documents:
- Consultation response from Housing Strategy - Ynys Mon, item 3
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- Consultation response from Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru, item 3
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Minutes:
Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:
Elliw Llyr, Housing Strategy - Ynys Môn County Council
Matthew Kennedy, Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru
Meeting: 14/02/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 14/02/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 14/02/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: Evidence session 1
Jonathan Cosson, Warm Wales
Dr Victoria Winckler, Bevan Foundation
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 86 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Consultation response from Warm Wales, item 2
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- Consultation response from the Bevan Foundation, item 2
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Minutes:
Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:
Jonathan Cosson, Warm Wales
Dr Victoria Winckler, The Bevan Foundation
Meeting: 07/02/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
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- Transcript for 07/02/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
6 Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: Briefing session with Audit Wales
Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales
Matthew Mortlock, Audit Wales
Marks Jeffs, Audit Wales
Supporting documents:
- The Welsh Government's Warm Homes Programme - A report by the Auditor General for Wales, item 6
PDF 8 MB
- Welsh Government response to the Auditor General for Wales Report - 23 December 2021, item 6
PDF 334 KB
- Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme- Terms of Reference, item 6
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Minutes:
Members received a briefing session from Audit Wales.
Meeting: 10/01/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
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2 Correspondence from the Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee regarding the Warm Homes Programme - 14 December 2021
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
2.6a Members noted the correspondence.